Barack Obama
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What's Obama's trade policy? So far, there isn't much of one, some analysts say...that record, but he's clearly hitting reboot. His stance reflects the dominant view in his Democratic Party, whose union base often opposes trade pacts and whose liberals echo their concerns. Some 128 Democrats in the House of... In this article: Barack Obama, Asia, Democratic Party, United States, White House, Washington, and World War II |
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L.A. Times - Commentary | 7 days ago
Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan
...good decision than a fast one. Obama needed to reassure the American public -- especially his own Democratic Party -- that he had considered every alternative before deciding to escalate this unpromising war. That's one reason all these...
In this article: Afghanistan, Stanley A. McChrystal, Eliot Cohen, Hamid Karzai, White House, U.S., Dick Cheney, and George W. Bush
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | 1 day ago
Climate change bill packed with peril for Ohio industry, Obama and Democrats: Video
...News Impact, Obama, Politics Impact, Real-Time News, Republican Party » Climate change bill packed with peril for Ohio industry, Obama and Democrats: Video Congressional Democrats and President Barack Obama had an ambitious agenda...
In this article: Ohio, Climate change, Coal, Europe, Tax, Carbon footprint, Mercury, and Global warming
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Huffington Post | 5 days ago
Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Democrats Going Rogue
...and respect despite disagreements. President Obama needs to remind any that would call themselves his supporters that he leads a Democratic party where "we can disagree without being disagreeable." Some yoga or meditation might help. As...
In this article: Democratic Party, Bart Stupak, Hillary Clinton, Ronald Reagan, White House, and Buddhist
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 4 days ago
Lawmakers caution Obama over troops
...caution Obama over troops Liberal lawmakers from US President Barack Obama's Democratic Party have voiced concern to him about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying that US objectives remained ill-defined. Five members of the...
In this article: Afghanistan, US, California, Raul Grijalva, Democratic Party, Jim McGovern, Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, and Mike Honda
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CNN | November 13, 2009
Obama strays into abortion crossfire
...bill, not an abortion bill," Obama told ABC News Monday. But that aspect of the healthcare overhaul is dividing his Democratic party and may threaten the entire effort. It has been 36 years since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld every...
In this article: U.S., George Tiller, Democratic Party, E mail, Pew Research Center, U.S. Supreme Court, CNN, and Washington
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washingtonpost.com | November 10, 2009
Connecticut governorship in play as Rell drops out
Connecticut governorship in play as Rell drops out BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's Democratic Party, which lost two state governorships last week, drew hope for winning the governor's office in Connecticut next year after the...
In this article: Jodi Rell, Connecticut, Ned Lamont, Michael Fedele, Quinnipiac University, Susan Bysiewicz, Democratic Party, and Joseph Lieberman
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 05, 2009
Obama's 10 best and worst moves
...me." 10. Beating up on FOX News There is nothing - nothing - so delicious to Obama's liberal Democratic base than beating up on the network that's home to Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. The Obama team's decision to call out...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor, Jon Huntsman, Democratic Party, Republican Party, and Bill Clinton
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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.
He 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, Obama 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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