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 TRUES THE TYRANNY ON GRASSROOTS CONSERVATIVES!

  
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  MAYDAY! TYRANNY!! Thomas Jefferson wrote “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” The government under Barack Hussein Obama does not fear the people. The people fear the government. Ergo, there currently is no more liberty in America. A ...
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• The Changing IRS Scandal Timeline….by The White House

  
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  From Politico : The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago. Press secretary Jay Carney said again that no one had told ...
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• Bengahzi Scapegoat? Mid-Level State Department Official Is Talking….

  
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  A scapegoat is talking it seems….. Time to get him under oath: Following the attack in Benghazi, senior State Department officials close to Hillary Clinton ordered the removal of a mid-level official who had no role in security decisions and has never been told the charges against him. He is now accusing ...
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• Triplegate: It’s Like Saul Alinsky is Running the Country

  
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  With three full-blown scandals currently surrounding the Obama administration, there are too many “-gates” to name just one. There is the cover-up of the fatal Benghazi terrorist attack,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Carney: Okay Fine, Senior Officials Knew the IRS Report was Coming, but Nobody Told Obama

  
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  Guy Benson More information seeps out, and the “official” story changes again.  Knock me over with a feather: Even MSNBC can’t fully turn a blind eye to how things seem to keep... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• CAPTION CONTEST: What Were JT And Obama Looking At?

  
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  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Being president has its perks, including getting to hang with big name celebs. In April, President Barack Obama invited Justin Timberlake to the White House to attend a soul-themed concert. The two shared an iPhone moment prior to the event, as captured in this ...
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• Ho Sit Down: Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Says Democrats Stole The Election And “Want To Legalize 30 Million Illegals”

  
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  Alex the election is over. Your dude lost. Get over it. Alex Jones Says Democrats Stole Election According to Raw Story Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rang some familiar Republican talking points in a phone interview with Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt, accusing Democrats of widespread voter ...
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• DOJ Allegedly Spied on Fox News Correspondent, the FBI Investigates Bachmann, and More

  
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  Spy Games: It appears the Justice Department’s surveillance of The Associated Press was not an isolated incident. According to an article in The Washington Post, the DOJ spied on Fox News reporter James Rosen in connection with a 2009 investigation into a North Korea leak, tracing his phone records, tracking his ...
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• Taking responsibility in the White House

  
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  In the four-plus years that he’s been in office, President Barack Obama has dodged responsibility for the actions of his administration on several occasions by claiming ignorance or blaming everything from the weather to ATM’s for the failures of his policies. On more than one occasion, the president has blamed ...
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• Thein Sein becomes first Burmese president to visit US since 1966

  
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  Former generals trip sparks human rights protests as President Obama uses controversial name Myanmar for country Former general Thein Sein became the first Burmese president to visit the White House in almost 50 years on Monday – a visit human rights groups protested was premature, citing alleged ethnic cleansing ...
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• King Obama knew nothing about multiple scandals

  
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  . ____ GREEN link below . _________ Shielding Barack  ___ Obama   From IRS  -___ Disgrace . . . . . . .
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• The Manning Report – 20 May 2013

  
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  This is a 3-hour audio broadcast archived from the live Manning Report broadcast. Host: Dr. James David Manning This is a 3-hour audio broadcast archived from the live Manning Report broadcast. Check Out ATLAH Worldwide on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/ATLAHWorldwide/150345810898 Problems playing The Manning ...
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• Hyatt Hotels workers union opposing Penny Pritzker nomination

  
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  WASHINGTON--After first giving her a pass, the union representing Hyatt Hotel workers on Monday protested President Barack Obamas nomination of Penny Pritzker to be Commerce Secretary. Pritzkers Senate confirmation hearing is Thursday morning. Pritzkers family founded the giant hotel chain and Pritzker sits on the ...
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• Obama to Meet With China’s Xi in June

  
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  President Obama and Chinas President Xi will meet in California next month for a two-day summit, according to the White House, as tensions over North Koreas nuclear program persist and the U.S. aggressively confronts China over cyber spying.
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• CNBC’s Harwood: Republicans Might ‘Impede’ Efforts to Change Party If They Are Too Hard on Obama

  
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  The liberal media continue their effort to spin the Obama administration right out of trouble. On Saturday’s Today, NBC brought on John Harwood, CNBC’s chief Washington correspondent, to provide some analysis of the three scandals that rock...
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• CNBC’s Harwood: Republicans Might ‘Impede’ Efforts to Change Party If They Are Too Hard on Obama

  
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  The liberal media continue their effort to spin the Obama administration right out of trouble. On Saturday’s Today, NBC brought on John Harwood, CNBC’s chief Washington correspondent, to provide some analysis of the three scandals that rocked the administration last week. Harwood, with help from co-anchor Erica ...
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• Obama to hold first meeting with Chinas Xi

  
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  President Obama plans to hold his first meeting with Chinas new president, Xi Jinping, early next month when the two leaders visit California. The meeting comes as the Obama administration has been urging the Chinese government to take a stronger stance against North Korea, whose young leaders bellicose rhetoric ...
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• Piers Morgan: This IRS Thing is ‘Vaguely Tyrannical Behavior by the Government’

  
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  CNN’s chief anti-gun zealot Piers Morgan may have been loathe to admit it, but this IRS scandal seems to validate some of his detractor’s distrust of government. During his evening show on May 16, Morgan’s guest was magician Penn Jillette and the discussion turned to the admission by the Internal Revenue Service ...
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• Your Daily Quote

  
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  “No one expects you to take a vow of poverty. But I will say it betrays a poverty of ambition if all you think about is what goods you can buy instead of what good you can do.” – Barack … Continue reading →
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• President Obama Still Likable By The American People

  
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  According to the CNN polls today President Obama is still liked by 71 percent of the people which is good. After fighting a very tough week he still came out on top. With the IRS scam and the tea party mixing it up last week as they were getting favorable tax exempts it was not looking to good on President Obama’s ...
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