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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First look at HBO's 'Game Change' -- A film so political in so many ways
The Baltimore SunI just walked out of a dark room after spending two hours with the screener for "Game Change," the HBO film about the 2008 Republican presidential campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin. Based on a best-selling, non-fiction book about the historic race,...Tags: Republican Party, Movies, Fox News Channel (tv network), Julianne Moore, Sean Hannity
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Political Notebook: Lt. Gov. Brown speaks to Thurgood Marshall Democratic Club
As County Executive Ken Ulman spends more time making connections in other parts of the state, other gubernatorial hopefuls are making some connections of their own — here in Howard County. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown visited the county last week,...Tags: Interior Policy, Regional Authority, Pension and Welfare, Benjamin L. Cardin, Elections
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Delaney calls for 12-year term limits
John Delaney, a Democratic candidate in Maryland’s 6th District, is calling for 12-year term limits for members of Congress, an extended “cooling off” period before lawmakers can become lobbyists and a plan to allow some illegal...Tags: Primaries, Justice System, Political Candidates, Immigration, Elections
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Is the GOP already feeling buyer's remorse?
It's not unusual in politics for a party to nominate in haste and repent in leisure. In 2008, many Republicans feared before the election that they had chosen a loser in John McCain, and in 2004 many Democrats felt the same about John Kerry. It's known as...Tags: Ron Paul, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Elections
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain and a high near 48 degrees. It is expected to be cloudy tonight with a low temperature around 35 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our updates for this morning's issues as you plan...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Values, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Ethics, Harford County
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Obama budget cuts would hit Maryland
Labor unions that represent government workers — and some Maryland Democrats — criticized the budget President Barack Obama unveiled Monday for cutting $27 billion in federal employee pensions while offering what they called a modest, half-...Tags: Republican Party, Health Organizations, Benjamin L. Cardin, Cancer, Health and Safety at Work
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The right to birth control
Each year in Maryland, approximately 75,000 women unintentionally become pregnant. Of those pregnancies, about 36,000 end in abortions and 8,000 end in miscarriages. Additionally, many unintended pregnancies lead to premature births, low birthweight...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Companies and Corporations, Abortion Issue, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School
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The cost of free contraceptives
Over the last few days, it has been interesting and almost comical to watch President Barack Obama handle the growing opposition regarding the decision of his administration to mandate coverage of contraceptives in the national health care reform...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Insurance, Birth Control, Prices, Health Treatments
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Church celebrates 100th birthday of Catonsville resident
Eva Page Brooks has lived through World war I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and the election of the nation's first black president.
The essential ingredient in a life that will reach the 100-year milestone on Feb. 28 is...Tags: Halethorpe, Black History, American Legion, Baptist, Catonsville
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State, local officials preparing for new BRAC
As President Barack Obama proposed a new round of military base closures and reorganization, Maryland's political and business forces already are working to protect installations here and position the state to benefit from any future moves.
Maryland...Tags: The Pentagon, Wars and Interventions, Research, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Anne Arundel County
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On contraception, Obama took the politically courageous stand
President Barack Obama is being pilloried by friend and foe alike for his decision relating towomen's health care coverage. His foes, of course, criticize him 24/7, no matter what he says or does by their reflexive opposition to him. It's just business as... -
A first lady in fighting form
The first family is America's egalitarian version of royalty (if you are too young to remember the sprawling Kennedy clan), and thanks to our People magazine sensibilities, we know as much about their family life and fashion as the Brits do about Kate and...Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Malia Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Talk Show (genre)
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