NY Senator Hillary Clinton’s nomination to US Secretary of State, by President-elect Barack Obama, will soon leave the NY Senate Seat open. Recently, Caroline Kennedy expressed interest in taking on the role of a US Senator for the state of New York. Caroline Kennedy is a part of the influential and historical Kennedy Family dynasty. If she is wins, she will have the same senate seat as the late Robert Kennedy, whom was assasinated in 1968, while he was running for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

Her family has long been considered by many to have been America’s version of a Royal family.The American public has been following her trials and tribulations her entire life. Does Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, daughter to the late John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, have what it takes to be the next US Senator for New York?

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is the eldest surviving daughter of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.  She was just a child when her father was assinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.  She spent some of her childhood in the white house and has immediate relatives, whom also had served in public office. Her family and historical connection in US politics are invaluable, though in much respects, Caroline Kennedy has built a family career of her own over the years.

The Radcliffe graduate, worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  She is also a graduate of Columbia University law school.  She is a member of the bar in New York and Washington D.C.  She is also a member of the Commission of Presidential Debates and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She has a great deal of experience in law, education and politics. She has also contributed a great deal to charitable works, as well. She went on to publish many works in civil liberties.

Caroline Kennedy’s political views include a pro-choice stance, legalization of gay marriages, advocate for gun control and is in favor of restoring the ban on assault weapons.

Caroline Kennedy co-authored the following civil liberties books with Ellen Alderman:

• In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights In Action (1991)
• The Right to Privacy (1995)

Caroline Kennedy edited these New York Times best-selling volumes:

• The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (2001)
• Profiles in Courage for Our Time (2002)
• A Patriot’s Handbook (2003)
• A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children (2005)

Caroline Kennedy wrote a collection of poems and prose called A Family Christmas.

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Although a Republican, former Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell loudly announced his support for Barack Obama, the Democrats’ candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. He is reported to have donated significant amount to the fund Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign but decided to withdraw his support in favor of the Democratic Party’s standard bearer.

Colin Powell expressed that though he regrets his action, it does not mean he does not have as much respect for Sen. McCain as for Barack Obama. Colin Powell said the country is in need of a generational change and has seen Obama as the transformational figure that change needs. Powell added that Obama’s innate ability to inspire as well as the inclusion promised in his campaign convinced him to support the young senator from Illinois.

About Colin Powell

General Colin Powell is a distinguished military officer. As a military man, Colin Powell has always looked for less violent means to resolve conflicts. As much as possible, Powell used military tactics that secured victories with little casualties. This zeal was soon dubbed as the ‘Powell Doctrine.’ Colin Powell applied the said approach during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, where he used an overwhelming force, prompting the other side to hasten their surrender.

Colin Powell quickly rose in his ranks and was signed by the late President Ronald Reagan as his National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989. But prior to that, he already served as a White House Fellow under President Richard Nixon. When President George H.W. Bush took oath, Powell was raised to full general status and was named as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Under President George W. Bush, Colin Powell became the 65th Secretary of State. But even with President, Colin Powell was still resilient with the Bush Administration’s policies on the 2nd Iraq Invasion. In an interview in 2007, Colin Powell tried his best to dissuade President Bush to invade Iraq but failed.

Colin Powell is an active supporter of the America’s Promise, an organization he founded n 1997 to help children from all socioeconomic sectors to have better lives.

Earth911.com’s November 24, 2008 issue ran a short feature on a record-breaking event that took place in New York City when 360,000 tons of e-waste was collected in one weekend.

New York’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg worked in partnership with NBC Universal in carrying out the “Green Screens” event where TVs, cellular phones, cameras, radios, telephones, and other electronic equipment and gadgets were collected by Electronic Recyclers International (or ERI) for free. ERI is the world’s largest recycler.

Michael Bloomberg stressed the importance of recycling but added that it is not only metal or glass, plastic or paper that can be recycled; electronics also need to be recycled especially since they form a big part of the waste stream. Michael Bloomberg further added that there is a great need for better strategies in “capturing” electronic wastes.

Michael Bloomberg, who was first known as a businessman, was born on February 14, 1942 in Boston. He grew up in a Jewish family of Russian and Polish descent.

Educated at Johns Hopkins University, Michael Bloomberg graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He then went on to attend Harvard Business School where he received his Masters in Business Administration.

Michael Bloomberg set up his own company after being fired from Salomon Brothers where he received a severance pay of $10 million which he used to put up his own company called Innovative Market Systems. Merrill Lynch was one of the company’s first customers. In 1986, it was renamed to Bloomberg LP. After several more years, ancillary products cropped up including Bloomberg Tradebook, the Bloomberg Messaging Service, and the Bloomberg newswire. Bloomberg also set up a radio network.

