Barack Obama
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Stiumulate this, please: Guv, DiFi, Boxer ask prez for high speed rail cash...idea for all that stimulus funding still being handed out by the feds: high speed rail. The political powerhouses sent President Obama a letter today urging the administration to give some of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds... In this article: Barbara Boxer, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dianne Feinstein, Unemployment, and Barack Obama |
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L.A. Times - L.A. Now | November 11, 2009
San Bernardino County declares swine flu emergency, joining other counties
...people sickened by the new flu strain. Last month, President Barack Obama declared a national H1N1 emergency and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide emergency in April. Public health officials in Los Angeles and...
In this article: San Bernardino County, Squalene, Mercury, Autoimmune disease, Gulf War syndrome, and Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Gawker | 5 days ago
Barack Obama is a Starving Starlet: How the President's Weight Became an International Fascination [Thinspiration]
...exactly one year ago for having such skinny legs. I'm going to make him do some squats"' the former Terminator star told a campaign rally for Mr Obama's presidential rival John McCain. He also teased the president about his "scrawny...
In this article: Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Terminator, John McCain, Kirstie Alley, and Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Miami Herald - Politics | 6 days ago
Government Web site says stimulus created jobs in non-existent places
...Governors Association winter meetings, went out of his way to praise the stimulus. Also Monday, Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist embraced Obama's economic plan. Schwarzenegger called it "a terrific package" and said it would pump $80 billion...
In this article: Washington, South Carolina, House of Representatives, White House, GOP, Wyoming, California, and Joe Wilson
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San Jose Mercury News | 2 days ago
Opinion: U.S. being pushed into paralysis
Obama was elected for similar reasons. People had hoped that his unique story, personality and speaking skills could bring the country together, overcome paralysis and deliver nation-building at home. A lot of the disappointment settling in...
In this article: Paralysis, IPod, China, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, U.S., Tax, and Terminator
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Huffington Post | 7 days ago
David Bornstein: Alan Khazei: The Best Bet to Carry Ted Kennedy's Legacy Forward
...he enlisted the support of hundreds of leaders behind a campaign for national service. They included Barack Obama and John McCain, who shared a stage two months before the presidential election, as well as Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Sen....
In this article: Ted Kennedy, City Year, AmeriCorps, Orrin Hatch, Bill Clinton, and Jonathan Alter
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NBC | November 09, 2009
Survey Says? Californians Are Pessimistic About State's Future
...was seen favorably by more than 2 in 10 voters, the poll indicated. Obama has managed to stay popular in California, with an approval of 60 percent, according to the poll. As for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, not so much. California's top...
In this article: California, Tax, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Respondent, and Recession
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Daily Mail | November 02, 2009
Is 'Barack n Bones' Obama thin as a rail because he's skipping too many meals to run the country?
...jokingly asking if he was too skinny to be president. He was even teased by Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger almost exactly one year ago for having such skinny legs. 'I'm going to make him do some squats,' the former...
In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fort McNair, Drudge Report, Terminator, Michelle Obama, John McCain, White House, Washington, D.C., and Miami, Florida
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 02, 2009
Economic liftoff still a long way away
...school teachers whose salaries were paid by the federal money. This aid even won him warm words from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who spoke his gratitude on a Washington visit. But there are still 15 million without work, with 3.4 million...
In this article: Recession, White House, Suicide, Champagne, Cost of living, Tax, Social Security, Unemployment, and GOP
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top ten stories | November 03, 2009
Has President Barack Obama lost weight?
...basketball games" were responsible for the president's apparent weight loss. Mr Obama has been teased by political opponents in the past about his physique. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California governor, once joked that he had "scrawny...
In this article: Michelle Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fort McNair, Drudge Report, Carbon, Washington, Commie, God, and Oxygen
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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.
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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