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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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.

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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.
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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. The president's Morehouse address

    <strong></strong>President Barack Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative to critique the political and social elements of his speech. Instead, I choose to focus on the inspirational part.
    President Barack Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative to critique the political and social elements of his speech. Instead, I choose to focus...

    Tags: Values, Colleges and Universities, Cal Thomas, Morehouse College, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

  2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. President praises Baltimore native at commencement

    If Baltimore native Leland Shelton had bothered to check his email in the hectic day before graduation, he might have avoided a shock during commencement.
    If Baltimore native Leland Shelton had bothered to check his email in the hectic day before graduation, he might have avoided a shock during commencement. There he was, one of 500 men in a black cap and gown this week at Morehouse College in Atlanta,...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Elections, The New York Times, NAACP, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland)

  4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. 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.
    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: United States Naval Academy, Barbara A. Mikulski, Chuck Hagel, Electronics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. 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: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Martin O'Malley, Memorial Stadium, U.S. Department of Defense

  8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Obama to address Naval Academy commencement

    President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit.
    President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...

    Tags: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of Defense, Chuck Hagel

  10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Obama's conduct at heart of scandals

    I find it unbelievable that The Sun would editorialize that the story is not the IRS going after conservative groups or the Benghazi situation being mismanaged and the administration misinforming the public but how the GOP is overreaching ("GOP can't help itself," May 21). The manager of the IRS Tax Exempt Division is pleading the 5<sup>t</sup><sup>h</sup>, so she obviously knows something and is unwilling to tell the truth. She received big bonuses (approved by President Barack Obama) the last two years. Anyone with an IQ of over 100 knows there is a big problem here. To blame the GOP is just wrong.
    I find it unbelievable that The Sun would editorialize that the story is not the IRS going after conservative groups or the Benghazi situation being mismanaged and the administration misinforming the public but how the GOP is overreaching ("GOP can't help...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Benghazi

  12. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  13. Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates

    Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of our extraordinary Navy and Marine Corps teams.
    Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...

    Tags: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Afghanistan, Values, 2012 Summer Paralympics

  14. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Obama should do more than talk about creating jobs

    I recently read the article, "President talks economy, jobs in Baltimore" (May 18). In one of the last paragraphs, Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican, is quoted as describing President Barack Obama's visit to Baltimore as "another photo op on a campaign-style tour." He said that "the president talks a good game but &hellip; he never walks the walk." To an extent, Mr. Harris is absolutely correct.
    I recently read the article, "President talks economy, jobs in Baltimore" (May 18). In one of the last paragraphs, Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican, is quoted as describing President Barack Obama's visit to Baltimore as "another photo op on a campaign-style...

    Tags: Andrew P Harris, Elections

  16. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. Where are the STEM jobs?

    Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to "reward schools" that focus on STEM classes, for they are "the skills today's employers are looking for to fill jobs right now and in the future." And as far to the other end of the political spectrum as you can get, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas deemed May 6-12 to be the first ever "Celebration of STEM Education Week in Texas."
    Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, State of the Union Address, Employment Opportunities, Mark Zuckerberg

  18. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  19. Boxing Obama in

    Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track.
    Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, Justice System, White House, Darrell E Issa, Parties and Movements

  20. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. Federal audit finds city schools misspent stimulus, Title I funds

    The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds, using the money for dinner cruises, makeovers and meals.
    The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds, using...

    Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, E.J. Pipkin, Prince George's County, Biscuits

  22. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. Setting limits on drones

    It's about time.
    It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...

    Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Rights, Al-Qaeda, Prisons

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