Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama needs to utilize the best of both partiesNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The celebration of Barack Obama's victory was genuine and heartfelt, as it should have been. No one who has lived in this country and knows history can be insensitive t...
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The perilous future after the electionNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As one gets older, there is a tendency to look at things from a broader perspective. That is what I am doing with respect to this and future elections at the federal lev...
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Historic election reminds us: We do history every dayNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Note from Bob Smith, city editor for the DuPage editions of the Daily Herald, to his staff and other editors: "I'm sure you've heard about the overwhelming demand for ne...
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Obama's choice of Emanuel shows switch in toneNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts. His ...
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Former GOP Gov. Edgar lauds Obama winNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar supported John McCain for president but said he's been moved by Democrat Barack Obama's historic victory. "It was really n...
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Hope Obama leaves Cook politics homeNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - By Any Means Necessary, the creed of Cook County, was in evidence yesterday (Nov. 4). How many Cook County voters, living and dead, voted more than once? The news medi...
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Obama visits to be marked by Old State CapitolNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The election of Barack Obama as the next U.S. president has made Springfield's Old State Capitol became even more historic. Known as an Abraham Lincoln si...
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The election of a black as presidentNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - How much the world can change within the short span of one human lifetime. As he spoke Tuesday night against the graceful stretch of Chicago's Grant Park, newly elected ...
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How to heal a nationNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of hearing Barack Obama accused of being a radical, socialist and even a terrorist sympathizer or John McCain derided for his age and judgment, the nation n...
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U.S. was ready long ago to elect a blackNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am tired of hearing Barack Obama supporters repeatedly saying "America was finally able to elect an African-American as president." For the last 30 years, America was...