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”

• in Technology
  Would you like to social network with the President?
  A new social network is launched for the worlds leading politicians.
  by cmimanagers / on Jan 28, 2012
• in Politics
  State of the Union 2012
  A president's annual wish list.
  by jwalk6 / on Jan 25, 2012
• in Film
  Want Elvis Back? Don’t Vote for Obama
  Elvis Presley awaits the end of Barack Obama’s presidency before he makes his comeback.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 19, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “barack obama”

 

• Syria bloodshe is outrageous says Obama

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 166
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Syria bloodshe is outrageous says Obama US president repeats call for Bashar al-Assad to step down, as government troops seal off roads to the south of HomsPresident Obama has accused Syrian government forces of responsibility for “outrageous” bloodshed and called again for ...
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• 10 States got No Child Left Behind waiver from Obama

  
  GTdaily — Authority: 428
  The end of No Child Left Behind law. Since Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama has freed 10 States from No Child Left Behind law. “We can combine greater freedom with greater accountability.” No Child Left Behind: 10 States Receive Waivers From Education Law’s Sweeping Requirements It could be the beginning of ...
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• Syria bloodshed is outrageous, says Obama

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  US president repeats call for Bashar al-Assad to step down, as government troops seal off roads to the south of Homs President Obama has accused Syrian government forces of responsibility for "outrageous" bloodshed and called again for Bashar al-Assad to step down, as troops sealed off a rebel stronghold in the city ...
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• Worldwide System of Taxation – Is America Anti-Business?

  
  The Anti-Doughnut Party — Authority: 104
  Eye-catching title for this post, right?  After all, America is the land of opportunity where anyone can start a business and rise from the depths of poverty to the become part of, in the parlance of populists , the 1 percent.  But America also has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world at 35%.  Add ...
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• President Obama Releases 28-Song Official Campaign Spotify Playlist

  
  Hypebeast — Authority: 723
  Ever wonder what the president listens to on Air Force One to get amped up before a big rally? What kind of lyrical message would he and his team of strategists use to inspire momentum for their re-election campaign? President Obama has often coyly referenced enjoying certain musical genres during his tenure in ...
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• Most Transparent Administration Ever Refuses To Release Some Fundraising Numbers

  
  Say Anything — Authority: 597
  Unlike his predecessor George W. Bush, Barack H. Obama doesn’t like the public knowing how much he raises at individual fundraising events he attends. The Obama 2012 presidential campaign refuses to release its fundraising totals for individual events involving the president, keeping a dark curtain over one the ...
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• President Barack Obama Sending Dual Messages to Voters in Quest for Reelection

  
  The Hinterland Gazette — Authority: 522
  President Barack Obama Sending Dual Messages to Voters in Quest for Reelection (Wikipedia) The political transformation of President Barack Obama is glaring. He has moved from the “hope and change” candidate we saw in the 2008 election, to the “doing what it takes to win” president fighting for reelection. ...
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• Report: Solyndra Sold Assets Cheap to Entity with Close Ties to Investors

  
  Michelle Malkin — Authority: 721
  **Written by Doug PowersWhat’s a week without more suspicious Solyndra news? This should be enough to get us by until the inevitable almost weekly document dump that could come tomorrow.From the Washington Times:Fast running out of money, solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC last summer sold off nearly $60 million worth ...
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• Dependency on government surges 23% under Barack Obama

  
  Wintery Knight — Authority: 575
  Government dependency on the rise From Investors Business Daily . Excerpt: The American public’s dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 67 million now relying on some federal program, according to a newly released study by the Heritage Foundation. The ...
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• An Appeal to Tea Party, 9-12 and Conservatives

  
  Right Pundits — Authority: 122
  Calling all Tea Party and 9/12 Project members, as well as Conservative movement in general. Time to take a ′gut-check′ as to what we need to do this year election-wise. The low turn out in some Republican primaries appears to indicate dissatisfaction with the GOP nominating Mitt Romney as their presidential ...
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• The Occupy Movement May Be in Retreat, but Its Ideas Are Advancing

  
  Media Decoder — Authority: 760
  Is the Occupy Wall Street movement petering out, or has it already won a big victory by shaping the political campaign of 2012?
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• Banks to pay $5b in federal and state settlement on foreclosure fraud

  
  Hold Fast — Authority: 452
  At this writing, the federal government and forty-nine state attorneys general (all minus Oklahoma) have agreed to a settlement with the nation’s five largest banks for their fraudulent robosigning practices. The banks will pay $5 billion penalty as part of this deal and also provide a vary range of credits which ...
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• Goal Posts Moved (Again)

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 612
  Like everything else the federal government touches, America’s education system has turned into an unmitigated (and increasingly costly) disaster for students, parents and taxpayers alike in recent decades. America is falling further behind the rest of the world in other countries, while the taxpayer tab for ...
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• Obama moves closer to post-religious Europe

  
  News Politics — Authority: 129
  A quite unexpected hurricane has hit the Obama campaign ship. The President has done what is, on the face of it, a startlingly foolhardy thing. He has provoked outrage in the Catholic Church and thus in that huge US constituency – now larger than ever due to a vast increase in the Hispanic community – which ...
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• CPAC 2012 LIVE!!!! WOOHOO!!!

  
  PARENTING FREEDOM.com — Authority: 113
  Sooooooooooooooo excited for CPAC this weekend… I thought of it 20 minutes before it started. So encouraging when I started the live play and they were in the middle of praying. WOOHOO!!!! http://videosrvr.com/player/1328470235957283072 ...
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• Congressman Shuts Down Gingrich’s Obama “Food Stamp” Claim

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 715
  WASHINGTON-Congressman, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois addresses former Speaker Of The House and GOP presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich’s claim that Barack Obama was the “Food Stamp President” on the floor of the House floor. Gutierrez used statistics to show that Obama was not in fact, the “Food Stamp ...
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• Obama to Free New Jersey Schools From No Child Requirements

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 704
  ​President Obama is expected to announce today that he will allow ten states to be exempted from the strict test-based measures of the No Child Left Behind Act. The states are Colorado, Florida,
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• NY, California to sign mortgage settlement

  
  Long Island Business News — Authority: 528
  New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses, according to a source close to the negotiations.Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial agreed to the settlement — for an ...
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• Obama Reinforces Stance On Unconstitutional Contraceptive Mandate

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 561
  It boggles the mind why Obama would want to pick this fight with Catholics, which also means Conservatives, Tea Party members, Republicans, and the 60+% of Americans who oppose ObamaCare get riled up again, in an election year. Democrats, including Obama, avoided mentioning ObamaCare during the 2010 mid-term elections ...
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• Debbie Wasserman Schultz Defends President Obama’s SuperPAC Stance: ‘The Rules As They Exist Now Are The Rules We Will Play By’

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 805
  DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz visited CNN’s Starting Point to address criticism that President Barack Obama has “flip-flopped” on the issue of Super PACs. “Isn’t there something contradictory in that, though?” asked host Soledad O’Brien , “Saying ‘I’m against it, but embrace it ...
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