Barack Obama
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Controller-in-chief - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 PST...into the lives of our nation's citizens as much as Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have. Obama and Pelosi seem to want to control Fox News, radio talk shows, U.S. chambers of commerce, the auto industry, insurance and drug companies, Wall... In this article: Barack Obama, Democracy, Nancy Pelosi, Medicare, U.S., and Wall Street |
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | November 07, 2009
Obama prods House to pass health care bill
AP Photo President Barack Obama kisses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after walking out of the Cannon Caucus Room after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. AP Photo
In this article: Washington, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Andrews, Reggie Love, White House, and David Axelrod
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AP Online | November 13, 2009
Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget
...short." "Spending in Washington has been out of control for years, and instead of changing it as they promised they would, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Obama have stepped on the accelerator," Boehner said in a statement. Pollster...
In this article: Peter Orszag, White House, Recession, Unemployment, John Boehner, and Ross Perot
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Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1 | 1 day ago
New at Reason: Shikha Dalmia on the Health Care Mandate
...ObamaCare has very little going for it at the moment. So how come Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have been able to march forward with their grand designs undeterred? One reason, writes Shikha Dalmia, is that Republicans have...
In this article: Unemployment, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid
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Charlotte Observer | November 10, 2009
Big government is not the way to control health costs
This Congress seems bent on proving Lincoln's point. President Obama and Speaker Pelosi created a bill that taxes the life out of job-creating small business and N.C. families. They are setting in motion a massive new government health...
In this article: Big government, Nancy Pelosi, North Carolina, Suicide, Limited government, Tax, Small business, and Medicare
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New York Times | November 10, 2009
Attack of the Home Buyers' Tax Credit
...may make me seriously consider voting Republican next time - for the first time in 16 years. Obama has let Nancy Pelosi and the like take over. Ugh. Much as I like a President who can enunciate and lacks a smirk…I'll be happier with one who...
In this article: Ownership, Tax, Economics, Unemployment, Detroit, Buyer's credit, and Sugar
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Human Events: Politics | November 12, 2009
How Now Lone Cao?
...it will involve 16% of our entire economy. By casting the lone Republican vote for this monstrosity, Cao has given President Obama and Speaker Pelosi the cover of a "bi-partisan" bill. In the process, Cao betrayed his party and the...
In this article: Joseph Cao, Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, New Orleans, Tax, and Medicare
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The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories | 1 day ago
Nancy Pelosi, Feminist Nightmare
...sisterhood. Is there an extra seat on Air Force One? Given women's fury last week over the Stupak amendment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi should have hitched a ride with Obama out of town. But she did not. Speaker Pelosi continued along unfazed.
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, The Daily Beast, Tina Brown, HuffPo, Ted Kennedy, PBS, The Washington Times, CNBC, and Vanity Fair
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Naples Daily News | November 06, 2009
Newt Gingrich takes shots at President Obama, other Democrats in Naples speech
...and Golf Club. Indeed, Gingrich seemed to know his audience and pulled no punches. He slammed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama. He joked about former Democrats in office, specifically, President Jimmy Carter and...
In this article: Newt Gingrich, Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, Naples, Jimmy Carter, Recession, JavaScript, and Adobe Flash Player
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New York Times | October 28, 2009
Former Senator Scolds Lawmakers
...Lawmakers Luke Sharrett/The New York Times House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Obama awarded former Senator Edward Brooke the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at the Capitol. Former...
In this article: Edward Brooke, Republican Party, Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and World War II
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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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