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The Choice
Why You Chose Malala
My vote is for Malala Yousafazai - because of her bravery in risking her life just for her love of learning. Everyone else on this list may have good things, but they all have agendas & their actions are adjuncts of their jobs. Malala was just a teenage girl who wanted to go to school and for that simple desire, she had to risk death - truly amazing! - Bobby Frauenglaus We would like to give the young woman Malala Yousafzai our vote. This was an excellent selection of candidates, but she is our hope for the future, a person of conviction, willing to make the sacrifices necessary to further the cause she belives in. - Marilyn and Herb Cohen I vote for Malala Yousafzai, a brave young lady who should be an example to the youth of the world. - Norman Gordon I'll vote Malala as the voice of the future. - Katy Kelly I vote for Malala Yousafzai for Person of the Year. Her activism for education rights for women is incredible, and it's a relief to see in the media a young person taking action for the common good (as opposed to our all-too-common Miley Cyrus"news"). - Rebbeca Hatlelid Malala Yousafzai is my nominee for Person of the Year...she galvanized the entire world with her courage and outspoken remarks in a country known for its disdain of women. Although it's well known that the female has no rights in her country, she was able to bring this issue to the forefront, all at a very young age. She survived a horrific shooting and continues to persevere, in addition to having a best seller on the New York Times list. - Marleee Millman While I feel Mandela dominated the news, my vote is for Malala, a youngster with the activist spirit of Mandela. - Terry Bloomberg #WakeUpPOY I vote for MALALA YOUSAFZAI for 2013 POY. Because there is nothing more important to me than QUALITY education for ALL! - Lorna Kurdi (@Lornakurdi -
On the morning of October 9, 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was sitting on a bus going home from taking an exam in Swat Valley, Pakistan when two masked men stopped the van and spoke to the driver. The two men looked at the bus of young children and one of them asked, Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all. All the eyes on the van went immediately to young Malala Yousafzai. The man identified her, and fired three bullets at Malala. The man was a Taliban gunman, and the girl was about to became an international celebrity. And she is our Person of the Year. Malala Yousafzais political activism goes back to her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai. Ziauddin, a poet and educational activist in his own right, noticed something special in his daughter, and allowed her to stay up long into the night to discuss
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
2013 truly was a crazy year in American politics. And it was quite a year for Wake Up To Politics. In the past twelve months, I have reported on everything from a new presidential term to a new Pope; to fights on issues like gun control and immigration; Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage and foreign policy decisions in Syria and Iran; fascinating elections around the country; scandals in Benghazi, and at the NSA and IRS; as well as the 16-day government shutdown, a fight that almost brought the U.S. first default, and followed the continued storyline on Obamacare and its troubled rollout. But it was about more than just me. The best part of writing and publishing the Wake Ups are the items waiting for me in my inbox. Wake Up To Politics would not work, or have flourished, without the comments and feedback I have received from each and every one of you day in, day out, through 2013. I have cherished correspondence with my readers, whether they be on suggestions, questions, answers, or corrections. My mailing list increased significantly, opening up the Wake Up to a larger audience each morning. 2013 was also the year I opened a Twitter account, and I have reached over 200 followers since starting @WakeUp2Politics just two months ago. Another big change for the Wake Up last year was my switch to MailChimp, which has not only put a professional face on the newsletter, but really helped by save time when sending it out. In 2013, of course, I also began middle school which at first opened a problem due to the earlier school start time, which was solved by the schools gracious allowance that I work on the Wake Up at school, during 1 st period. The Wake Up has also reached new heights of publicity, being featured in Politico and St. Louis Public Radio on the same day, no less. This newsletter was an experiment that began in April 2011, when I sent an email attachment to my mother. It has since grown in amazing and unforeseeable ways. In Wake Up To Politics, I try to offer the most comprehensive yet understandable
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
version of the news I think really matters. I attempt to show all sides of a story, and dont subscribe to the entertainment stories like Trey Radel and Anthony Weiner. This formula would not work without you, the main component of it. In short, I woke up at 6 a.m. every morning of 2013, and I did it with a grin on my red-white-and-blue braces, because I was able to share my passion with so many people which is to me a gift, an honor, and a pleasure. I am proud to report that Wake Up To Politics will continue throughout 2014, and far into the future, I hope. Thank you for allowing me to share it with you.
