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,...
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Fed signals end to bond buys
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke outlined a path for eventually ending the central bank's unprecedented stimulus efforts after Fed officials voiced surprising optimism about the economy. At the end of their two-day meeting...
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Editorial: Bye-bye Bernanke?
You know your job security is shaky when the chief executive announces on national television that you've stayed too long. That's especially true when the chief executive is president of the United States. President Barack Obama made his comments...
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Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke's confirmation that the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Central Bank, Financial Markets, Economic Indicator, Securities
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Reuters World News Highlights at 0530 GMT, Jun 20
ReutersJune 20 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- KABUL/WASHINGTON - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the...Tags: Hamid Karzai, FBI, Burma, Tokyo (Japan), Nuclear Policy
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Seth Meyers Of 'SNL' Brings Road Tour To CT
The Hartford CourantBefore he becomes the newest face to take a late-night talk show desk next year, Seth Meyers will hone his skills in a string of standup dates that bring him to Northampton's Calvin Theatre Thursday, June 20, and at Foxwoods on Saturday, June 22. It's...Tags: Bill Hader, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Foxwoods Resort Casino, New York City
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UPDATE 1-Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative
Reuters(Adds Zoellick quote, background) WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sending him into the fray of two...Tags: U.S. Cabinet, Economic Organization, U.S. Senate, European Union, Think Tanks
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Congress still at odds on where astronauts should go next
WASHINGTON — Where should NASA astronauts go next? That's been the question for the past decade, when President George W. Bush ordered a since-canceled mission to return Americans to the moon. And disagreement over the answer continues to...
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Tea party rallies against IRS in Washington
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The tea party is using the Internal Revenue Service scandal as a springboard to renew calls to limit or even abolish an agency it's always disliked. Thousands of tea party supporters rallied Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, cheering on proposals...Tags: George W. Bush, Paul Ryan, Planned Parenthood, Exxon Mobil Corporation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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