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Bonnie K. Goodman
Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS is a journalist, librarian, editor & historian. She is the editor of a series of political, academic & education blogs, including the long running History Musings: https://historymusings.wordpress.com. Ms Goodman is an expert in U.S. presidential campaigns and elections, and has covered campaigns and elections since 2004. Ms. Goodman has a BA in History & Art History, and a Masters in Library and Information Studies both from McGill University, and has done graduate work at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies degree program. Ms. Goodman has also contributed to a number of reference publications; including “The History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008,” “The Encyclopedia of the Cold War” and “The Home Front Encyclopedia.” Her specializations are American, Canadian & international politics.
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Obama and Clinton continue to lead Gallup’s yearly most admired lists December 30, 2013
Netanyahu to make Pollard major condition in the peace talks as Kerry returns December 30, 2013
Congress may be worst, but Republicans ahead in CNN poll for midterm elections December 27, 2013
Obamas honors US troops during low-key Christmas in Hawaii December 26, 2013
Obama in denial and on the offensive in 2013 year-end press conference December 22, 2013
Hillary Clinton will make 2016 Presidential run decision in 2014 December 19, 2013
Obama’s year-end poll lowest of presidency, lower than most recent presidents December 17, 2013
Obama honors Newtown victims a year later, renews gun control push December 15, 2013
Netanyahu & Kerry meet about peace talks in Jerusalem snow wonderland December 14, 2013
President Obama’s State of the Union Address set for Jan. 28, 2014 December 13, 2013
Rare display of bipartisanship, House passes bipartisan budget bill 332-94 December 12, 2013
Obama and world leaders honor Nelson Mandela at memorial service December 11, 2013
Obama veers to the economy; mobility and unemployment benefits extension December 9, 2013
Obama, former Presidents, world leaders honor Nelson Mandela will attend funeral December 8, 2013
Obama & family light National Christmas Tree at rainy ceremony with star line-up December 8, 2013
On eighth day of Hanukkah Obama hosts two holiday receptions December 7, 2013
Michelle Obama unveils White House Christmas decorations with minor Sunny mishap December 7, 2013
Obama launches campaign to sell health care law after HealthCare.gov repaired December 4, 2013
Netanyahu meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, discusses Iran, peace talks December 3, 2013
PM Stephen Harper announces first Israel trip at JNF gala dinner in his honor December 3, 2013
Obamas kick-off Christmas holiday season celebrating with traditions December 1, 2013
Post-Presidential life & legacy focus of Barbara Walters’ interview with Obamas November 29, 2013
Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey at White House ceremony November 27, 2013
Obama expresses openness to piecemeal immigration bill during fundraising trip November 27, 2013
Obama faces opposition to Iran nuclear weapons deal from Israel, GOP & Canada November 25, 2013
Senate Dems go extreme pass nuclear option preventing filibusters for nominees November 22, 2013
Obama honors John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination November 21, 2013
George W. Bush hails post-presidential life in interview with Jay Leno November 21, 2013
Obama free falling in new polls from disastrous health care rollout November 19, 2013
France backs Israel’s position on Iran nuclear weapons deal November 18, 2013
Obama uses his weekly address to focus on the economy and energy production November 16, 2013
House passes Keep Your Health Plan Act 261-157 with Democratic support November 15, 2013
Montreal swears-in 44th mayor Denis Coderre promises ‘new era’ November 15, 2013
Obama offers health care fix for Americans with cancelled policies is it enough? November 14, 2013
Former President Bill Clinton joins circle critical of Obamacare November 13, 2013
Netanyahu focuses on Iran and peace talks in JFNA General Assembly address November 12, 2013
