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New Obama Stimulus Logo Not That Stimulating

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The Obama administration just unveiled it's new logo for the stimulus plan and, frankly, I find it a little uninspiring. Stars, factory gears, and a plant are not exactly the symbols of a forward looking economic recovery strategy. Where are the wind turbine blades, the solar panels or the ocean waves that are supposed to be the centerpieces of a green economy revolution? Where are the gradient fills and bright colors of the Obama campaign logo that suggested renewed energy, new ideas, and, dare I say it again, hope? Even the name Recovery.org is bad. It makes it sound like a we are looking for a Boy Scout troop that wandered away from camp and got lost in the woods. Wouldn't something like Renew.org be more in line with the Obama vision and mystique?

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Obama Issues Directive to Shut Guantánamo

President Obama signed executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year, government officials said.

The orders, which are the first steps in undoing detention policies of former President George W. Bush, rewrite American rules for the detention of terrorism suspects. They require an immediate review of the 245 detainees still held at the naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to determine if they should be transferred, released or prosecuted.