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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Original Technorati articles tagged “barack obama”

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  State of the Union 2012
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “barack obama”

 

• 5 Barack Obama Commander in Chief Novelty Money Bills #250

  
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  5 Barack Obama Commander in Chief Novelty Money Bills All 5 bills are identical, as pictured. (Picture shows front and back of one bill) This Bill: · Is brand new and has been handled as un-circulated mint currency. · Is a beautiful collectible, commemorative item. · Is great for collectors, gifts, promotions, or ...
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• Sorry, Newt. Only the debt ceiling will reach the moon

  
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  By Mark Steyn The Orange County Register http://www.ocregister.com/ January 27, 2012 Had I been asked to deliver the State of the Union address, it would not have delayed your dinner plans: "The State of our Union is broke, heading for bankrupt, and total collapse shortly thereafter. Thank you and goodnight! ...
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• Laughing At The Presumptions Of Elites

  
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  Tim Thomas, the goalie for the Stanley Cup winning Boston Bruins, declined an invitation to the White House and the opportunity to gaze upon the royal Narcissist. Massachusetts is aghast at the nerve of a mere athlete making a political statement; especially when the statement is in direct contradiction of the ...
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• Pentagon May Delay Replacement of U-2 Spy Planes Because of Defense Department Cutbacks

  
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  At Los Angeles Times , " U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected ": Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions. The high-flying U-2 ...
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• Joe Scarborough: Newt Gingrich Called Reagan Approach to Soviet Union an Utter Failure, Dismissed Reaganomics

  
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  More former colleagues of Newt Gingrich are panning his presidential aspirations on the basis of his arrogance and hypocrisy as Speaker of the House. NJ Gov. Chris Christie was right when he said the “past is prologue” in a scathing rebuke of Gingrich last weekend. Well, Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s ...
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• HEADLINES FROM WORLD PRESS

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. South Africa, Argus:  ”Don’t Feed Baboons” I guess this means never entering Congress. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald:  ”Lost-Found, $150 Million” I guess Mitt Romney is upset at misplacing so much money. ...
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• Click Communism Away Says Newt

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Newt Gingrich is a man of IDEAS so when anyone tangles with this man who has a vision, the end result is Newt will walk away to the applause of Americans. He was addressing the Hispanic Leadership Network when Newt unleashed his latest brilliant idea. “So one of my goals  would be to flood the island with enough ...
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• “So,I Made A Mistake-Is That A Mistake?”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Given Republican presidential contacts with God it is difficult to imagine any ever made a mistake. After all, if one has been anointed by the Almighty, it is mighty unusual to make a human mistake. During an interview with Diane Sawyer, Barack Obama was open concerning his deficits.  ”I make a mistake, you know, ...
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• “I’m Jewish, I Can Live Where I Want!”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Itai Harel, a nice Jewish settler inhabiting a hill located in the West Bank, which originally was seized by Israel troops during a war, believes he has a right to live where he desires because he is Jewish and God gave the Israelis the land of what is known as the West Bank. “Look at all this wonderful empty land ...
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• French Leave Quickly

  
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  The French government is rather disturbed when Afghan soldiers decide to fire on French rather than Taliban forces. Last week, yet again, another Afghan soldier pointed his weapon toward allies rather than enemies.  Afghan President Hamid Karzai was visiting France when both President Sarkozy and he agreed on the ...
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• Let’s Pester The President

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  I would like you to imagine that it is 1944 and President Franklin Roosevelt is called away from the White House because some jerk went to court and demanded evidence that FDR was not a  secret member of the Nazi party. Naturally, there would be some nut judge in the South who would demand the president cease working ...
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• America Falls

  
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  These Groups, They work without coordination, Slandering, attacking, Skewing the views of our nation. These Men, They stand tall, Cheaters of wives and Wall St., Liars who soon will fall. These Pundits, They cry for an end to Obama’s free will, “We need a man, To bring back the City Upon a Hill.” We fall as a ...
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• Chavez wants good relations with US if Obama reelected

  
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  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he wants to ‘shake hands’ with his US counterpart, Barack Obama, and have ‘good relations’ with Washington if the two leaders are reelected this year. Read full story: Chavez wants good relations with US if Obama reelected (external link)
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• Just follow the money

  
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  When asking why Obama does certain things, we need to ask ourselves this question, who benefits? It seems that there is a pattern of some very rich people making huge profits because of Obama’s decisions. I guess those 1%ers are of more concern to our president than creating jobs for working Americans. First it was ...
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• No Secret Ballot For GOP Endorsement Is Same As Union Card Check

  
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  The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), commonly known as “Card Check,” is the misnamed legislation promoted by Organized Labor to stop the hemorrhaging within union ranks.  (From a high near 40 percent after World War II, union representation in the private sector has plummeted to just 7 percent today). It would ...
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• Another Obama Green Energy Company Fails … Ener1 Received $118.5 Million Stimulus Grant Files for Bankruptcy

  
  Scared Monkeys — Authority: 534
  Another One Bites the Dust … Ener1 received a $118.5 million stimulus grant and was supposed to double its production capacity and create 1,700 jobs, instead it is filing for bankruptcy . The company was supposed to made batteries for electric cars. A funny thing happened on the way to the Obama hand picked ...
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• Prison Planet.com » Alex Jones: Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA

  
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  Alex comments on the White House bypassing the Senate to ink an agreement that could allow Chinese companies to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with no legal oversight. via Prison Planet.com » Alex Jones: Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA.   Related articles Prison Planet.com ” White ...
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• Colorado GOP Hispanic lawmakers rip Obama’s Aurora visit as “campaign” stop

  
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  Curated by HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.
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• In Airport Run-In with Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, Democrats See Help for Obama Among Hispanics

  
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  Curated by HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.
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• Narcissistic (And Incompetent) President Wants Second Term “Badly”

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 542
  Quite obviously, there has to be a bit of narcissism in any person who wants to run for the presidency. Yet, with Barack Obama, everything seems to be all about himself. Does anyone get the feeling that Obama wants to be president to help anyone, to be a good steward of the United States as President? That he wants ...
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