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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Oops! Presidential Limo Filled With Wrong Fuel
KickingTiresPresident Barack Obama is in Israel today, but he's not going anywhere. The presidential limo, which was brought from Washington, D.C., for the visit, was disabled because it was accidentally filled with the wrong type of fuel. Multiple sources have......Tags: Israel, Washington, DC, General Motors Corp., Car Engine Repair, Cadillac
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Clinton fires up pro-Obama crowd in Lake Worth
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsFormer President Bill Clinton came to Lake Worth Friday morning to kick off a campaign swing through Florida aimed at helping win President Barack Obama win another four-year term. "This election is way closer than it should be," Clinton told......Tags: Lake Worth, Mitt Romney, Elections, Bill Clinton
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Clinton campaigning for Obama at Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsFormer President Bill Clinton will try to rally support for President Barack Obama today with an appearance at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth. The campaign rally at the school???s Duncan Theatre starts at 8:30 a.m. and the president......Tags: Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Bill Clinton
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South Florida voting in national spotlight again
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsUh oh. Here we go again. South Florida's voting woes are again in the national spotlight, and we haven't even gotten to Election Day itself. The controversy this time: Ridiculously long waits on the final day of early voting Saturday,......Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Rick Scott, Voting, Executive Branch
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Mayo election blog: Empty street 'scary' to Obama supporter
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAs night fell on Election Day four years ago, the scene outside the C.W. Thomas Community Center in northwest Dania Beach was a joyous and raucous street party. A long line of voters stretched down the block past the 7......Tags: Dania Beach, Elections
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More election revenge -- against sign thieves
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsRevenge was a big theme in Tuesday's elections. There was "revenge voting" President Obama encouraged to supporters as a reaction to big-moneyed interests supporting Mitt Romney. In Florida, frustrated voters took revenge against the best efforts of the...Tags: Al Lamberti, Voting, Mitt Romney, Elections
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Reasons to be thankful, 2012 edition
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBefore the blog takes a break for the long holiday weekend, my annual list of reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving. Feel free to contribute your own lists below. 1. A bright, beautiful, healthy daughter, who just turned 7. 2.......Tags: FPL Group, Holidays, Allen West
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Charlie Crist or Rick Scott: Who gets your vote?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsCharlie Crist's political makeover is nearly complete, as the one-time Florida Republican governor gave a speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Now the big question: Will he officially become a Democrat and run...Tags: Government, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Nan H Rich, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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It's Official: Higher Fuel Economy Standards Set for 2025
KickingTiresAfter a 13-day delay, the Obama administration announced the much-anticipated corporate average fuel economy standards, which will raise industry-wide fuel economy to 54.5 mpg by 2025. "By the middle of the next decade, our cars will get nearly 55 miles.....Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Manufacturing and Engineering, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Crist-Obama hug Part 2: The back story
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo, how exactly did former Republican governor Charlie Crist reprise his infamous hug with President Obama on the campaign trail over the weekend? Crist said his role in this election came about with an improptu cold call to the White......Tags: Government, Washington, DC, Regional Authority, Republican Party, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Top 10 Presidential Cars
KickingTiresElection season kicked into high gear last night as the country prepares to peacefully elect a new leader. While everyone is grading the first of three presidential debates from last night and how President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt......Tags: William McKinley, Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, General Motors Corp., Car Engine Repair
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Obama gives Florida belated disaster declaration
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsLatest proof that the presidential race is getting very tight: After initially rejecting a disaster declaration when Florida was swamped by Tropical Storm/Hurricane Irene in August, FEMA and the Obama administration have done an about-face and...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lynn University, Local Government, Hurricane Isaac (2012), White House
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