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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Cody Keenan (Weinberg '02) dressed up as a pirate for a photo taken in the Oval Office with Barack Obama. It was used at Obama's humorous speech to the White House in 2009.

Northwestern alum Cody Keenan named President Obama’s chief speechwriter

February 6, 2013

Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02) will assume the role of President Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter and is slated to take the lead in writing next week’s State of the Union address. The Los Angeles...

Kurtz: Post-inauguration, Obama done playing nice

Kurtz: Post-inauguration, Obama done playing nice

January 25, 2013

Presidential inaugurations are the political equivalent of New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Under the watchful eye of law enforcement, you wait in the cold for hours on end at a considerable distance...

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