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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Michelle Obama lays roses at bloodiest site along Berlin Wall
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Michelle Obama and her daughters threaded roses through the narrow slots of a Berlin Wall memorial on Wednesday, honoring those who died trying to cross the Cold War barrier at a site which holds special poignancy in the once divided...Tags: Germany, Berlin (Germany), Angela Merkel, John F. Kennedy
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Why Hillary Clinton should part with Bill
Hillary Clinton's return to the living was almost flawless. Almost. She unveiled her Twitter account (young and with-it), and referred knowingly to the pantsuit (mature and self-aware). She didn't look tan (that would be too "Real Housewives of New...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, BlackBerry
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Russia says U.S. missile defense a big barrier to nuclear cuts
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the U.S. deployment of anti-missile shields was a huge hurdle to any further cuts in the offensive nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War foes, because of concerns the...Tags: Russia, Weaponry
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Russia says U.S. missile defence a big barrier to nuclear cuts
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - A senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the U.S. deployment of anti-missile shields was a huge hurdle to any further cuts in the offensive nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War foes, because of...Tags: Russia, Weaponry
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Analysis: Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obama's charm falls flat
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/MOSCOW (Reuters) - At the end of a tense two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama - slumped over and serious - tried to lighten the mood with a joke about their favorite sports. "And finally, we...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Stephen Harper, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), David Cameron
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Column: Snowden versus the dragons
Reuters(Reuters) - One measure of our culture's disdain for whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden can be culled from the pages of a thesaurus. Beyond "source" and "leaker," few neutral antonyms exist to describe people who divulge alleged wrongdoing by the...Tags: ABC (tv network), National Security Agency, The New York Times, National Security, National Government
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Afganos deben comunicarse para alcanzar la paz: Obama
ReutersPor Jeff Mason y Roberta Rampton BERLIN (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dijo el miércoles que los afganos debían hablar entre ellos para resolver el conflicto en su país, incluso cuando hay desconfianza entre el Gobierno y...Tags: John F. Kennedy
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ANALYSIS-Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obama's charm falls flat
Reuters* Putin stands ground on Syria, wins plaudits at home * Russian seemed to relish his isolation at summit * Back to square one for Obama who trumpeted Russia "reset" By Guy Faulconbridge and Timothy Heritage ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/MOSCOW, June...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Stephen Harper, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), David Cameron
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Obama dice EEUU redoblará esfuerzos para cerrar cárcel de Guantánamo
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dijo el miércoles que Washington incrementará sus esfuerzos para cerrar la prisión estadounidense ubicada en la Bahía de Guantánamo, en Cuba. "Aunque seguimos atentos a la amenaza del... -
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban until they were led by Afghans and would suspend negotiations with the United States on a troop pact. The United States...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Armed Forces, Berlin (Germany), Hamid Karzai, Qatar
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WRAPUP 3-Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Reuters* Angry Karzai says to stay out of talks * Afghans suspend talks on U.S. troop presence * Obama says Afghans must talk to Afghan on peace * Four American soldiers killed in attack on Bagram base (Updates with Taliban says taking part in talks,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, National Government, U.S. Military, Taliban, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, NYSE Euronext, Inc., National Security, Terrorism, Microsoft Corporation
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