Barack Obama
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Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu...the guest list." Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the couple who allegedly crashed this week's White House state dinner, met President Barack Obama in a reception line at the event, a White House official told CNN on Friday. An internal... In this article: White House, United States Secret Service, Barack Obama, Washington, D.C., and CNN |
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The Australian | 18 hours ago
White House gatecrashers met Obama
...line at the event, a White House official told CNN. The president meanwhile ordered a full review of the incident, according to the Politico news website, citing an Obama aide. An internal Secret Service investigation is ongoing. The...
In this article: White House, Mark Sullivan, United States Secret Service, Facebook, Rahm Emanuel, Joe Biden, and Manmohan Singh
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CNN | 1 day ago
White House crashers named in 16 civil suits
Washington (CNN) - The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants. A...
In this article: White House, Plaintiff, Defendant, Bankruptcy, Rahm Emanuel, and Joe Biden
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CNN | 1 day ago
Troops celebrate Thanksgiving
Obama called 10 troops -- two each from the five branches of the military -- based in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Arabian Sea to thank them for their service and wish them a happy Thanksgiving, the White House said. In Iraq, Gen....
In this article: Raymond Odierno, Iraq, United States, Pentagon, Afghanistan, Turkey, and White House
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CNN | 2 days ago
Obama pardons turkey from its fate as food
...a day before Americans sit down to Thanksgiving dinner. In a holiday tradition, the president pardoned the turkey at the White House, saving it from ending up as Thanksgiving dinner. This is the first turkey pardon for Obama. He appeared at...
In this article: Turkey, Thanksgiving, Recession, North Carolina, Disneyland, White House, Washington, and Carolina
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CNN | 3 days ago
Obama to go to Copenhagen climate-change summit
Obama to go to Copenhagen climate-change summit Posted: November 25th, 2009 10:15 AM ET Obama to go to Copenhagen climate-change summit . Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month for a major...
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CNN | 3 hours ago
White House crashers met Obama
...told CNN on Friday. A White House photograph taken Tuesday evening shows Michaele Salahi, wearing a gold-accented red sari, clasping her hands around Obama's right hand as her smiling husband, Tareq, looks on. The dinner was held for...
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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. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama 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 began his run for the presidency in February 2007. After a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. On October 9, 2009, he was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
- 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 (official) Chicago, Illinois (private)
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Constitutional law Professor
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Vice President:
- Joe Biden
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