Canada commemorates their veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies November 12, 2013
Obama honors America’s veterans at national Veterans Day ceremony November 12, 2013
World political and religious leaders mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht November 10, 2013
Obama tries to pivot the conversation to the economy by promoting infrastructure November 10, 2013
Obama crashes to new approval rating lows in Pew poll November 10, 2013
Obama finally apologizes after spending week defending embattled health care law November 10, 2013
Obama phones Netanyahu over opposition to proposed Iran nuclear deal November 10, 2013
Netanyahu, Cabinet Ministers fire back at Kerry for third intifada threat November 10, 2013
Netanyahu warns against ‘historic mistake’ in Iran nuclear talks November 8, 2013
Netanyahu cautions Kerry about Iran at Jerusalem meeting November 8, 2013
Kerry meets with Netanyahu in attempt to salvage stalled peace talks November 7, 2013
Denis Coderre wins Montreal’s municipal election becoming the city’s 44th mayor November 4, 2013
Harper’s campaign style speech at the Conservative Party Convention aims at 2015 November 4, 2013
Obama dedicates weekly address to passing a budget after conference first meets November 3, 2013
Netanyahu urges pressure on Iran during Yom Kippur War 40th anniversary ceremony November 2, 2013
Kerry to meet with Netanyahu in Jerusalem as peace talks reach impasse November 1, 2013
Obama sells Obamacare in Boston, while Sebelius takes the fall in House hearing October 31, 2013
Obama’s approval rating hits all-time low, loses world’s most powerful title October 30, 2013
Obama, GOP weekly addresses focus on HealthCare.gov sign up glitches October 29, 2013
House committee conducts hearing into health care website problems October 29, 2013
HealthCare.gov website problems leads to bipartisan calls for Obamacare delays October 29, 2013
Obama continues selling health care law as rollout problems persist October 28, 2013
Netanyahu, Kerry meet in Rome over Iran and peace talks October 26, 2013
Obama renews push for immigration reform bill October 24, 2013
Obama, GOP approval ratings plummet in new polls, result of shutdown fallout October 22, 2013
Harper government’s throne speech lays out agenda leading to 2015 election October 21, 2013
Obama looks forward with agenda, GOP criticizes Obamacare in weekly addresses October 20, 2013
Obama delivers post-shutdown speech blaming GOP, laying out agenda October 18, 2013
Shutdown over: Obama signs, House, Senate pass budget and debt ceiling bill October 17, 2013
Senate reaches bipartisan deal ending shutdown, raising debt ceiling October 16, 2013
Senate again responsible for deals ending shutdown and raising the debt ceiling October 16, 2013
House GOP fails again to agree on deal to end shutdown, raise debt ceiling October 16, 2013
Netanyahu kicks-off Knesset winter session with focus on Iran and peace talks October 15, 2013
Senate at impasse over shutdown and debt deals with US sitting on the brink October 14, 2013
Senate takes over government shutdown, debt ceiling negotiations, as House fails October 13, 2013
Obama, GOP focus on ending government shutdown, debt deal in weekly addresses October 13, 2013
Obama refuses GOP proposed debt ceiling deal after White House meeting October 11, 2013
Netanyahu refuses early Palestinian prisoners release after rise in attacks October 10, 2013
Netanyahu names peace roadblocks in Bar-Ilan University speech October 10, 2013
Obama caving in? Boehner gets White House meeting over government shutdown October 9, 2013
Obama to nominate Janet Yellen as the first woman to chair Federal Reserve October 9, 2013
Obama holds press conference on government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis October 8, 2013
Boehner, Obama stand firm on debt ceiling limit October 7, 2013
First week of government shutdown ends, but Obama, GOP stalemate continues October 6, 2013
Obama and GOP continue government shutdown blame game in weekly addresses October 5, 2013
Israeli PM Netanyahu, the voice of reason on Iran in UN General Assembly speech October 4, 2013
Netanyahu meets with Obama over Iran nuclear weapons and peace talks October 4, 2013
Obama’s meeting with Congressional leaders futile, government shutdown continues October 3, 2013
With House and Senate at deadlock over spending bill, government shutdown begins October 1, 2013
