Barack Obama

Barack Obama was elected president of the United States in November 2008, comprehensively defeating the Republican John McCain. He is generally described as the "first black (or African-American) president", being the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas.

He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991 and was elected to the US Senate in 2004, having previously been a state senator in Illinois.

His presidential victory was put down to his winning support from a "rainbow coalition" of voters. He appealed to middle class Americans, and the race was seen to swing his way when the economic crisis of 2008 started to take hold. The unpopularity of Republican President George Bush was also a factor.

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• Barack Obama bowed to Japanese emperor as protocol

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 165
  Obama bowed to emperor as protocol By: Mike Allen November 14, 2009 11:08 PM EST SINGAPORE – A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday. “I think ...
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• Religious Left Emerges, Religious Right Erodes

  
  Cocking A Snook! — Authority: 125
  From my hometown newspaper this morning at the heart of Gator Nation and in the South — even though it’s something I can be proud of this time rather than apologize for, like what passes for good communal citizenship just down the road from UF in a giant corporate enclave of relatively wealthy and self-serving ...
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• Open Thread: What Do You Think? Progressive Version of Shock and Awe?

  
  RBO — Authority: 566
  A long-time RBOer sends the link to the February 6 info that POTUS had not onlyordered GITMO closed and “the trials halted with one of his first official acts as president so that his Administration can review the military commissions process,” but had also dropped the charges against Abd Al-Nashiri, the ...
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• American Inaction Destroys Hopes For Climate Change Conference: Revised Agenda Is Lamer, Less Effective

  
  A Blue View — Authority: 151
  NY Times : President Obama and other world leaders have decided to put off the difficult task of reaching a climate change agreement at a global climate conference scheduled for next month,agreeing instead to make it the mission of the Copenhagen conference toreach a less specific “politically binding” ...
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• Love of the Land: Ridicule or analysis?

  
  Rick's Caf American — Authority: 162
  Ridicule or analysis? Ira Sharkansky Shark Blog 14 November 09 This is one of those times to wonder if ridicule or serious analysis is in order. The occasion is a combination of two moves by the Palestinian leadership. It is not even clear which of the two warrants ridicule or analysis, or if they are both ...
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• Love of the Land: Peace Process 101

  
  Rick's Caf American — Authority: 162
  Peace Process 101 Noah Pollak Contentions /Commentary 14 November 09 In a new National Review piece , Elliott Abrams makes an important observation: As a result [of Obamas Middle East policy], “world opinion” toward Israel has gone from cool to frigid — in Europe especially. ...
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• Chinas fear of a black president | Russell Leigh Moses

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 157
  Barack Obama is viewed with suspicion by Chinese leaders because hes a political rock star – and because he is black Race is an insensitive issue in China. The sighting of someone who is not of the majority Han race does not stop conversation here, but sparks comments of all sorts – of surprise, wonder, ...
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• Obama Administration Sides With Iran Again US Families Of Terror Victims

  
  Bloodthirsty Liberal — Authority: 149
  Wouldn’t want to disturb “sensitive negotiations”This is even more interesting when we consider that the same administration just confiscated hundreds of millions worth of Iranian real estate in the United States.On Veterans Day, Christine Devlin stood in the cold in Westwood for the unveiling of a new memorial ...
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• Will Media Preach Against Lincoln/Obama Inaugural Bible Collection?

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 825
  Ken Shepherd and Colleen Raezler both noted the liberal-media loathing for a conservative Bible project last month. In noting conservative Rod Drehers beard-plucking loathing for the "American Patriots Bible" on The Corner , Mike Potemra suggested that if the patriot Bible would offend liberals, one can only ...
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• Barack Obama Reaches Shanghai Today

  
  A Pakistan News — Authority: 587
  Barack Obama Reaches Shanghai Today , The US President Barack Obama is reaching Shanghai on his first official tour today. Strict security measures have been taken in Beijing and Shanghai. Obama will meet Shanghai’s mayor and top government officials during his visit. Prior to Obama’s visit, large numbers of ...
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• Obama’s Theator of the Weird

  
  BitsBlog — Authority: 140
  Sam Youngman, Hill : Barack Obama Even as he travels through Asia, President Barack Obama said Saturday that he has ordered a full investigation of what happened last week at Fort Hood, Texas, and he promises accountability for mistakes made that allowed the tragic shootings. The president, in his ...
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• News Watch NewsBusters Shout-Out On Obama Refusal To Defend Japan Nuking

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 825
  On Friday, this NewsBuster noted how Pres. Obama, questioned at a news conference in Japan, twice refused to say whether he thought the United States dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was "the right decision." Yesterday on Fox News Watch, Jim Pinkerton noted the NewsBusters nugget.  The Fox News ...
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• Will someone please tell Obama to stop bowing?

  
  Bent Corner — Authority: 135
  What is it about President Obama that prompts him to bow to foreign dignitaries?  First he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia, now he has bowed to the Japanese Emperor Akihito.  Does he just go around... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Sunday Open Thread: New Beginning Edition

  
  Big Government — Authority: 810
  Today, in 1777, the Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, creating the first framework for our new nation. In 1864, Sherman began his “March to the Sea,” effectively ending the Civil War. In 1942, U.S. Forces won a decisive victory at Guadalcanal, in the Pacific. On this day, however, we are ...
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• Dear President Obama #300: Your 300 Day-A-Versary!

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 617
  Reporters Note: President Obama took the oath on a cold day in January. Now the chill is descending on DC once again, and still I press on, warming my hands daily over the keyboard as I launch another letter to the White House. I don’t know how he feels, but I could use a day off. Tom Foreman | BIO ...
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• I have seen your future, America, and it doesnt work

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 165
  I have seen your future, America, and it doesn’t work JAMES DELINGPOLE 17 JANUARY 2009 On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, James Delingpole says that the President-elect is horribly reminiscent of Tony Blair in 1997. He may be a fantastic guy, and look great, but he will bring a ragbag of scuzzballs, ...
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• American bases must go, Japanese protesters demand

  
  Nasir Khan blog — Authority: 141
  Morning Star Online , Friday 13 November 2009 by Tom Mellen Printable Email Visiting US President Barack Obama faced a mass protest in central Tokyo on Friday as activists demanded the withdrawal of the 47,000 US troops still based in Japan. Demonstrators marched on the US embassy, where ...
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• Hopes of climate change deal in Copenhagen fade

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  • US supports delaying difficult decisions on emissions targets • Copenhagen summit to concentrate on political deal Barack Obama acknowledged today that time has run out to secure a binding climate deal at Copenhagen and began moving towards a two-stage process that would delay a legal pact until next year at ...
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• 1,200 Caribbean troopers to guard Commonwealth meet

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  By Paras RamoutarPort-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) About 1,200 Carribean troopers along with local security personnel will maintain a hawk-eye vigil during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in this Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29, a minister said, adding 9/11 has “changed the security ...
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• How now, kowtow?

  
  Blaney's Blarney — Authority: 500
  One Term Barry, who famously bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, has now bowed even more obsequiously to the Emperor of Japan. How nice for Americans to see their President acting so submissively to foreign leaders...
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