Barack Obama
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Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president: Survey...own president: Survey Taipei, Nov 20 : A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed Friday. The telephone survey of... In this article: Barack Obama, Taiwan, Hu Jintao, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, US, China, and Taipei |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
China's Hu meets with top Taiwan politician: official
...obstacle in this regard." The Asia-Pacific Economc Cooperation (APEC) summit including Hu, US President Barack Obama and 19 other Pacific Rim leaders is being held Saturday and Sunday. Hu and Lien, the honorary chairman of...
In this article: Hu Jintao, Lien Chan, China, Taiwan, APEC, Kuomintang, and Ma Ying-jeou
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Taipei Times | 6 days ago
Taiwan's APEC envoy was always a PRC pick
Yesterday and today, heads of state and government of 23 APEC members, including US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, are attending the annual summit in Singapore.
In this article: APEC, Lien Chan, Taiwan, Beijing, Hu Jintao, China, Bill Clinton, Lee Teng-hui, and Chen Shui-bian
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Taipei Times | November 03, 2009
Ma compares himself to Obama
...tensions Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009, Page 3 President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday drew a parallel between himself and US President Barack Obama, who recently won a Nobel Peace Prize, saying that other countries' support for his...
In this article: Taiwan Strait, US, World War II, Vietnam, and Ma Ying-jeou
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America.gov | October 29, 2008
Presidential Campaigns Reach Out to Asian Americans
...China plays by the rules," he said. Regarding Taiwan, both McCain and Obama representatives applauded the decrease in cross-Strait tensions since the election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in March. Both sides said the $700 billion...
In this article: John McCain, China, Virginia, United States, Tax, Taiwan, and Washington
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www.washingtonpost.com | October 08, 2008
The Trail
...a statement. Morigi added, "Senator Obama strongly supports the reduction of tensions between China and Taiwan, and commends China's President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou for their efforts in that regard." On Tuesday,...
In this article: John McCain, Taiwan, White House, Ma Ying-jeou, Hu Jintao, and John F. Kerry
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Taipei Times | October 09, 2008
Obama welcomes arms package
...in the Strait. "Senator Obama strongly supports the reduction of tensions between China and Taiwan, and commends China's President Hu Jintao [胡錦濤] and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou [馬英九] for their efforts in that regard. A strengthening of...
In this article: Taiwan, China, US, Timothy Keating, John McCain, Washington, Taiwan Strait, Tokyo, and Black Hawk helicopters
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Harvard Law School
...Harvard Law Review and is now the first African-American President of the United States. His wife Michelle Obama is also a graduate of Harvard Law School. Ma Ying-jeou, the current president of the Republic of China/Taiwan, received his SJD...
In this article: Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Elena Kagan, Christopher Columbus Langdell, Supreme Court of the United States, One L, and Erwin Chemerinsky
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Taipei Times | November 06, 2008
Ma congratulates Obama
...'Republic of China,' an about face on the name used to describe the country under the DPP Advisers to US president-elect Barack Obama in Washington on Wednesday received congratulatory messages from Taiwan on Obama's stunning and historic...
In this article: Taiwan, US, Republic of China, Washington, Ma Ying-jeou, and Taipei Times
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Yahoo! News | December 04, 2008
De facto US envoy believes Obama won't change Taiwan policy (AFP)
...the Taiwan Relations Act." The administration of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has been watching closely to see if Obama would shift US Taiwan policy from that of the outgoing George W. Bush government. Bush's is regarded as one of...
In this article: Taiwan, US, Taipei, Beijing, Washington, George W. Bush, and US Congress
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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:
- Community organizer
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Vice President:
- Joe Biden
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