Obama

Obama is the surname of Barack Hussein Obama II, who became the forty-fourth President of the United States after President George W. Bush’s second-term expired. Obama became a U.S. Senator in 2005 after serving three-terms in the Illinois Senate.

During his presidential campaign, Obama raised record amounts of money via small donations on the Internet. His campaign ran on a theme of change and called for energy independence, universal healthcare and a rapid end to the war in Iraq.

Obama inherited the presidency during time of war and the worst financial crisis since the depression. His initial approach has been to draw expertise from all sides of the political spectrum and encourage debate in order to find the best solutions.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Obama”

• in Politics
  Obama Supporter Down for the Count in Dayton
  Forget Virginia and New Jersey. Ohio is the bellwether for America.
  by LeoOfMars / on Nov 4, 2009
• in Politics
  Hey Congress, Do You Need A Hearing Aid?
  The Nation is tired, frustrated, and perplexed. Our politicians do not have a clue.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009
• in Business
  Economic Stimulus Has Created 650,000 Jobs
  The Obama Administration stimulus package has created almost 650,000 new jobs in education and construction—but what about the rest of the us?
  by bryanmckay / on Oct 30, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Obama”

• "It Cant Just Be Me..." - Nov 18,2009

  
  Politics and Social Critiques. | Blog Talk Radio Feed — Authority: 106
  Politics run-down and then we talk the politics of Marriages and relationships. Pres Obama | Healthcare | Marriage | Women | Men
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• Designer Isabel Toledo shows new collection in D.C.

  
  Polichicks Online — Authority: 114
    Designer Isabel Toledo showed her spring collection at the home of the Swiss Ambassador in Washington D.C. Wednesday.  Toldeo is best known for designing the lemongrass dress and overcoat that Mrs. Obama wore to her husbands inauguration. The clothes in Toledos collection are, of course, totally gorge.  ...
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• Top Obama Advisers Favor Adding Troops in Afghanistan

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 142
  American soldiers in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, shielded their eyes as a helicopter landed nearby to pick them up after a mission last month.
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• Whats A Body to Do in a Post-Racial World?

  
  gnovis - Georgetown University's Journal of Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) — Authority: 126
  This past weekend, at the American Studies Association Annual Meeting , I had the opportunity to hear a paper presentation by George Yancy , an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University in Pennsylvania. In his paper, “Whiteness and the Black Body: Implications for Doing Philosophy in Black,” ...
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• If Cap and Trade Doesn’t Work, Obama will Make it Work

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  All the talk in Washington is surrounding a government health insurance plan, but there’s a little discussed insurance plan in the Boxer-Kerry cap and trade bill that’s worth some attention. The Senate version of the cap and trade bill includes a section that grants the President the authority to “direct relevant ...
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• If Cap and Trade Doesn’t Work, Obama will Make it Work

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  All the talk in Washington is surrounding a government health insurance plan, but there’s a little discussed insurance plan in the Boxer-Kerry cap and trade bill that’s worth some attention. The Senate version of the cap and trade bill includes a section that grants the President the authority to “direct relevant ...
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• Obama Afghanistan Decision Likely Pushed Back to December

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  Barack Obama will likely hold off deciding his strategy and troop strength levels until December, according to a New York Times report on his upcoming meeting Wednesday with his national security advisers.That would make four months since Obamas hand-picked Afghan General Stanley McChrystal made an urgent request in ...
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• Polichick Lit - Mrs. O: The face of Fashion Democracy

  
  Polichicks Online — Authority: 114
  Mary Tomer is the founder of Mrs. O, a blog following Michelle Obamas fashion choices. Below she talks to Better TV about her new book, Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy . The book chronicles Mrs. Obamas style with photographs of her most iconic looks and commentary from fashion notables.   Watch more Grab ...
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• Damn, He Can Give a Speech

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 450
  Obama at Ft. Hood.
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• JEWS DO NOT CONTROL THE WORLD

  
  What Do You Believe? — Authority: 429
  Anyone who says that Jews con trol 100% of th is planet is a liar! + + + THE RULING CLASS OF THE USSR 1936-1939 SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION I.V. Stalin L.M. Kaganovich [Jew] ORGANIZATION BUREAU OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ...
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• 5 O’Clock Roundup: Up rounds,

  
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• First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street

  
  Mirror On America — Authority: 479
  hat tip -GLH Its the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street. Bit of trivia I heard on the radio - the first guest on Sesame Street was..... James Earl Jones. And now, 40 years later, they have the first Black First Lady of the United States.
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• President Obama Speaking at Fort Hood Memorial

  
  Mirror On America — Authority: 479
  Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Memorial Service at Fort Hood November 10, 2009 We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the lives that they led; and with a determination to honor them through the work we carry on. ...
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• Corporate Mercenary Blackwater Busted in Bribery Plan

  
  Plunderbund — Authority: 135
  More evidence that privatizing the military is a recipe for continued disaster:NYT: Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security ...
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• H1N1 Killing Afghans

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 152
  Troops are getting vaccinated. Afghans are on their own. It seems to me if the international community cant do something as basic as give the people of Afghanistan vaccines, then we ought not to be escalating war in their country:
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• A Pro-life Public Option? Who’d have thunk it?

  
  my apologies — Authority: 108
  The Daily Beast outlines how pro-life Democrats and a fairly moderate President Obama have been promising a Health Care Reform that would avoid using public money to fund abortions all along. So why are pro-choice Democrats so shocked? Maybe they were listening to the distortions of Glenn Beck and the Tea Party ...
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• ‘By the People’: Ed Norton and Hollywood’s Mindless Obama Praise

  
  Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0 - Conservative News & Politics — Authority: 128
  Amy Rice and Alicia Sams’ documentary, “By the People,” provides a lens into Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.  A guided tour of sorts, the film delves into the Obama’s biggest milestones, while ignoring glaring contradictions and blemishes.  Perhaps two words can best describe it: snooze fest.  ...
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• Mr Obama visits Japan

  
  East Asia Forum — Authority: 501
  Author: Funabashi Yoichi, Asahi With U.S. President Barack Obama scheduled to arrive Friday for a two-day visit, Tokyo and Washington are still fumbling to get on the same wavelength. Although Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has repeatedly stressed that his government’s diplomacy would be centered on the alliance ...
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• President Me-Me-Me-Me-Me speaks again

  
  LyfLines — Authority: 136
  The President of the United States has taken a little bit of heat over the past couple of weeks for his decision not to appear at the ceremonies celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In a late surprise event, he adressed the crowd via video. Hed have been better off staying away ...
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• CAP: Postpone Gitmo Close, Send Leftovers to Bagram

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 781
  The influential Center for American Progress, which has close ties to the Obama administration , is now calling on President Obama to push back the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center to July . That’s despite the president’s day-two directive to close the notorious prison by January. Closure has ...
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