Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Poll: Who Americans think will win presidential election
Americans are pessimistic about the current state of the economy, but optimistic about what things will look like a year from now, according to a new poll. A USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday also indicates that a majority believe President Barack...
Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Polls, Politics
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Santorum suspends campaign for presidential nomination
Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination after a weekend of "prayer and thought." The development means that Mitt Romney is now the certain GOP nominee to take on President Barack Obama...
Tags: Ron Paul, Elections, Polls, Politics, Republican National Conventions
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Longest serving Ind. Senate Republican fighting to keep seat Wednesday
Watch the U.S. Senate Republican Primary debate live on Fox59 News and Fox59.com at 7 p.m. It's been 12 years since Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar faced off in a campaign debate. That streak ends Wednesday night when the most senior Republican member of the...
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President signs disaster declaration for 6 Indiana counties
Press ReleaseGovernor Mitch Daniels was notified Friday that President Barack Obama has approved federal assistance for homeowners, renters and businesses in six Indiana counties in southern Indiana affected by tornadoes and severe storms from February 29 to March 3....Tags: Rentals, FEMA, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Government
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Survey: Hoosiers have strong opinions on President Obama's sweeping health care law
Hoosiers have strong opinions of what has become known as Obamacare - President Obama's sweeping health care law that is under the scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court. Ball State's 2011 Hoosier Survey found that 51 percent of Indiana residents expressed...
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China accused of withholding crucial minerals from U.S., Europe
The United States, the European Union and Japan are filing a challenge with the World Trade Organization against China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial for the production of many high-tech devices, President Barack Obama announced...Tags: Electronics, Politics, White House, Business, Environmental Issues
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Congress passes payroll tax cut deal
The Senate and the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan deal Friday extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while also avoiding a Medicare fee cut for doctors for the rest of the year.
The bill cleared the Senate in a 60-36...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Legislation, Politics, Nancy Pelosi
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Nearly 50 challenges filed against candidates on Indiana's primary ballot
This Friday will be a busy day for the Indiana Election Commission.
Nearly 50 challenges have been filed against several candidates set to appear on the state's primary ballot.
A majority of those challenges are against presidential candidate Rick...Tags: Elections, Politics, Primaries, Voting
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Obama rejects bid to expand Keystone Oil Sands Pipeline
President Obama rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone Oil Sands Pipeline Wednesday. It's the proposed pipeline that would send crude oil flowing from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
President Obama rejected the proposal, saying the deadline...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, White House, Richard Lugar
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Governor Daniels to deliver Republican response following State of the Union
Governor Mitch Daniels has been selected to give the Republican response following President Obama's State of the Union speech next week.
GOP leaders have praised Daniels for his management of our state's budget.
"It's natural that he would be someone...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Super Bowl, Mitch McConnell, Mitch Daniels
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Fox59 to carry State of the Union, GOP response Tuesday
President Barack Obama is expected to focus on economic fairness for the middle class during his State of the Union address Tuesday.
Mr. Obama is also expected to talk about what he calls a return to American values and the blueprint he has for the...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Republican Party
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Virginia man campaigns for Gov. Daniels to run for president
A Virginia man has started an online petition asking Governor Mitch Daniels to run for president.
Matt McKillip created the website “Run Mitch Run,” which urges others to sign a petition encouraging Daniels to run for president. He calls...Tags: Regional Authority, Facebook, Elections, Mitch Daniels, Politics
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