Michael Bloomberg is among the world’s richest with Forbes estimating his 2008 net worth at $20 billion.

He is currently the mayor of New York City taking over the responsibilities left behind by Rudolph Guiliani. Michael Bloomberg assumed the New York City mayorship on January 01, 2002.

Unlike other mayors, Michael Bloomberg chose not to receive a city salary and does not live at the mayor’s mansion but in his Manhattan residence. He also claims to frequently take the New York City Subway especially when traveling from his Manhattan residence to the City Hall.

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Michael Bloomberg calls for tax on carbon emissions.

On Nov. 06, 2008, International Business Times reported that Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to be his White House Chief-of-Staff. Obama’s selection of Emanuel was the first major decision he made in public after being elected as president.

Rahm Emanuel made his decision after weighing important issues like public service and what he wanted to do as a parent. He also revealed that he has taken it upon himself to devote his life to public service. Rahm Emanuel also believes his knowledge about the White House is one of the reasons why President-elect Obama chose him.

Born on November 29, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 and received his master’s degree in speech and communication in 1985 from Northwestern University. As an undergraduate, Emanuel worked for the congressional campaign of Chicago’s David Robinson.

Rahm Emanuel is notable for his “take-no-prisoners attitude” so much so that some people have taken to calling him “Rahm-bo”.

The new chief-of-staff’s political career began with an organization called Illinois Public Action. Then in 1984, he joined Paul Simon’s campaign for a seat in the U.S. senate. In 1988, he became the national campaign director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). The following year, he played an important role – as senior advisor and chief fundraiser – for the victorious mayoral campaign of Richard M. Daley.

Rahm Emanuel’s vast knowledge about fundraising; including the identification of the country’s top donors as well as potential donors within the Jewish community. He helped Bill Clinton’s presidential primary campaign raise a whopping $72 million.

When Clinton assumed the presidency, Rahm Emanuel became the senior advisor to the president; a role which he diligently played from 1993 to 1998.

In 1988, Rahm Emanuel resigned from his White House post and took on the job of an investment banker at Wasserstein Perella (presently known as Dresdner Kleinwort).

Prior to running for congress, Rahm Emanuel was one of the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac. Rahm Emanuel is the Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives.

Baptist Press’ Nov. 24, 2008 issue carries a story about former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her commitment to various causes of special needs and their families.

Pro-life leader and mother of a special needs child, Marjorie Dannenfelser, highlighted the fact that Sarah Palin’s campaign and candidacy helped make people aware of and even encouraged appreciation for children with special needs. The Alaskan governor gave birth to her 5th child, Trig, in April 2008. The child was prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

While Sarah Palin was busy campaigning, several advocates of special needs children joined Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback in pushing for the passage of a bill addressing the increasing rate of abortion for special needs children. Eventually, the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act was made into law by President George Bush last October 08, 2008.

Sarah Palin and her son, Trig, have become the “voice” of parents of children with Down syndrome and other conditions. Sarah Palin had said that her son’s birth has become a “joyful challenge” and more of a “priority” than a burden.

View the full article about Sarah Palin as a voice of Special Needs Families.

About Sarah Palin:

Sarah Louise Heath was born on February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Her family transferred to Alaska when she was still a baby.

Alaska’s current governor finished her Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism at the University of Idaho in 1987. While at the university, she came out victorious in the Miss Wasilla Pageant and went on to compete and finish 3rd in the Miss Alaska pageant of 1984. She took home the recognition for Miss Congeniality and a college scholarship.

Sarah Palin’s first job was with Anchorage’s KTUU-TV and KTVA-TV where she was a sports reporter. She also worked with Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.

In 1992 and 1995, Sarah Palin was elected to the Wasilla city council. She was only 28 years old when she first ran for the position. Her 2nd term at the city council was cut short when she ran for mayor in 1996.

Sarah Palin ran for re-election in 1999 and won 74% of the votes. That year, Sarah Palin also became the president of the Alaska Conference Mayors.

When she won the governorship of Alaska in 2006, Sarah Palin made history as the 1st woman to hold the office.

The Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket for Nov. 21, 2008 reports that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has finally decided to accept President-elect Barack Obama’s offer as the United States Secretary of State.

Reports revealed that the senator is giving up her Senate seat in order to prepare for her new role as the country’s top diplomat. Talks between the former first lady and the president-elect have been progressing steadily since Hillary Clinton was first asked to fill in the position in mid-November.

When the Obama administration takes over the White House, Hillary Clinton will become only the 3rd woman in U.S. history to serve as Secretary of State, after Madeleine Albright and Condoleeza Rice.

View the article about Hillary Clinton added to Obama’s Cabinet at Secretary of State.

