Articles filed under Barack Obama
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On eve of presidency, Obama praises McCain, PowellJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A relaxed and upbeat Barack Obama invoked the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and lavished praise on two prominent Republicans in calling for a new spirit...
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As the nation celebrates King, Obama's rise transcends raceJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Less than two years ago, political pundits debated whether Barack Obama was "black enough" to become president and whether "America was ready" for a person of color to b...
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Don't need to trek to D.C. for Obama memorabiliaJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The Funk-E-Breeze store in the Westview Fox Valley Shopping Center in Aurora is one of hundreds of businesses across the suburbs that is selling trinkets featuring Barac...
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Area viewing parties to celebrate Tuesday's historic inaugurationJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of us will be nowhere near Washington D.C. when Barack Obama gets sworn in as the nation's 44th president. To be part of this historic event, you can watch from hom...
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The magic of it allJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - As Barack Obama is about to take the oath of office, we are compelled by our personal histories to take stock of what his presidency means to us. Mere days stand between...
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Wright: Obama shows blacks shouldn't accept limitsJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, said Sunday that the lesson in Obama's rise to the White House is that black people s...
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Library of Congress to collect sermons, speeches for inaugurationJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Inauguration-week sermons would be videotaped to highlight Barack Obama's rise to power in an unprecedented quest by the Library of Congress to capture this...
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From the era of baby boomers to the era of changeJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - When George W. Bush lifts off in his helicopter on Inauguration Day, leaving Washington to make way for Barack Obama, he may not be the only thing disappearin...
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Area students write to Sasha ObamaJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - ...
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Odes to Obama: A poem or two for the new presidentJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Poets don't typically write to order. You can't just call them up and ask them for a poem. Not even for an inauguration. But The Associated Press did ask. A...