Barack Obama
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Christopher Lydon: David Bromwich On Obama: Looking At Words Closely...taken up by John McCain and Condoleezza Rice. If Obama declined at last to oppose Netanyahu on the settlement freeze, he will be far more wary of opposing General Petraeus, the commander of Centcom. Obama is sufficiently humane and sufficiently... In this article: Barack Obama, Robert Dole, Afghanistan, David Petraeus, Republican Party, William Safire, Hamlet, and Delusion |
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TIME | November 18, 2009
Obama in Southeast Asia: Mending Fences in a Key Region
...Rice skipped two ASEAN summits that historically had been attended by a U.S. envoy. Obama's Administration moved quickly to change the mood. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took part in the ASEAN regional forum earlier this year,...
In this article: Asean, Southeast Asia, U.S., Indonesia, Washington, State Department, Burma, George W. Bush, and Singapore
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | October 22, 2009
Yo-Yo Ma returns to St. Louis for Symphony's gala
...in July. He's played with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (an accomplished pianist), and with violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill for President Barack Obama's inauguration. And after...
In this article: Antonin Dvorak, Yo-Yo Ma, New York City, Silk Road Project, Paris, American music, Symphony No. 8, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Harvard
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Slate Magazine - Politics | 1 day ago
On Afghanistan, President Obama will have to answer Sen. Obama's questions.
By John DickersonPosted Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at 3:47 PM ET For the last several months, President Obama has been trying to answer Sen. Obama's questions. The president's Afghanistan strategy review has been focused on the same...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, John Dickerson, Condoleezza Rice, United States, Iraq War, Slate, Twitter, and Facebook
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Obama closely monitoring Gaza, adviser says - CNN.com
... president-elect's senior adviser said that while Barack Obama is monitoring the situation in Gaza closely, ... All About Barack Obama • Condoleezza Rice • Gaza ...
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Rice Congratulates Obama Tearfully, Says She Is "Especially ...
WASHINGTON -- An emotional Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveled Wednesday in Barack Obama's election, calling it an "extraordinary step forward" for the ...
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US secretary of state Condoleeza Rice calls Obama's landmark ...
Condoleezza Rice today entered the race debate that has been a simmering ... US elections: Poll pits 'old' John McCain against 'outsider' Barack Obama ...
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Obama, Rice discuss Gaza strikes - CNN.com
President-elect Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday about the violence in Gaza, which has left as many as 225 people dead, two ...
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Condoleezza Rice's Aspen Performance Helps Barack Obama ...
Yesterday evening's musical performance by Condoleezza Rice at the Aspen Institute and Aspen Music Festival should have been called, Shanda (Yiddish for travesty) and ...
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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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