Articles filed under Barack Obama
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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...
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A look at a few of the items that mark Barack Obama's riseJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Few things illustrate Barack Obama's rise in political power more than his choice of vehicles and residences. Obama residences State lawmaker: East View Park apartm...
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Facts about past inaugurations (we solemnly swear!)Jan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Every U.S. presidential inauguration is historic in some way. It could be because of the weather, the profound speeches or the lavish parties. As we prepare to make hist...
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A bailout vote for a president-in-waitingJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Not quite the president yet and Barack Obama is looking for his first legislative victory. A wary Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on Obama's request f...
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Man selling Obama's old Chrysler 300CJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A luxury Chrysler sedan that President-elect Barack Obama drove before winning the White House is being auctioned off on eBay. Starting bid: $100,000. Tim...
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Senate hearing Tuesday spotlights school reformJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's choice for education secretary, Arne Duncan, said Tuesday that the No Child Left Behind law should stop punishing schools where only a handf...
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In Obama, many see an end to the baby boomer eraJan 11, 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 disappeari...