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 nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, Elections, Dwayne Johnson
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Time for Hillary Clinton to walk away
Regarding the May 23 letter from a Delray Beach reader, Hillary Clinton does have a great deal of experience. She has done some things well, and she is an intelligent person. She would easily have been a better president than President Obama. But, yes,...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Delray Beach
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President Obama should be responsible for his Cabinet
Am I the only person wondering why a subpoena hasn't been issued to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner? He was in charge of the IRS when all the illegal tax targeting occurred. Am I also the only person aware that President Obama must be...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Timothy Geithner, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Seth Meyers and the rise of the Chicago writer-performer
Back in 1999 — a gut-wrenching 14 years ago — a theater just north of Wrigley Field was filled on weekend nights with the nervous laughter of people on dates. "Pick-Ups and Hiccups" (a title with admirable descriptive prowess), was a hugely...
Tags: John Henson, Television Industry, Entertainment, David Letterman, Steppenwolf Theatre
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Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions....Tags: Joe Arpaio, Trials, Mexico, Jan Brewer, U.S. Senate
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Noon kickoff with Gators shows how far Miami, ACC have fallen
Running off at the typewriter … What does it tell you about how far Miami has fallen as a national draw and how little clout the ACC has among its TV partners when Miami's game against Florida on Sept. 7 is kicking off at noon on ESPN? That's...
Tags: Ray Allen, Memorial Day, Social Media, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Nerlens Noel
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Obama, Christie again teaming up for post-Sandy Jersey Shore tour
TRENTON, N.J. — President Barack Obama will tour the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday, capping an extended Memorial Day weekend that already had the governor opening a new Atlantic City casino and featured live network coverage of...Tags: Memorial Day, Mitt Romney, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Native American Gaming Management, Travel
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Drone program had largely run its course
WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort. Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in...Tags: Stanley A. McChrystal, U.S. Military, United Nations, Intel Corp., Education
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Obama urges new officers to 'carry forth' academy's values
President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...Tags: U.S. Military, Budget Control Act of 2011, United States Naval Academy, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Isle of Wight commonwealth's attorney joins call for resignations
ISLE OF WIGHT — L. Wayne Farmer, the commonwealth's attorney for Isle of Wight County, has written a strongly worded letter calling for the resignation of Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey and Isle of Wight School Board member...
Tags: Email, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Justice System
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E.W. Jackson becomes focus of Democratic attacks on GOP ticket
From comparing liberals to slave masters and saying Planned Parenthood is worse than the Ku Klux Klan to calling homosexuals "sick" and "perverted," E.W. Jackson has given Democrats plenty of fodder for attacks. And the state Democratic Party has been...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Ken Cuccinelli, Executive Branch, Politics
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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
Tags: Science and Technology, United States Naval Academy, White House, Electronics, Chuck Hagel
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