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
Weve already reviewed politics in 2013, so now its time for us to look at what 2014 will bring. Heres the cards that I think will be played this year: This is, of course, is an election year if the regular countdowns were up, they would tell you we are less than 300 days away (!) from Election Day which means campaigning will send everything else to the backseat. With Congress return earlier this week, though, a real issue is pressing on the minds appropriators from both sides of the aisle: the budget. While the two-year budget agreement crafted by Paul Ryan and Patty Murray has been passed and signed into law, appropriators still need to set government agency spending levels by January 15 to eliminate any possibility of another government shutdown. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees are tasked with drafting the over $1 trillion omnibus package that funds every single government agency, and decides how much money each project from minute ones to wide-ranging ones receive. The process involves 12 bills about half of which are mostly completed, according to Politico. The successful ending to this process, which entails the completion and passage of each bill, could hint to the beginning of a good year for Washington just probably not. On the whole, 2013 was a very bad year in terms of partisanship and progress, although it did end on a good note, with the RyanMurray deal. After the omnibus bills are done, Congress will move on to the business of pandering to their bases, spending most of their time beefing up for the November elections. The 2014 Democratic agenda is very similar to that of 2013 passing comprehensive immigration and gun control measures passing, with the additions of a minimum wage increase and the extension of unemployment benefits, which
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
the Senate advanced Monday. These are all landmarks from the Obama agenda of 2013, most of which went down in flames. If the president wants a much better year than his very bad 2013, his legislative programs success rate will need to improve dramatically. Meanwhile, the Republican talking points in 2014 are expected to focus on Obamacare, Obamacare, and Obamacare. Republicans are likely to continue their effort to defund and repeal the Presidents signature health care law, and while it is improbable this effort will be successful, Affordable Care is undoubtedly once again going to be the one of the biggest news stories of the year, in 2014. This year, politics and pundits will be watching the Obamacare enrollments numbers, and whether they will continue on a significantly upward climb. This will, of course, be a large issue in the midterm elections, as Republicans will probably run ads featuring Americans with cancelled insurance and changed doctors, and Democrats are on tap to air spots focusing on those who signed up for Obamacare. The questions isnt whether these ads will be put up, but which ones will be successful, and in which states. March 31 marks the end of open enrollment for the health insurance exchanges set by the Affordable Care Act. It is when Americans will have to possess insurance if they dont want to be penalized on their 2014 tax bill. The White House goal was to have 7 million insurances purchases on HealthCare.gov by this date, so well see how close they get. Republicans are going to have to defend the Speakers gavel in 2014, while Democrats will try to keep their Senate majority. At this moment, it looks like neither party will gain control of both of Congress, but the elections will come down to just a few states. In the Senate, Republicans are looking towards victories in Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia, and Democrats additionally have to fight hard to keep the potentially game-changing seats of Arkansas, Louisiana, and North Carolina. On the other side of the Hill, an upcoming election will be very interesting, and a possible barometer for the November elections. On March 11, voters in 13th will head to the polls to choose a successor for the late Republican Rep. Bill Young, and Democrats flipping the seat is a very realistic possibility.
Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014
Here at Wake Up To Politics, we will also be watching the seven Republican U.S. Senators who face primary challenges, especially ones in Missisippi, Wyoming, South Carolina, and Kentucky. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats will produce one interesting primary race in Hawaii, where incumbent Brian Schatz will have to face Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and the Inouye machine that backs her. Finally, the one other election you cant stop me, as a political junkie, from paying attention to: 2016. While still a little less than three years away, the 2016 presidential race is already heating up. This will be the year when potential candidates on both sides will soldier away for their party in the midterms, and will also find term for numerous speaking engagements and, in many cases, book publishing. Coinciding with his Audacity of Hope book tour, the 06 midterms was when Barack Obama really upped his national profile, as travelled the country promoting his autobiography and Democratic candidates. Hillary Clinton did the same, before they both announced their candidacies 22 months before the election (which will be January 2015, another year away). Hillary, and the other members of the possible field, still have a while before announcing, but 2014 is going to have a huge effect on all their potential candidacies. Another component worth mentioning: 2014 hold particularly high stakes for Chris Christie, as he takes the job of Republican Governors Association chair. That is exactly the position Mitt Romney held in 2006, but his performance was widely panned as GOP governors complained he was using the title for his own advantage, and Romney ran for, but failed to capture the GOP nomination in 2008. He probably could have used the blessings of many governors he was irking, like Christie will. Whether he will be able to turn the RGA chairmanship into an advantage all depends on he does the job. Just saying. Theres the cards for 2014 it just depends how theyre dealt, and well see how it plays out, and who wins the hand that will be the year two thousand and fourteen.
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Looking Ahead
What to expect in politics for 2014