Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama talks youth leadership post presidency
Apr 24, 2017 12:24 PM - Former President Barack Obama is set to hold the first public event of his post-presidential life in the place where he started his political career. Obama will speak Monday at the University of Chicago, where his presidential library is planned.
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Obama to hold first public event of his post-presidency
Apr 21, 2017 8:55 AM - Former President Barack Obama will speak Monday in Chicago to young community leaders and organizers at the University of Chicago, where his presidential library is planned.
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Trump says Obama wiretapped his phones; sources say no
Mar 4, 2017 7:31 PM - President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephone lines "wire tapped" during last year's election, but Trump didn't offer any evidence or say what prompted the allegation.
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2 plans to name Illinois highways for Obama in the works
Feb 23, 2017 12:56 PM - Democratic lawmakers from Chicago want portions of Illinois highways named for former President Barack Obama.
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Constable: Unlike namesakes, presidential cookies always 'nut-free'
Jan 26, 2017 5:15 AM - It's not easy to memorize all 45 U.S. presidents. But an educational cookie gives you the chance to eat them all.
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History, humor unite as Obama honors Chicago CubsJan 16, 2017 10:11 PM - History and good humor were the orders of the day Monday as the World Series champion Chicago Cubs visited the White House to meet with President Obama and exchange gifts.
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Cubs will visit White House on MondayJan 10, 2017 10:12 PM - The World Series champion Chicago Cubs will make a celebratory visit to the White House before president Barack Obama leaves office.
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Constable: Obama's grace more than skin deep
Jan 10, 2017 5:44 AM - One of the most impressive things Americans will miss about President Obama is his skin -- not his skin's color, but just how thick it is.
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How the U.S. job market has evolved over Obama's 8 years
Jan 8, 2017 7:15 AM - When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009 in the midst of the Great Recession, the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. Employers were panicking in the face of plummeting demand and a financial crisis that had frozen credit. Eight years later, the job market is in infinitely better shape.
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What Obama wants to get done in final weeks of presidency
Jan 2, 2017 12:27 PM - Presdient Obama returned to Washington midday Monday from Hawaii with less than three weeks left. His final days will largely be consumed by a bid to protect his endangered health care law, a major farewell speech and the ongoing handover of power to Donald Trump.
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