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 Sends Canada PM Beer to Cover Olympic Hockey Bet
The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister. Stephen Harper received the delivery of Molson Canadian on Friday. Canada won the men's gold-medal game on Sidney Crosby's overtime goal. Harper...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Yuengling, Dining and Drinking, White House
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Hampton Roads Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan
757-247-4765A Virginia Beach Navy SEAL was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday during a battle with heavily armed militants, the Navy confirmed Friday afternoon. The Navy said that Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Lee Brown, who lived with his wife and two children...Tags: Hampton Roads, Afghanistan, Death and Dying, U.S. Navy, Armed Forces
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EADS considering new bid for Pentagon tanker, asks for extended deadline
AP Business WriterPARIS (AP) — Aerospace and defense company EADS said Friday it is considering a new bid for a $35 billion Pentagon contract for midair refueling tankers but will only compete if it has a fair chance against rival Boeing Co. A consortium of EADS and...Tags: Heads of State, U.S. Department of Defense, Saudi Arabia, Boeing Co., Gordon Brown
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AMA, AARP support revised health care overhaul legislation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens' lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama's revised health overhaul legislation. Two sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the American Medical...Tags: Medical Services, American Medical Association, Clubs and Associations, Laws
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Pushing for healthcare measure, Obama calls on Congress to rise above politics
President Obama, framing this weekend's expected House action on healthcare reform as "historic," called on Congress to rise above politics and do something for the good of millions of Americans.
The president, who has taken his campaign for healthcare...Tags: Insurance, White House, Democratic Party, Colleges and Universities, Television Industry
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Shad Plank: Catholic group backs health care bill, says abortion not funded
757-247-4765Catholics United is launching an advertising blitz to clear up "false allegations" that the federal health care overhaul would used taxpayer money to fund abortions. The debate over health insurance reform in Washington has raged for so long that at...Tags: Medical Services, Abortion, Sarah Palin, Bart Stupak, Hospitals and Clinics
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7 years after invasion Iraqis look to drawdown date with hope and trepidation
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) — Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope. Perhaps more...Tags: Ayad Allawi, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Military
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Obama: If health care vote fails Sunday in House, insurers will 'continue to run amok'
Associated Press WriterFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails." What then? "The...Tags: Medical Services, Insurance, White House, History, George Mason
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US, international diplomats call on Israel and Palestinians to return to negotiations
MOSCOW (AP) — International diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with the goal of creating an independent Palestinian state within two years. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel's...Tags: Moscow (Russia), United Nations, Tony Blair, International Relations, Gaza Strip
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Democrats on track for health care vote Sunday, Ohio Dem switches to 'yes'
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensely for historic health care legislation Friday, gaining momentum and another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote. With a showdown set for Sunday on the...Tags: White House, Corporate Crime, Drugs and Medicines, Democratic Party, Colleges and Universities
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His trip put off by health care debate, Obama assures Indonesians he will visit them this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has assured the people of Indonesia that he is looking forward to visiting his former home once the health care debate is resolved. Obama put off a trip to Indonesia until this summer as the health care...Tags: Medical Services, Jakarta (Indonesia), Trips and Vacations, Television Networks, White House
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Obama 'disappointed' by Indonesian delay
President Barack Obama, who spent four years as a child in Indonesia, says he is looking forward to a helping of bakso (pronounced bah-so), a meatball soup, when he returns to Jakarta -- a trip now delayed until June by the healthcare fight at home....Tags: Jakarta (Indonesia), Labor Legislation, Television Networks, White House, Indonesia
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