Articles filed under U.S. President
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U.S. was ready long ago to elect a blackNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am tired of hearing Barack Obama supporters repeatedly saying "America was finally able to elect an African-American as president." For the last 30 years, America was...
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How deep was Obama effect in suburban races?Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Look at suburban election results from one angle and the vaunted Barack Obama coattails appear to offer all the coverage of a political tube top. Time and again, incumbe...
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Emanuel accepts job as Obama's White House chiefNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts. His ...
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Voters listened to the wrong voicesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, (some in) America spoke. They listened to Obama's buddies, Joe ("Mark my words an international incident is going to happen" if Obama is elected) Biden, and to Je...
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An open letter to Barack ObamaNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Congratulations. Yours is a historic achievement which should dispel for time and eternity the fiction that America is a racist nation. Savor the headiness, because hea...
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Savoring Obama's victory with graceNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is the brand new president-elect of the United States of America. The challenges of his anticipated office have become increasingly more daunting since the...
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Obama's in - what's out?Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Policitically speaking, the Democrats are in and the Republicans are out. But the Obama presidency has started some new trends as well. IN Yes we can Chicago "Saturday...
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Obama administration could open doors for IllinoisansNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On more than a few occasions, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. has joked that if his friend Barack Obama became president, he'd like to be ambassador to Ireland....
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It's time to look at spending limitsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - By the time this is printed, the election will be decided, and we will have a new president in the wings. We find it appalling how much money is spent to get an official...
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With so much to do, no time for euphoria's hangoverNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The crews from Streets & Sanitation spend Wednesday morning picking up the last remnants of the Election Night party in Grant Park. Journalists from around the world pac...