president obama

Illinois Senator Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American President on January 20th, 2009 after his charismatic style, eloquent public speeches, and message of change helped him win the November 2008 election.

Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden also benefited from a strong grass roots political organization and public backlash against some of the perceived mistakes of the previous Bush administration.

President Obama has inherited wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, an economic slump and a variety of simmering domestic issues. In February of 2009, President Obama signed into law a $787 billion dollar stimulus package targeted at kick-starting the economy. Early in his presidency he has sought to overturn some of George W Bush's more controversial decisions, more specifically related to the ban on stem cell research and the existence of the Guantanamo Bay prison facility.

You'll find both Obama's supporters and detractors blogging about our 44th president at sites like Bartcop and Radioactive Liberty.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “president obama”

• My solemn meeting on Veterans Day with President Obama at my friend’s resting place in Arlington

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 159
  BY James Gordon Meek The New York Daily News cross posted at The Democratic Daily ARLINGTON, Va. - He didn’t introduce himself. He didn’t have to. President Obama simply stuck out his hand and asked for my name as he stepped toward me amid a bone-chilling drizzle in the Gardens of Stone. This was Section ...
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• Obama Pushes for More Freedom in China

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 174
  Pressing for freedoms on Chinas own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all. (Nov. 16)
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• U.S. Senator Obama Demands That KSM Get A ‘Full Military Trial’. President Obama Demands That KSM Get A Full "Civilian Trial"

  
  War News Updates — Authority: 504
  My Comment: I am losing track of this Presidents inconsistencies. But in this case the move to a civilian court of the 9/11 terrorists has deep political implications that may favor President Obama in the next few years. By putting U.S. policies and conduct on the war against terrorism on trial with Khalid Sheikh ...
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• Text of Obamas town hall -- in China (Not a word on healthcare)

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 806
  President Obama walked a tight line during his unusual-for-China town hall meeting with university students in Shanghai. As an official guest in the country, he didnt want to appear pushy while being pushy about human rights and Internet censorship. Pointing out the long ties between the two countries, dating back ...
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• Mitt Romney Must Have Purchased New Testicles

  
  WOK3 — Authority: 440
  So Romney is complaining because the current President isn’t making decisions fast enough.  Hey, let me know when Obama invades the WRONG F**KING COUNTRY you pinhead.  God forbid someone study a situation in order to try and get it right.    Romney seemed like a nice enough guy (as weirdo Mormons go), and in ...
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• President Obama official day Nov. 15, 2009. In China

  
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  THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2009 DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009 On Monday morning, the President will visit with United States ...
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• "The Affordable Health Care for America Act:” After the Tumult and Shouting Subside, Will the House Divide and Fall? By DrTed

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
  When Speaker Pelosi announced passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), Democrats in the House of Representatives erupted in cheers and high fives.   Across the aisle, the Republicans watched glumly.   Afterwards, the Democratic and Republican House Leaders made ...
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• Civilianism 88 / Update on Iraq with Sami Rasouli

  
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• Islam facts the media will not tell you! (Part ONE of TWO)

  
  22MOON.COM — Authority: 490
  . . . . . . Resolving the Cognitive Dissonance of Islam By D.L. Adams November 6th. 2009 American Thinker AMERICANTHINKER.COM   ...
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• Islam facts the media will not tell you! (Part TWO of TWO)

  
  22MOON.COM — Authority: 490
    . . . . . . Resolving the Cognitive Dissonance of Islam By D.L. Adams November 6th. 2009 American Thinker ...
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• Obama Shanghai China Student Town Hall Youtube

  
  Obama-Mamas.com — Authority: 477
  The President spent approximately an hour answering questions of Chinese students in a live town hall that was simultaneously broadcast over the internet. The dialogue took place in the early afternoon on Monday in China, and approximately midnight EDT in the US. The students alternated between audience questions ...
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• Politiks As Usual: In The News 11/16/09

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 127
  No U.S. President Ever Bowed To A Foreign Leader....Until Now Forensics Helps Bring Closure To Iraqis Republican Sen. Jim DeMint Tries To Ban Permanent Politicians Hillary Clinton Wants To Get Coffee With Sarah Palin The Truth About Incest Maddow Complains Labeling Hasan Terrorist Would Paint ...
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• Obama’s Popularity in China Triggers Dialogue On Race

  
  Pamela on Politics | BET.com — Authority: 123
  By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Mayor of Shanghai Han Zheng, right, at Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Nov.  16, 2009 – President Obama is breaking new ground with his visit to ...
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• Sarah and Stupak

  
  Democratic Diva — Authority: 123
  Hi kidlets. Been busy moving from LD20 to LD11 so I haven’t kept up with the blogging but a lot’s gone on lately with health care reform regarding reproductive choice . And the Quitter In Chief of Alaska released her rogue-ish magnum opus . Those things are related. Because I want them to be for the purposes ...
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• The Truth Is Hard To Accept And In The Case Of Iran, Few Do.

  
  Politics 24/7 — Authority: 501
      Some realities are so disturbing that we would rather not deal with them. This habit tends to be a political phenomenon that we often encounter and that we often pay a dear price for. For decades our federal government has refused to face the harsh realities of deficit spending. They just can’t find it in ...
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• Another barry trip, another breach of protocol

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 535
  November 15, 2009barry’s disgracing the country yet again. Every trip he has gone on he has had a major breach of etiquette. It is beyond embarrassing.Is he too arrogant to learn or do the people around him not care?You would think that after bowing to the Saudi beast, the WH would have looked into the [...]
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• About that bow...

  
  Undercover Black Man — Authority: 132
  Seeing that most commenters here are cool with Obama’s bow to the Japanese Emperor – as a sign of cultural respect – I wonder what actual Japanese people are saying about it. Thank God for the internets, where bilingual folks can read Japanese online forums... and blog about it in English. Such as Joshua ...
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• President Obama’s War in Afghanistan (Real News Network)

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 159
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• OBAMAS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA IS TENSE

  
  THE COMMON PROGRESSIVE — Authority: 129
  AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko President Obama has made his first trip to China this week, a trip that would not be easy for any sitting President considering the myriad of important issues facing the two countries. There is little doubt that in order to sustain any major progress on global issues that the US and China will ...
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• Mozambique police ‘kill freely’

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 460
  Amnesty International accuses the police in Mozambique of killing members of the public with impunity. See the original post here: Mozambique police ‘kill freely’
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