Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (IL)
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Party:
Democrat |
| Family:
Wife: Michelle, 2 Children: Malia, Sasha. |
| Birth date:
08/04/1961, Honolulu, HI |
| Home city:
Chicago, IL |
| Religion:
United Church of Christ |
Professional
Experience |
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Political
Experience |
- Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
- Keynote Speaker, 2004 Democratic National Convention
- Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.
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| Want to know more? see Obama's top Links on the right |
Bush's Time Horizon in Iraq
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The Nation - By Allen McDuffee - Aug. 6 (Opinion) - Barack Obama's recent trip to the Middle East and Europe caused a number of disparate reactions, even among Republicans, who charged Obama with being anything between audacious and presumptive to wrong-headed and naïve. Equally audacious, the most telling reaction, in the language of Wall Street, came from George Bush's insistence on a "time horizon" in Iraq.NewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average - Reviews - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
Is Obama the End of Black Politics?
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New York Times - By Matt Bai - Aug. 6 (Special Report) - For most black Americans, Obama's candidacy represented a kind of racial milestone, the natural next phase of a 50-year movement. But for Michael Nutter, the reverse was also true: not supporting Obama's candidacy marked a kind of progress, too. The movement, after all, was about the freedom to choose your own candidate, white or black...NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 from source rating - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Clinton's Not a Racist, but There's a Reason Many Blacks Think He Is
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Huffington Post - By Earl Ofari Hutchinson - Aug. 5 (Opinion) - [Disclosure added by staff: this piece was submitted by the author's publicist, whose review has been hidden because she rated it as a 5 which will skew the ratings] Former President Bill Clinton was probably shocked at the storm of rage that he drew back in January with his apparent Jesse Jackson slough off of presumptive Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's win in the South Carolina Democratic primary. And there was good reason...NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 from source rating - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
Gramm's Role Reduced
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Washington Post - Jul. 14 (News Report) - Gramm had played an important part in crafting McCain's economic plan, and he occasionally appeared at rallies or spoke to editorial boards on the presumptive GOP nominee's behalf. But no longer, according to two key McCain advisers, after Gramm told the Washington Times that the country was filled with "whiners" and the United States is merely in a "mental recession."NewsTrust Rating: 3.3 average - Reviews - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
Don't Tase Me, GOP
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In These Times - By Jacob Wheeler - Aug. 5 (News Report) - The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers.
Local activists and media say that the department ordered 230 stun guns in late February -- adding to the 140 already in its possession -- in preparation for protests at the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), which St. Paul will host from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4.
Police spokesman Tom Walsh denies any connection between the arrival of the Tasers and the upcoming RNC.NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 from source rating - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
'Straight Talk Express' takes the low road
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Judicial Partisanship Awards
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How conservative greed and corruption destroyed American politics
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Salon - By Thomas Frank - Aug. 7 (Opinion) - Washington is the city where the scandals happen. Every American knows this, but we also believe, if only vaguely, that the really monumental scandals are a thing of the past, that the golden age of misgovernment-for-profit ended with the cavalry charge and the robber barons, at about the same time presidents stopped wearing beards.NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 from source rating - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
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