Barack Obama
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Samantha Power...the Witnessing Genocide Symposium, University of Oregon, April 28, 2007 with The Scotsman, that led to Ms. Power's resignation from the Obama campaign and apology. in 02138 on Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to... In this article: Samantha Power, Barack Obama, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Hillary Clinton, Cass Sunstein, The Scotsman, Harvard University, United States, Darfur conflict, and John F. Kennedy School of Government |
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Oregonian | October 09, 2009
The power -- and Nobel Prize -- of communication
Oregon experts on rhetoric and symbolism offered an academic take today on the Norwegian Nobel Committee's surprise decision to award President Barack Obama with the 2009 Peace Prize for choosing diplomacy over aggressive rhetoric. "The...
In this article: Nobel Prize, Oregon, United States, Democracy, and University of Oregon
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Newsday.com - Nation | June 23, 2009
Hackers invade Oregon university system computers, message Obama
Hackers invade Oregon university system computers, message Obama PORTLAND, Ore. - Hackers got into the computers of the Oregon University System and posted a message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and not to comment...
In this article: Oregon, Oregon university, Oregon University System, Portland, and Associated Press
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San Jose Mercury News | June 24, 2009
Hackers use Oregon university system to tell Obama to stop talking about Iranian election
...about Iranian election Hackers got into the computers of the Oregon University System and posted a message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and not to comment on the disputed Iranian election. The message was up for...
In this article: Oregon university, Oregon University System, Oregon, and Associated Press
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Oregonian | September 17, 2009
U. of Oregon professor wins national science award
...17, 2009, 2:47 PM University of Oregon neuroscientist Michael Posner has won a National Medal of Science for his work on the development of attention in the brain, President Barack Obama announced today. Posner, a professor...
In this article: University of Oregon, White House, and National Medal of Science
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L.A. Times | May 15, 2008
Barack Obama doesn't sweat it at a University of Oregon track meet and greet
...can never be too careful when it comes to unscripted moments. It was late afternoon on a recent spring day when Barack Obama visited a track meet at the University of Oregon. Obama stepped onto the track, surrounded by reporters and...
In this article: University of Oregon, Virginia Tech, and Oregon
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 04, 2009
Mass Suffering and Why We Look the Other Way
...possibly for the first time in my life, is leadership from the top in these crises." Obama might want to include a scientist named Paul Slovic in his team. Slovic, a professor at the University of Oregon, has conducted experiments that...
In this article: Susan E. Rice, Iraq War, Cancer, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rwandan Genocide, University of Oregon, and Robert M. Gates
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MSNBC.com | March 22, 2008
Obama in Oregon comfort zone - First Read - msnbc.com
...22, 2008 10:43 AM by Chuck Todd EUGENE, Ore. -- The crowd at the University of Oregon let Barack Obama off the hook Friday night, even though he bet against their team in the NCAA tournament. "I'm glad I'm not an opposing team. This is...
In this article: Jeremiah Wright, Hillary Clinton, Oregon, Tax, and Need To Know
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International Herald Tribune | January 17, 2009
Obama inauguration a boom for merchandisers
...even outlandish things, to show their support because they want to say, 'I was there. I supported Obama in his historic road to the presidency."' HSN, the home-shopping company, is expecting another sales boom after $3 million worth of...
In this article: Washington, D.C., HSN, Bounty, and E mail
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chicagotribune.com - News | May 10, 2008
Keating 5 jab at McCain? It's 'germane,' says Obama
...his supporters, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.), to have invoked McCain's role in a nearly 20-year-old scandal when he introduced Obama at a University of Oregon rally Friday night. DeFazio had said: McCain "says we need less regulation.
In this article: John McCain, Peter A. DeFazio, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Oregon, Robert Novak, and Tax
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Description from Wikipedia:
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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