Barack Obama
About Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the President of the United States. He was elected to office in 2008. Obama, 51, previously served as a member of the U.S. Senate representing the state of Illinois from 2005 to 2008. Obama attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School and worked as a community organizer, a constitutional law professor, and a lawyer in Chicago before becoming a senator in the Illinois state Senate in 1996. He and his wife Michelle have two children Malia and Sasha.
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President Obama's Naval Academy Commencement Speechtonight, and some forceful words from president obama , delivered as part of a commencement address today. He offered an inspiring message for the graduates, along with a call to
tonight, and some forceful words from president obama , delivered as part of a commencement address today. He offered an inspiring message for the graduates, along with a call to action
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Hagel: Cadets Must Stamp out Sex Assault Scourge
West Point cadets that sexual assault in the military must be stamped out. Hagel's message comes a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual
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Key Senators Tightly Control Immigration Debate
Schumer, D-N.Y., or John McCain, R-Ariz. Even though immigration legislation is a top priority for President Barack Obama , the White House was held at arms' length. Administration officials were consulted about the feasibility
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Hagel to Address West Pointers Amid Sex Scandals
academy on the banks of New York's Hudson River become second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. On Thursday, President Barack Obama in a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy addressed the sexual abuse scandals that have sullied the military's
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Obama Sees Terror Threat Reduced to Pre-9/11 Level
Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror. Obama is not claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to
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Obama Says Nation Must Do More for Fallen Heroes
President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day. In his weekly radio and Internet address
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Obama's New Wordsmith Believes in Public Service
When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle
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Obama's New Wordsmith Believes in Public Service
President Barack Obama 's new chief speechwriter is a 32-year-old fellow Chicagoan who believes in public service. Cody Keenan stoked his appetite
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Improving Economy Alters Political Landscape
agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama 's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. Amid a series of recent positive economic
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Feds Fight Morning-After Pill Age Ruling in NY
including the medications sold under the brand name Plan B, setting the stage for another court showdown between President Barack Obama 's administration and women's health activists over access to the contraceptive. Currently, only people age
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PM Note: We've Crossed This Broken Bridge Before
going to be disappointed. Even though President Obama made fixing bridges one of the support before the election, and how exactly President Obama appears to have been kept in the dark and enforcement. 2. OK BY THEM - President Obama visits tornado-damaged Oklahoma
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Tax Drip, Loan Sharks, Drones: 5 Stories You'll Care About in Politics This WeekThanks for the food for thought, President Obama ). After a week when Washington sort before the election, and how exactly President Obama appears to have been kept in the dark on Administrative Leave OK BY THEM President Obama visits tornado-damaged Oklahoma
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Obama's Drone Rules Leave Unanswered Questions
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone
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Another Fallen Bridge Unlikely to Spur Infrastructure Fundingroads and bridges. The political inertia in Washington around transportation funding and projects hasn't eased despite President Obama 's nearly constant push for additional funding. In February, Obama renewed his nearly annual call for $50 billion in
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Digital Report: President Obama Delivers National Security Speechstill stand for Thank you very much by god bless And the President Obama speaking at national defense university in Washington that's just free speech he says they're never gonna ask you President Obama announced. Shutting down gitmo but he had promised this
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President Obama's Speech on Terrorcomes on a day when president obama redefined america's war on terror. He delivered a major By most estimates, killing more than 2,000 people since barack obama became president. Under criticism that this is a secret war
comes on a day when president obama redefined america's war on terror. He delivered a major speaks, causing fireworks right there in the room. Here's abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. Reporter: It's a secret war. Unmanned aircraft operated out of nondescript rooms, tracking suspected terrorists, firing on tahalf a world away. Not a video game. This is deadly. By most estimates, killing more than 2,000 people since barack obama became president. Under criticism that this is a secret war with no accountability, the president now wants to take it out of -
President Obama Urges Naval Grads to Uphold Public Trust in MilitaryWell thank Governor O'Malley for your kind introduction. And the great support Maryland gives. This academy. Secretary of Mavis. greater. General Paxson. Thank you all incredible leadership of our extraordinary navy and Marine Corps team The vice admiral Miller. Thank you for their outstanding work
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President Obama's Naval Academy Commencement Speech
tonight, and some forceful words from president obama , delivered as part of a commencement address today. He offered an inspiring message for the graduates, along with a call to
tonight, and some forceful words from president obama , delivered as part of a commencement address today. He offered an inspiring message for the graduates, along with a call to action -
President Obama Promises More Oversight on Drone StrikesThis afternoon President Obama defended the most controversial aspect of America's national security strategy. Unmanned drone attacks he said they were legal
This afternoon President Obama defended the most controversial aspect of America's national security strategy. Unmanned drone attacks he said they were legal expected and necessary to -
Did President Obama Forget to Salute?The president shook hands with the Marine seconds after boarding Marine One.
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Instant Index: Royal Scarepictures like this tend to leak. You are looking at shots from barack obama 's senior prom, circa 1979. That's his date there in magazine, along with this inscription in the year book, president obama calling one of the women in that picture, sweet and foxy
pictures like this tend to leak. You are looking at shots from barack obama's senior prom, circa 1979. That's his date there in the blue dress. These pictures were released exclusively by time magazine, along with this inscription in the year book, president obama calling one of the women in that picture, sweet and foxy. Adding, you even laugh at my jokes. And here's a picture
