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President Barack Obama convenes a meeting with cabinet agencies coordinating the government's Ebola response, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Oct.15, 2014.

The Government’s Latest Actions Against Ebola

October 29, 2014 btwuser 0

The news and rumors and misunderstanding about the Ebola disease in the United States is continuing to change. The Obama administration has been working this […]

Becoming Better Neighbors

October 3, 2014 btwuser 0

Continuing our recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we turn our attention to the United States/Latin America foreign policy relations. As many of you probably know, […]

The President’s Address about the Islamic State

September 11, 2014 btwuser 0

The problems in Iraq have been a growing concern for the American people and the Obama administration for the last several months. btw has been […]

Proudly Hailing Our Stripes and Stars

September 11, 2014 btwuser 0

When was the last time you sang the Star Spangled Banner? If you attend a lot a sporting events, probably a lot, or maybe the […]

gender and wage inequality in the U.S. workforce graphic

Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2014 btwuser 0

Tuesday, August 26 is Women’s Equality Day in the United States. This day commemorates the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment where women citizens in the […]

President Barack Obama talks with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Mo., in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., August 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Civil Unrest: Yesterday and Today

August 22, 2014 btwuser 0

It has been more than two weeks since the shooting of an unarmed African American teenager sparked protests and riots throughout a suburb of St. […]

The first steam engine designed and built in the United States, by Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, Pa., 1801 / Drawing by Thos. Arnold McKibbin. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZC4-2758]

Patents: For the Benefit of Society

July 30, 2014 btwuser 0

You have probably seen a copyright symbol– © –printed inside of your favorite books or on the backs of CDs. But what do you know […]

Justice for All: Celebrating 50 Years of Civil Rights Legislation

July 9, 2014 btwuser 0

Last summer btw reported on the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired the masses to make the […]