Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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The State Of The City Speech Mayor Landrieu Should Have Given
Today, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave his “State of the City address.” The following is what he should have said. “My fellow New Orleanians, at a time when the very future of our beloved city is at stake, I appear today to...
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The thrill is gone for Obama
In 2008, the Obama campaign represented “Hope and Change” and inspired millions of voters to pull the lever for the unknown man from Illinois. At his campaign rallies, it was commonplace to see supporters fainting, overcome with raw emotion....
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Don't Fall for the Utility Bill Scam!
WGNO NewsIf you hear President Barack Obama will help you pay your utility bills, t's not true. The Better Business Bureau is warning people about this scam reported in five states. The scammers are targeting Entergy customers in our area. Entergy says scammers...Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Fiserv Incorporated, Entergy New Orleans Incorporated
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Federal Prosecutor Used Alias to Criticize River Birch Co-Owner & Local, National Figures
WGNO NewsU.S. Attorney Jim Letten said one of his prosecutors used the name "Henry L. Mencken1951" to post comments about River Birch landfill owner Fred Heebe and others. At a press conference Thursday afternoon Letten said "Henry L. Mencken1951" is federal...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Limbaugh apologizes while liberals insult with impunity
On Saturday, talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh apologized for calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “prostitute” and a “slut.” In testimony before Congress, she demanded free birth control prescriptions, noting that without...
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Still Cooking at 89: A Conversation with Leah Chase
‘Delightful’ doesn't seem quite enough to describe Leah Chase, who's been cooking away at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant for the past 66 years. Personally, I'd add ‘witty,’ ‘humble,’ definitely ‘hard-working&...Tags: Ray Charles, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Obama Makes A Bad Economy A Tremendously Bad Economy
If it is possible, President Obama has exceeded his previous record for economic nitwittery. Taking a quick sampling of recent money headlines we find that the President wishes to raise the rate of dividend taxes to 44%; that the Gallup group is tracking...
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Who deserves an Obama apology? The American people
On Thursday, President Obama engaged in one of his favorite pastimes, issuing apologies. This time, the President apologized to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for the inadvertent burning of the Koran at aU.S. military base. Islamic radicals in...
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Stop the Romney Coronation
With one caucus and one primary completed, there is a stampede of media analysts and Republican operatives rushing to proclaim Mitt Romney as the de-facto Republican nominee. Despite the fact that only a fraction of the delegates have been chosen and...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Elections, Ronald Reagan
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Would A Conservative By Any Other Name Still Smell Like Gunpowder?
There seem to be labels to describe everything these days. From the model of iPhone 4 to the milk-less milk sitting on shelves at Rouses, everything has a label including schools of thought.
Most people have heard that there are 3 of these academies....Tags: Apple iPhone, White House
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NASA: Muslim world, here we come
Now that the space shuttle program has been retired, NASA can start focusing on its primary mission: reaching out to the Muslim world.
In 1961, John F. Kennedy promised that America would be the first country to land a man on the moon. It was an exciting...Tags: Science, Engineering, Technology, Research, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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House Approves Debt Deal a Day Before Deadline
ReutersThe House of Representatives on Monday approved an 11th-hour deal to raise the borrowing limit, clearing the biggest hurdle to averting a potentially catastrophic debt default. Just one day before the deadline to lift the debt ceiling, the passage by 269...Tags: Homes, Republican Party, Elections, Labor Markets, Politics
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