The first step towards running for office is getting involved on a local level.
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| — | New York City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn |
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were formally sworn into office today, marking the official beginning of their second terms.
Four more years!
The real hope for Congress is in the women. One of the reasons why I worked so hard to get women elected this last cycle was because women often are very good at building consensus, crossing party lines and getting things done.
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| — | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) |
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to work today. She was presented with a gift from her staff: protective head gear - a football helmet with the State Department logo on the side as well as a football jersey with the number 112 on it, for the number of countries the secretary visited during her four-year tenure. (via NBC)
