Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Obama's "Champion of Change" Visits New Britain
A woman called a "Champion of Change" by President Barack Obama has visited New Britian to lend advice about the problem of chronic absenteeism in school. On March 20th, national school attendance authority Hedy Chang, in cooperation with the New...
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Upcoming Parenting Conference At The JCC
The Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford is hosting it's 5th Annual Parenting Conference on March 17th from 9:30am to 12:00pm. The talk will feature best-selling author Dr. Madeline Levine, who wrote, "Teach Your Children Well: Parenting for Authentic...
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Germany¿s Federal Foreign Office: Obama vs. Romney
Our group of RIAS Berlin Kommission Fellows was afforded the tremendous opportunity to visit the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin and listen to a speech from Mr. David Schwake, Deputy Director for the transatlantic cooperation at the office. Schwake...
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Ann Romney Targets Moms In Speech
No matter what you think of her husband's politics, Ann Romney certainly gave a charismatic speech in Tampa at the GOP National Convention last night. And, wow, did she ever target us moms. Articles and quotes are all over the internet this morning,...
Tags: Tampa, Ann Romney, 2012 Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney
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Mr. President: Save us from Xbox One
Though he's vowed to cut back on those drone attacks of his, President Barack Obama needs to launch the mother of drone attacks: Against Xbox One. It must be destroyed soon, before it's too late. Americans are fools for shiny technology, and the...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Entertainment, Gaming, Microsoft Corporation
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Obama beats up the media; media returns favor
If President Obama was the darling of that so-called liberal media, he is certainly its biggest enemy today. Instead, he’s basically a lame duck pariah who now has the full attention of every broadcast analyst, Internet blogger and newspaper...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Gun Control, Los Angeles Times, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Chicago Sun-Times
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Voice of the People, May. 24
Loss of a dog I read a newspaper every day. No matter what city I am in, I immediately tune into the editorial and op-ed pages. I have read columns from so many diverse writers, Jonah Goldberg to Mike Royko. The column "Losing the gift of best dog ever"...Tags: Politics, Eric Zorn, Richard Nixon, Taxation, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Time for Eric Holder to spend more time with his family
Bill PressOne of many good things you can say about President Obama is that he is loyal to his friends. But sometimes, he is loyal to a fault, as is the case with Attorney General Eric Holder. Presidential buddy or not, it's time for Holder to go. You expect a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Fox News Channel (tv network), Terrorism, George W. Bush, Justice System
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ACTUALIZA 1-Obama limita uso de naves no tripuladas, pedirá cierre de Guantánamo
ReutersWASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció el jueves una nueva polÃtica del Gobierno que restringe el uso de naves militares no tripuladas a los momentos en que los estadounidenses enfrenten amenazas...Tags: Washington, DC
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ACTUALIZA 3-Atacantes de Londres eran conocidos por servicios de seguridad británicos
Reuters* Los sospechosos son británicos, al menos uno de origen nigeriano * Cameron dice que Gran Bretaña no claudicará ante el terrorismo * Los atacantes gritaron consignas islamistas (Actualiza con nombre del soldado, fuente de inteligencia, grupo ligado...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Al-Qaeda
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To keep corporations here, fix the tax code
The report of Apple avoiding corporate income taxes the past four years signals it's time to overhaul the U.S. corporate tax code. Like many multinationals with strong intellectual property, Apple legally earns nearly all of its income offshore. The U....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Taxation, Warren Buffett, Companies and Corporations, Credit Ratings
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