Articles filed under Barack Obama
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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...
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Obama family visits Lincoln MemorialJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama made an unannounced visit Saturday night with his family to see the Lincoln Memorial, paying tribute to a former president he ...
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Obama completes national security teamJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Promising to protect the United States while adhering to its core human values, President-elect Barack Obama formally unveiled his intelligence team Friday...
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Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulusJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is...
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Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulusJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - FAIRFAX, Va. -- President-elect Barack Obama urged dubious lawmakers Thursday to work with him "day and night, on weekends if necessary" to approve the largest taxpayer-...
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Obama names efficiency watchdog for federal programsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs -- such as Social Security and Medicare -- would be "a c...