Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama calls for Gov. Blagojevich to resignDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama called for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign on Wednesday, hours after the embattled governor reported for work amid charges he plotte...
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Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery....
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Calling all Obama fans/criticsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As America approaches the inauguration of a new president, the Daily Herald is interested in documenting how the suburbs will share in the historic occasion. If you have...
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How will Obama affect racism, civil rights?Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Not long after Barack Obama's election, Kari Fulton heard a white colleague proclaim that racism in America is dead. She cringed, worrying it might be a sig...
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They wanted JFK to be watched, tooDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I have been a subscriber of the Daily Herald since relocating my family to Lake County in mid-1992. Over the years I have read many "Fencepost" opinions. Like most reade...
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Oprah: I'm not seeking job with ObamaDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Although Oprah Winfrey worked hard on Barack Obama's presidential election campaign, she never considered going to work for the president-elect'...
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Obama chosen after much considerationDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When I first read Mr. John King's letter on Saturday, Nov. 29, I thought "Oh, great! Another right wing person who just can't get over the election!" But after I reread ...
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Obama thanks Illinois fundraisersDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama thanked his Illinois finance committee on Thursday night for helping him win the election, telling them it was not the end of their work but...
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Congresswoman mistakenly hangs up on ObamaDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI _ When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a hoax. So Republican Rep. Ileana R...
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Clinton supporters laud Secretary of State nodDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Several ardent local Hillary Clinton supporters are cheering her coming role representing the nation abroad as Secretary of State, even if their first choice was to put ...