president barack obama

President Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, succeeding President George Bush.

Born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961, he attended Harvard Law School where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He later became a state senator in Illinois, and went on to serve as a US Senator for the same state in 2004.

His presidency is considered historically significant for several reasons.

He is the first African American president, with an African father from Kenya and Caucasian American mother. He raised record amounts of money from small donations, mainly through the internet, on his own social media site, also leveraging Twitter, and Facebook. Because of this success, the use of social media in Obama's campaign has become a topic of study for those wishing to leverage the technology for promotional purposes, much in the way business blogging became a topic of discussion eight years ago as a result of political blogging.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “president barack obama”

 

• Joe Scarborough: Newt Gingrich Called Reagan Approach to Soviet Union an Utter Failure, Dismissed Reaganomics

  
  The Hinterland Gazette — Authority: 524
  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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• ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Sales Boosted By Obama; ‘Welcome Back Kotter’ Star Robert Hegyes Dies

  
  WSJ.com: Speakeasy — Authority: 525
  “Let’s Stay Together” sales boosted by Obama; “Welcome Back Kotter” star Robert Hegyes dies… “Let’s Stay Together” Sales Boosted By Obama: President Barack Obama’s decision to sing a line of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” has managed to help the economy. Since crooning a part of the ...
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• Drake Wants To Play The Role Of President Obama in The Movies

  
  Gumbumper — Authority: 479
  Drake wants to play Barack Obama in a film about the President’s life. “I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,”the rapper and actor told VH1 News at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this week. “That’s the goal. I watch all the addresses. Any time I see him ...
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• Obama 2

  
  Driven Politics — Authority: 125
  "On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama will be reelected with 50.17% of the vote." The French newspaper Libération , published in Paris (Cir. 100,000+). On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama will be reelected with 50.17% of the vote. Its not quite sure yet, but the last digit of Professor Ray C.Fair, which predicts ...
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• Obama speaks against BPO; Aquino believes BPO will remain in Philippines

  
  Philippine News Daily — Authority: 123
  MANILA, Philippines – US businesses operating outside the United States do not deserve a reward. This is what US President Barack Obama has emphasized regarding the heightening business outsourcing of several American firms. Apparently, the president of the United States favors the proposed House Bill (HB) No.3596 ...
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• Myth of a ‘Recovery’: What the Numbers Really Say

  
  Big Government — Authority: 770
  Last night, at the State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of a recovery, but the evidence for such a recovery doesn’t really exist. The national unemployment is now 8.5% (December’s), its lowest level since January 2009, but while some saw this welcome news as something to celebrate, it hides a ...
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• Around the Blogroll and Elsewhere: Greedy Bastards Putting the Uppity In Their Place edition

  
  Brilliant at Breakfast — Authority: 464
  If President Obamas tone last night was "feisty" and "defiant" enough to get Republican panties in a twist, then you really have to wonder how a group as delicate and fragile as Republicans can be trusted with the problems facing this nation. As expected, Mitt Romney, who attempted a pre-emptive strike against a ...
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• Consumer Confidence On the Rise in U.S. as President to Tackle Jobs

  
  The Locust Fork News-Journal — Authority: 112
  ANALYSIS by Glynn Wilson Consumer confidence is on the rise in the United States, according to the latest Gallup poll on the subject, as President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to the nation on Tuesday night to deliver a strong economic message sympathetic to a middle class that feels ...
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• Rick Santorum Appearing on Morning Joe says it’s not his job to defend the president

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 420
  Rick Santorum appeared on Morning Joe today and was asked why did he not correct a woman at one of his rallies yesterday who said President Obama was an “avowed Muslim”. His first defense was she was elderly and he was not going to beat up an elderly woman, and his second defense was “it was not his job to ...
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• State of the Union

  
  richardhowe.com — Authority: 123
  Looking forward to the President’s State of the Union address tonight. Remembering January 2009 and the massive gathering on the National Mall for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Here’s a look at the scene by Susan Walsh, a photographer from the Associated Press (web photo courtesy of boston.com) ...
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• Obamas Jobs Council

  
  Driven Politics — Authority: 125
  What could we have expected from a Jobs Council whos members include the ninth Chairman and CEO of GE, the chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy, Inc. the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation. Dissent in ...
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• “Let’s Stay Together” New Ringtone by President Obama

  
  The Savvy Sistah — Authority: 117
  I just adore & honor our President and No, it’s not because he’s African-American but because he’s transparent and REAL! When he belted out “Let’s Stay Together” by Rev. Al Green at the Apollo Theater on January 19th, he just proved that […]
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• State of the Union: 5 Things to Know for the Week

  
  MyBankTracker — Authority: 124
  Amid an intense political environment, President Obama will hold the State of the Union Address on what his agenda would be for the nation in this critical election year. The high unemployment rate and income inequality are surely among the highlights of his speech. President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the ...
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• Letters to the President #1098: Sharing the wealth: the final chapter

  
  Anderson Cooper 360 — Authority: 521
  Reporters Note:   All the candidates for President in 2012, including the current one, are raising boatloads of money. Lately I’ve been writing about how much more useful it might be if they spent some of it doing the very work they say they want to do once in office. Dear Mr. President, With the old year ...
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• Newt Gingrich wins SC: Hold the champagne Democrats.

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 648
  Northamptonshire — Its 2pm and I am sitting at my desk, shocked. Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina primary with 40% of the vote. Seriously. As someone who passionately studies American politics and understands Newt’s place in American history, this is shocking. I expected him to win after the debates, but ...
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• Iran War: US Eyes Mideast Gendarme Role

  
  Intifada — Authority: 489
  Iranians carry the flag-draped coffin of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the deputy director of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant. Photo: AP By Dr. Ismail Salami - Intifada-Palestine.com The temptation of attacking Iran long entertained by Washington and Israel is gradually crystallizing into a reality of fear and ...
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• President Barack Obama says human rights abusers should be banned from entering the United States

  
  Newstime Africa — Authority: 117
  In a move that will go down well in Sierra Leone’s political circles, the United States under the direction of President Barack Obama, has given a massive boost to U.S. efforts directed at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• President Obamas Weekly Address (1/21/12)

  
  Operation Reach B.L.A.C.K. — Authority: 92
  Strengthening the tourist industry and taking steps where Congress has dragged its feet The focus of President Obamas Weekly Address began with a discussion of the tourist industry, attracting visitors from around the world to Americas highlight destinations. Earlier this week, the President made a stop at none ...
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• In Which President Barack Obama Reveals That He Has An Excellent Singing Voice.

  
  Ketchup Is A Vegetable — Authority: 103
  My guess is that George W. Bush is tone deaf.
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• My photos of President Obama appearing at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem

  
  HarlemGal Inc. — Authority: 105
  HarlemGal Inc’s photostream on Flickr. I had the privilege and delight of attending a fundraiser to re-elect President Obama at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The event was filled with great entertainment from Lin-Manuel Miranda MCing, to India Arie performing, to the Rev. Al Green blessing us with his singing ...
  1 week ago

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