About Hillary Clinton

The former first lady was born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She was an active student at Maine East High School where she was selected for the National Honor Society. She finished her senior year in high school at Maine South High School as a National Merit Finalist. Hillary completed her Bachelor of Arts in 1969 at Wellesley College with departmental honors in political science. She received her law degree from Yale Law School in 1973.

Before marrying William “Bill” Clinton in 1975, Hillary Clinton worked as staff attorney for the Children’s Defense Fund in Cambridge, Massachusetts; as consultant to the Carnegie Council on Children; as an advisor to the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Watergate scandal; and taught at University of Arkansas’ School of Law where Clinton was also a faculty member.

Prior to becoming first lady of Arkansas, Hillary joined the Rose Law Firm and specialized in patent infringement, intellectual property law, and pro bono in child advocacy.

When Bill Clinton won as Governor of Arkansas in 1978, Hillary became Arkansas’ First Lady. She actively supported her husband via various committees and projects. She took on the same role when Clinton was re-elected in 1982.

Hillary Clinton was the 1st First Lady to have a post-graduate degree when Clinton took on the presidency in 1993. She has been a senator of the United States since 2001. Hillary Clinton ran for the office of United States President in 2008.

In The Australian’s November 11, 2008 issue, it was revealed that United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was included in Glamour magazine’s “Women of the Year” list. Condoleezza Rice was cited for her dedication to women’s issues especially those related to the country’s foreign policy.

Other high profile personalities who made it to the celebrity and fashion magazine’s list of 10 include actress Nicole Kidman, Senator Hillary Clinton, and Chanel’s Maureen Chiquet. A 10-year old Yemeni girl who broke tribal rules by getting a divorce was also included in the list.

The awards were handed out to the 10 lucky women last November 11, 2008.

Glamour magazine has included the list in its December 2008 issue.

Conoleezza Rice is one of Glamour’s Women of the Year.

About Condoleezza Rice:

Condoleezza Rice, the 66th United States Secretary of State, made history as she became the 1st black woman and only the 2nd woman to hold the prestigious position.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice was an early learner as she began studying French, ballet, music, and figure skating at the age of three. She initially set her sights on becoming a concert pianist but eventually graduated at the age of 19 from the University of Denver with a B.A. in political science.

Condoleezza Rice first practiced her skills in political science when she worked in the State Department during the Carter administration. She then received her PhD in political science from Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the age of 26. Condoleezza Rice eventually moved on to higher, more significant positions.

Prior to becoming the U.S. Secretary of State, Rice was the Special Assistant to the Director of the Chiefs of Staff in 1986; Condoleezza Rice then served in President George H.W. Bush’s administration’s National Security Council where she became Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. From 2001 to 2005, Condoleezza Rice served as the National Security Advisor and left her teaching post (political science) at Stanford which she assumed in 1991. She was the first woman to occupy the position.

Condoleezza Rice became only the 2nd woman Secretary of State (after Madeleine Albright) in January 2005.

In the Nov. 24, 2008 issue of FoxNews.com, a transcript from the show America’s News HQ revealed several vital facts about what Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee, has to say about President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton.

In the interview, Geraldine Ferraro expressed confidence that the former first lady will do well as the country’s top diplomat. Geraldine Ferraro believes that Hillary’s international credibility will help improve the country’s image. She also stressed that the Clintons are well-respected and so therefore, Hillary’s new assignment will do the country a lot of good.

Having worked with Hillary in her 2008 bid for presidency, Geraldine Ferraro is confident that Hillary will function well in the international community.

It is also important, she pointed out, that the new president and Hillary are able to agree on practically every issue.

The former vice presidential nominee also stressed that the main reason for choosing several key Clinton administration people for the Obama team is vast experience and nothing else. She likewise revealed that there are also a number of people with no Clinton ties who were chosen based on their performance and experience.

View the interview with Geraldine Ferraro from Fox News.

Geraldine Ferraro:

Born in Newburg, New York, Geraldine Ferraro went to Marymount Manhattan College on a scholarship and worked 2 or 3 jobs while studying. She took home her Bachelor of Arts in English in 1956 and became a licensed teacher. After working as an elementary school teacher, Ferraro studied law and eventually earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1960 from Fordham University.

Geraldine Ferraro got her big break when she became Queen County’s Assistant District Attorney and was tasked to head the Special Victims Bureau in 1977.

Prior to being nominated as Walter Mondale’s vice president for the 1984 Presidential Elections, Geraldine Ferraro was a member of the House of Representatives and represented New York’s 9th District.

During President Bill Clinton’s term, Geraldine Ferraro served as the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. She held this position from 1994 to 1996.

Geraldine Ferraro was inducted in the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1994. She helped found the National Organization of Italian American Women in 1980.