Barack Obama
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Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final optionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday. A deployment of... In this article: Barack Obama, Taliban, Stanley McChrystal, Hamid Karzai, U.S., Pentagon, NATO, Al Qaeda, and Afghanistan |
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AP Online | 3 hours ago
Obama to attend memorial for Fort Hood victims
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the...
In this article: Fort Hood, White House, Texas, Robert Andrews, Asia, and Tokyo
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washingtonpost.com | 9 hours ago
Obama prods House to pass health care bill
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a proposed health care overhaul during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday and later told them: "Now is the time to finish the job." Making pitches to lawmakers in person...
In this article: Robert Andrews, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, U.S. House, and Fort Hood, Texas
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Reuters | 10 hours ago
Obama makes pitch for House healthcare votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four...
In this article: Tax, Thomson Reuters, Washington, Small business, Medicare, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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AP Online | 15 hours ago
Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage at Fort Hood. He praised those who serve or have served in uniform and...
In this article: Fort Hood, Washington, U.S., Rose Garden, The White House, and Asia
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AP Online | 19 hours ago
Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights...
In this article: Asean, Burma, APEC, Washington, Manila, U.S., Thein Sein, and Aung San Suu Kyi
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BBC News | 21 hours ago
Obama praises army base heroism
Flags and crosses are laid out in respect at a church in Killeen, Texas US President Barack Obama has praised the heroism of soldiers and civilians in their response to the deadly attack at a US army base in Texas. In his weekly address,...
In this article: Fort Hood, US, Suicide, Anxiety, and Pentagon
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings. Obama met Friday morning...
In this article: Robert Gibbs, Fort Hood, White House, Texas Army, Robert Mueller, FBI, Rose Garden, and Asia
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month. Obama, who...
In this article: Unemployment, White House, Robert Gibbs, House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, U.S., Tax, and Anxiety
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Obama meets Native American leaders, vows to help community
President Obama on Thursday told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders that "you will not be forgotten by this White House," pledging to work with them to address their community's chronic problems with...
In this article: Washington, Waste, Interior Department, and White House
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Obama addresses Native American leaders
By Scott Wilson President Obama told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders Thursday that "you will not be forgotten by this White House," pledging to work with them to address the community's chronic...
In this article: Washington, Waste, Department of the Interior, and White House
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Barack Hussein Obama II (IPA: /Barack-Hussein-Obama-en-US-pronunciation.ogg/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. The first African American to hold the office, he previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, Obama ran for United States Senate in 2004. His victory, from a crowded field, in the March 2004 Democratic primary raised his visibility. His prime-time televised keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004 made him a rising star nationally in the Democratic Party. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 by the largest margin in the history of Illinois.
- Name At Birth:
- Barack Hussein Obama II
- Birth Date:
- August 04, 1961
- Birthplace:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Religion:
- Christian
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Michelle Obama
- Residence:
- The White House
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Vice President:
- Joe Biden
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