Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Hawaii Documents Obama's Birth for Arizona
KTLA NewsHONOLULU - After the state of Arizona had threatened to withhold incumbent President Barack Obama's name from its November ballot, the state of Hawaii on Tuesday verified President Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief. The documentation...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Pastor: Put Gays Behind Electrified Fence Until They Die Out
KTLA NewsMAIDEN, NC (KTLA) -- A North Carolina pastor is being condemned after a recent sermon in which he called for the extermination of all gays and lesbians by locking them behind an electrified fence until they die off. A video of the sermon by Pastor...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Christianity, Religion and Belief, YouTube
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DEA Agents Accused of Hiring Hookers
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- Three Drug Enforcement Administration agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, a congressional source confirms to CNN. According to this source, House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King, R-...Tags: Susan Collins, CNN (tv network), Justice System, Sex Crimes, U.S. Senate
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Ex-Rutgers Student Gets 30 Days in Webcam Suicide Case
CNN/KTLA NewsNEWARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey judge on Monday sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge in...Tags: Hudson River, 20 (tv program), Trials, Students, Justice System
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Manny Pacquiao Says He Was Misquoted on Gay Marriage
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- International boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is speaking out, saying he was misquoted on the subject of gay marriage in a recent interview. In an interview with National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao addressed President Obama's...Tags: Extra (tv program), Entertainment, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Concerts
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Biden Apologizes for Forcing Obama's Hand on Gay Marriage
CNNWASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Robin Roberts, Laws, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (tv program), Lawyers
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F-16s Intercept Small Plane in President Obama's Airspace
KTLA NewsSTUDIO CITY, Calif. (KTLA) -- Two F-16 military fighter jets intercepted a light plane that violated airspace restrictions as President Obama was leaving LAX Friday morning. "The fighters responded to a temporary flight restriction violation by a Piper...Tags: Wolfgang Puck, Human Interest, Reince Priebus, Manalapan, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Officers in Standoff at Sunset & Vine Honored by President Obama
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The White House rolled out the red carpet Saturday for top cops across the nation -- including two heroes from the LAPD. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Kevin Carter and Detective Craig Marquez were the first to respond to...Tags: Joe Biden, Shootings, Kevin Carter, Los Angeles Police Department, Human Interest
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Hearing Scheduled on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate Homeland Security Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving U.S. military and Secret Service agents in Colombia. The hearing will take place May 23, Sen. Joe Lieberman, the committee...Tags: Secret Service Prostitution Scandal (2012), CNN (tv network), Sex Crimes, John McCain, Prostitution
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Newsweek Cover Declares Obama 'First Gay President'
Los Angeles TimesNewsweek, which has recently become a conduit for a series of controversies for its cover art choices, drew more attention with the debut of its latest issue, declaring President Obama to be "The First Gay President." The cover, featuring Obama...Tags: Breastfeeding, Time (magazine), Los Angeles Times, Newspaper and Magazine, Jay Carney
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Romney Sweeps 5 Primaries; Declares Race is on with Obama
CNNAfter Mitt Romney swept the five Republican primaries being contested Tuesday, he turned from securing the Republican nomination and toward the general election against President Barack Obama. The former Massachusetts governor was projected to win in...Tags: Piers Morgan, Government, CNN (tv network), Students, Regional Authority
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3 Secret Service Agents Refuse Polygraph in Prostitution Scandal
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- Three of the 12 Secret Service agents involved in the Colombia prostitution scandal refused to cooperate with authorities and submit to a polygraph test, according to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-New York....Tags: Trips and Vacations, CNN (tv network), Government Contracts, Laws, Dining and Drinking
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