Barack Obama
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PM ranks 29th on world power list...financial resources and how actively the subject wields power. Messrs Obama and Hu are joined by Russian prime minister and former president Vladimir Putin in the top three. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is the highest ranking... In this article: Forbes, Hu Jintao, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Osama bin Laden, News Corp, Bill Gates, and Rupert Murdoch |
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The Hollywood Reporter | November 11, 2009
Murdoch No. 7 on Forbes world power list
...Clinton (No. 17). Topping the list is President Obama, followed by China president Jintao Hu, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Bill Gates, the...
In this article: Forbes, Larry Page, Rupert Murdoch, Hillary Clinton, Carlos Slim Helu, Sergey Brin, Ben Bernanke, and Jeff Immelt
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Washington Times | November 08, 2009
Rebirth of an old scourge
...its former satellite states. Mr. Putin even forced President Obama to scuttle a missile defense system for Poland and the Czech Republic - effectively abandoning Eastern Europe to Russia's sphere of influence. In short, Mr. Putin is slowly...
In this article: Communism, Vladimir Putin, Ideology, Nationalism, Fascism, Capitalism, Moscow, Beijing, Boris Yeltsin, and Europe
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The St. Petersburg Times | November 05, 2009
Missile Defense Could Be the Silver Bullet
...decision to reconfigure U.S. missile defense plans for Europe. Putin called Obama's step "courageous," which, coming from him, is perhaps the highest form of personal approbation. It helped everyone that Obama's decision was a unilateral U.S....
In this article: United States, Moscow, Russia, Mad, NATO, Vladimir Putin, Washington, and Dmitry Medvedev
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Entertainment News | 7 days ago
Johnny Depp is People's 'Sexiest Man Alive,' again
...People editor Julie Jordan. Though the list is as usual dominated by Hollywood hunks, it also includes US President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. They earned mention in the "Sexy...
In this article: Johnny Depp, Winnie Mandela, Ryan O'Neal, People Magazine, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jermaine Dupri, Nicolas Cage, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Los Angeles
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TIME | 19 hours ago
Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour
...recurring one for the Administration. Obama met with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev last week to discuss sanctions against Iran, but nothing will happen unless Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is on board. And the Iranians themselves are even...
In this article: China, Beijing, U.S., Iran, Washington, Bill Clinton, Hu Jintao, and George W. Bush
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Reuters | October 30, 2009
Russia tycoon reveals U.S. trips, silent on visa row
...country's biggest smelters. This year, Moscow and Washington said they aim to reset political ties and U.S. President Barack Obama visited Moscow in July when he met Putin and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Deripaska has repeatedly...
In this article: Oleg Deripaska, United States, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Russia, Moscow, Opel, Thomson Reuters, GM, and Vladimir Putin
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 11, 2009
Forbes most powerful people list snubs European leaders
...12:10AM GMT 12 Nov 2009 Barack Obama predictably came top in Forbes magazine's inaugural list, but he was followed by Hu Jintao, the president of China, and Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister. Gordon Brown was ranked 29th and...
In this article: Forbes, Chief Executive, Nicolas Sarkozy, FIFA, Dalai Lama, Joseph Blatter, Carlos Slim, and Lloyd Blankfein
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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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