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Images: Photographs by Justina Palafox, Fox Photography.
On February 16, 2012, Tracy Dems member Rhodesia Ransom kicked off her campaign for the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.
Images: Photographs by Justina Palafox, Fox Photography.
Tracy Dems member Rhodesia Ransom is an official candidate for the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors. Ransom seeks to represent the southern part of the county.
From the Tracy Press:
Rhodesia Ransom has committed to run for the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.
Ransom plans to kick off her campaign with a Thursday, Feb. 16 event at the Tracy Performing Arts Center.
Ransom is angling for the seat of Leroy Ornellas, who is running for a position in the state Senate after being termed out on the board of supervisors. Having earlier announced their campaigns for the 5th District are Tracy City Councilman Bob Elliott and Tracy-area farmer Tom Benigno.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) goes after Newt Gingrich on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, for calling President Obama the “food stamp president.”
The following is the full text of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Speech given to a joint session of Congress on January 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM EST:
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought — and several thousand gave their lives.
We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. (Applause.) For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. (Applause.) For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. (Applause.) Most of al Qaeda’s top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban’s momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.