Senate rejects House spending bill hours before government shutdown deadline October 1, 2013
Obama and GOP battle over spending bill as government shutdown nears September 30, 2013
Obama is first US president in 34 years to speak to an Iranian leader September 29, 2013
Obama sells healthcare law implementation while slamming GOP opposition September 29, 2013
Obama’s approval and favorability ratings reach new lows amid budget battles September 29, 2013
Netanyahu condemns Iranian President’s UN speech September 29, 2013
Obama emphasizes Middle East diplomacy in UN General Assembly speech September 24, 2013
Obama returns to gun control reform at Washington Navy Yard memorial September 23, 2013
Obama chides House GOP in tamer weekly address on budget and debt ceiling September 23, 2013
Obama strikes back at House GOP for budget vote defunding Obamacare September 23, 2013
Obama refocuses on economy and battle with House GOP September 23, 2013
President Obama’s poll ratings plummet over Syria crisis September 22, 2013
Netanyahu postpones UN General Assembly speech to meet with Obama September 17, 2013
Kerry meets with Netanyahu, as reports emerge Israel swayed the US on Syria September 17, 2013
Kerry seals deal with Russia over Syria chemical weapons disarmament September 15, 2013
Obama addresses the nation about Syria, selling military and diplomatic plans September 11, 2013
New developments shifts US Syria response from military action to diplomacy September 11, 2013
Obama’s Syria strike PR includes weekly address, interviews & televised speech September 8, 2013
Obama fails to gain international support for Syria strike at G20 Summit September 8, 2013
Obama garners House leadership support, while Congress drafts Syria resolutions September 4, 2013
Obama speaks to 1000 Rabbis in Rosh Hashanah conference call September 3, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks continue this week in secrecy & little progress September 3, 2013
Harper appoints new Senate leader, budget officer and staff for fall session September 2, 2013
Obama and GOP weekly addresses honor Labor Day September 1, 2013
Obama announces Congress will make ultimate decision on Syria military action September 1, 2013
Obama honors 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington August 29, 2013
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair launches Senate abolishment tour in Nova Scotia August 27, 2013
Obama unveils college affordability plan on bus tour and weekly address August 25, 2013
Ban Ki-moon backtracks on admission that the UN is biased against Israel August 23, 2013
Israel meets with Palestinians for third peace talks meeting August 22, 2013
Harper will prorogue Parliament, start new session with throne speech August 21, 2013
The Obamas welcome new dog Sunny to presidential pets hall of fame August 20, 2013
Republican Scott Brown considers 2016 presidential run, visits Iowa State Fair August 19, 2013
Obama finishes up week-long vacation on Martha’s Vineyard August 18, 2013
Chris Christie outlines GOP plan to win in 2016 at RNC summer meeting August 16, 2013
Obama condemns Egypt violence, responds by canceling joint military exercises August 15, 2013
Freshman Rep Joe Kennedy returns from Democratic Congressional trip to Israel August 14, 2013
Rand Paul announces he is considering presidential run, Sarah Palin endorses him August 14, 2013
Kerry speaks with Netanyahu about settlement building announcement August 13, 2013
Biden steps up 2016 presidential campaign speculation with Iowa speaking event August 12, 2013
Israel approves new housing and prisoner release days before peace talks begin August 12, 2013
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent emergency hernia surgery August 11, 2013
Obama in news conference promises transparency with NSA and Patriot Act reforms August 10, 2013
Israel decides to refuse any EU agreements with settlement guidelines August 9, 2013
State Department confirms date of next Israeli-Palestinian peace talks meeting August 8, 2013
Obama on Leno tackles serious political issues with a mix of humor August 8, 2013
Obama unveils mortgage plan to restore housing market in Phoenix, Arizona speech August 7, 2013
Former President George W. Bush undergoes heart surgery August 6, 2013
