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Barack Obama
Democrat • 2 Terms • Sworn In 2005
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Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal
...two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick for Commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, has withdrawn under an ethics cloud. It's a hard dose of reality to swallow at t
Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders, promises 'a genuine partnership'
...- Barack Obama insists America has only one president at a time. But for the next two weeks, this city shows all signs of hosting two - working a mile apart along Pennsylvania Avenue. On Day One of President-elect Obama’s tenure in Washington, the Dem
Analysis: Barack Obama Tested By Stimulus, Scandal
...two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick for Commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, has withdrawn under an ethics cloud. It's a hard dose of reality to swallow at t
Barack Obama selects a 'Leon Panetta' to head the CIA
...George Smiley or someone else with secret qualifications in the crucial, clandestine world of intelligence, president-elect Barack Obama has made his first or second inexplicable pick of advisors. The 61-year-old Panetta's main apparent qualification fo
Sasha & Malia Obama Start School
...Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha Usher and Kerry Washington with Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama at a rally at South Carolina State University Sen. Barack Obama, with his family, after winning the Iowa democratic pres
Black Ministers Rally Behind Blagojevich Pick, Burris
...2009. Burris is leaving for Washington D.C. on Monday, after Il. Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to fill President elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. Warm words of support and prayers for Roland Burris contrasted with the frigid reactions from Senate
Kaine to take over as Democratic chairman
...Sunday. In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine looks on as then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., right, speaks during a town hall meeting at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va. Kaine is set to
MyDD
...are getting ugly between President-elect Barack Obama's transition team and New Mexico Gov. ... READ MORE President-elect Barack Obama's plans for an aggressive stimulus package may face tough opposition from congressional Republicans who don't want to
Kaine to take over as DNC chairman
...Dharapak) In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine looks on as then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., right, speaks during a town hall meeting at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va. Kaine is set to
Obama Arrives In Washington
...selecting former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to his cabinet. Watch in its entirety President-elect Barack Obama's news conference, during which he nominates Arne Duncan as his education secretary. President-elect Barack Obama pic
Richardson Withdraws Bid To Be Commerce Sec.
...Obama selecting former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to his cabinet. Watch in its entirety President-elect Barack Obama's news conference, during which he nominates Arne Duncan as his education secretary. President-elect Barack Oba
Inauguration Tests Troubled Transportation Grid
...faces an economy that his soon-to-be vice president calls "far worse" than imagined. Watch in its entirety President-elect Barack Obama selecting former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to his cabinet. Watch in its entirety President-
Ill. Gov. Says Reid Called About Sen. Pick
...Fitzgerald lists the various charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested and accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. The current Illinois governor was born and raised in Chicago. There is no absolute number of dri
Michelle Obama, Daughters Arrive In DC
...campaigning, U.S. citizens go to the polls to vote in the election between Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Republican nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Here's a look at Obama's day. Long before President-elect Barac
Ill. Gov. Says Reid Called About Sen. Pick
...Fitzgerald lists the various charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested and accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. The current Illinois governor was born and raised in Chicago. The holidays are coming and loc
Sen. Reid Called Blagojevich About Senate Seat
...words for the media after he announces his choice of former Ill. Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat in Chicago. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's acc
Barack Obama: Country needs economic stimulus plan
...The Obamas arrived at their temporary home at the Hay-Adams Hotel on Saturday evening. They are expected to be joined Sunday by Barack Obama, who remained in Chicago to wrap things up at his home and transition office. The Obamas moved early so their da
Sen. Reid called Blagojevich about Senate seat
...Harry Reid says Reid called Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in early December to discuss the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Reid spokesman Jim Manley says the Nevada Democrat made one call to Blagojevich on Dec. 3. That was six days before
Dignitaries expected at funeral for former Sen. Claiborne Pell
...Pell between 1985 and 1997, said all 100 U.S. senators had been invited to the funeral. A spokeswoman for President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team said Vice President-elect Joseph Biden, Pell’s Senate colleague and friend, plans to attend the
Barack Obama in limbo
...is simply a sign of the decline now evident in Washington with the utter absence of backbone and leadership. The taste of Barack Obama's triumphant victory could well turn out to be ashes in his mouth rather than that of honey. He has climbed the hill t
Huge mess left for Barack Obama
...and much of the mortgage and housing crisis would not have taken place. As it has been said by some, with President-elect Barack Obama the grownups are back in town. But has the Bush administration left behind a mess of such magnanimous proportions that
Hawaii's Influence on Barack Obama
...goes down 10 points. He cools the water. He's sober and he speaks sensibly in a calm manner that breeds confidence." As Obama's wife, Michelle, has said, "You can't really understand Barack until you understand Hawaii." But to understand Hawaii is to ma
Barack Obama to begin working on stimulus plan
...congressional Democrats Monday to begin ironing out a massive stimulus spending plan - and already GOPers are raising red flags. Obama plans to huddle at the Capitol with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid to set the para
Hillary top local story of '08
...stop in Logan the day before the primary election. Sen. Clinton was running for the Democratic nomination against Sen. Barack Obama. Only a few days earlier, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, campaigned in Williamson in Mingo County for his
Peaks and valleys of political speech in 2008
...many understood it was a reference to drug use. Johnson later apologized. "I'll beat Michael Phelps in swimming before Barack Obama wins North Carolina." -- South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, introducing McCain at a rally in Fayetteville on Oct. 28. "I
Editorial: Sen. Webb’s Call for Prison Reform
...lives. Mr. Webb says he intends to introduce legislation to create a national commission to investigate these issues. With Barack Obama in the White House, and strong Democratic majorities in Congress, the political climate should be more favorable than
They said it ...
...seeking re-election: "We may actually get more done this year." U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill on her surprise endorsement of Barack Obama for president: "I'm not against Hillary Clinton as much as I'm for Barack Obama." House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D
Letters to the Editor, January 1
...I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old,” If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.” (Barack Obama, the quote stands on it’s own) I do have an honorable mention, too, because it made me laugh out loud for weeks.
Quite A Year, As Barack Obama Claims Presidency
...tally: 365 electoral votes for Obama, 173 for McCain. Not that that was the end. Many of the major characters have moved on: Obama has chosen three of his former rivals for top spots - Joe Biden as his vice president, Bill Richardson as his commerce sec
Quite A Year, As Barack Obama Claims Presidency
...tally: 365 electoral votes for Obama, 173 for McCain. Not that that was the end. Many of the major characters have moved on: Obama has chosen three of his former rivals for top spots - Joe Biden as his vice president, Bill Richardson as his commerce sec
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