Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Republicans lack votes -- and appetite -- to end 'Obamacare'
Sep 11, 2018 11:07 AM - Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year. It could well be too little, too late.
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Obama to U of I students: You cannot wait for a savior
Sep 7, 2018 1:34 PM - Former President Barack Obama has urged an audience of students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to not just vote in the midterm elections, but to lead the fight against President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Obama speech draws much University of Illinois interest
Sep 5, 2018 11:23 AM - More than 17 times as many University of Illinois students registered to hear a campus speech by former President Barack Obama as there are seats in the auditorium.
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Sun-Times: Patti Blagojevich blames Obama while seeking clemency for Rod
Jul 25, 2018 11:41 AM - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich stuck to her guns Tuesday in blaming the administration of former President Barack Obama for denying her husband a fair trial in her latest attempt to persuade President Donald Trump to release the disgraced governor from prison.
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How the Obamas managed to become invisible in Washington, D.C.
Jul 17, 2018 2:00 PM - When they aren't traveling, the former president and first lady have faded into a cloistered city life.
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GOP investigation: Obama administration misled Congress on efforts to help Iran recoup oil money
Jun 6, 2018 8:47 AM - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration went out of its way in early 2016 to help Iran recoup previously sanctioned oil revenue stranded in an overseas account after the nuclear deal went into effect and actively misled Congress regarding those efforts, according to the results of a nearly two-year Republican investigation released early Wednesday. The majority report of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations comes as President Donald Trump, who scorned the agreement from its inception, last month ended U.S. participation in what he called a "horrible, one-sided deal."
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Barack and Michelle Obama to create content for Netflix
May 21, 2018 1:15 PM - Netflix announced a production deal Monday with Barack and Michelle Obama that will see the former first couple create a wide range of content for the streaming service.
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Obama declines to speak at Harper College graduation, for nowFeb 22, 2018 9:50 AM - Former President Barack Obama won't be delivering Harper College's commencement speech in May, as leaders at the Palatine-based community college had hoped. But they've already extended an invite to him for next year.
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Report: Obama not chosen for jury duty
Nov 8, 2017 1:49 PM - Former President Barack Obama has completed his jury duty at the Daley Center, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Harper College pitches Obama to be graduation speakerApr 28, 2017 7:15 PM - Harper College is trying to lure former President Barack Obama to be the school's commencement speaker next year on the occasion of the Palatine-based community college's 50th anniversary. And at least so far, Obama hasn't said no to the invitation.
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