Harper defends XL Keystone pipeline as job creator countering Obama’s statement August 5, 2013
Shimon Peres turns 90, US Congress considers Congressional Gold Medal honor August 4, 2013
Obama steps up involvement in peace talks, phones Netanyahu and Abbas August 2, 2013
Israeli Knesset passes first reading of referendum bill key to peace deal August 1, 2013
Israeli Knesset passes first reading of controversial governance bill August 1, 2013
Obama meets with House and Senate Democrats at Capitol on fall battles with GOP July 31, 2013
Israel, Palestinians meet with Kerry, Obama, set to meet again in next two weeks July 30, 2013
EU faces backlash from Israel for sanction guidelines beyond 1967 borders July 30, 2013
Kerry names mediator as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume July 29, 2013
Netanyahu, cabinet approve prisoner release, referendum bill at weekly meeting July 28, 2013
Netanyahu faces tough sell of prisoner release at Sunday cabinet meeting July 28, 2013
Kerry refuses Netanyahu prisoner exchange, Jonathan Pollard for Palestinians July 27, 2013
Harper sending gifts to mark the birth of Canada’s future monarch Prince George July 26, 2013
RCMP Duffy-Wright investigation reaches PM Stephen Harper’s office July 25, 2013
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu promises referendum on any peace agreements July 24, 2013
Obama to press economic agenda reset button in Knox College speech July 24, 2013
John Baird weighs-in on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resumption July 23, 2013
Israel and Palestinians agree to peace talks, but what will be the concessions? July 22, 2013
Staffer at center of Senate expense scandal leaves PM Stephen Harper’s office July 19, 2013
Severance pay to former Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum causes uproar July 19, 2013
Obama honors Former President George H.W. Bush for Points of Light award July 18, 2013
Harper unveils “steady hands and new faces” in cabinet shuffle July 17, 2013
Rick Perry announces Israel trip, will a 2016 presidential bid be next? July 15, 2013
Netanyahu appoints Ron Dermer the next Israeli Ambassador to the United States July 13, 2013
House passes farm spending bill without food stamps, White House promises veto July 12, 2013
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois pledges $60 million in aid to Lac-Megantic July 11, 2013
Former President George W. Bush enters immigration reform debate July 11, 2013
Sarah Palin considering 2014 Senate bid July 10, 2013
Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau visit Lac-Megantic War Zone July 9, 2013
Obama’s Africa trip in the shadow of Mandela and Bush legacies July 8, 2013
Michael Oren resigns as Israeli Ambassador to the United States July 7, 2013
Montreal city council breaks for summer July 7, 2013
Obama celebrates American history and the military on the Fourth of July July 6, 2013
Harper has more space to shuffle cabinet as members resign July 5, 2013
Obama hints at fate of Keystone XL pipeline in climate speech July 5, 2013
Martine Beaugrand becomes the new Laval interim mayor after uncontested race July 4, 2013
Marcel Côté announces Montreal mayor bid July 3, 2013
Louise Harel drops out of race for Montreal mayor July 3, 2013
Harper praises spirit of Albertans at Canada Day celebrations July 1, 2013
Laval Interim Mayor Alexandre Duplessis resigns over sex scandal June 30, 2013
Conservatives postpone national convention in Calgary until the fall June 29, 2013
Harper tours flood ravaged Calgary June 29, 2013
Laurent Blanchard sworn-in as interim mayor of Montreal June 27, 2013
House of Commons adjourns early for summer recess June 26, 2013
Laurent Blanchard is the new interim mayor of Montreal June 25, 2013
Harper pleased by G8 declaration on Syria, will only provide humanitarian aid June 25, 2013
Harper and Obama discuss Keystone XL oilsands pipeline on G8 summit sidelines June 25, 2013
Harper fails to secure EU trade deal before end of G8 summit June 24, 2013
Harper addresses British Parliament June 24, 2013
Harper spends week on foreign policy in Europe June 24, 2013
Five city councillors in race to be Montreal’s four month interim mayor June 22, 2013
Montreal Interim Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns amid 14 charges of corruption June 20, 2013
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