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Obama a lame duck in less than a year

Tomorrow, January 21, is Obama’s first anniversary as president. Last night Massachusetts elected a Republican senator to replace Democrat Ted Kennedy after he left office in August for health reasons. This gives Republicans the necessary 41 votes to kill any legislation in the Senate. In one quick and decisive move the GOP has rendered Obama [...]
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Obama coming to the heart of conservatisim – Aggieland

Hundreds expected to demonstrate Friday at A&M during presidential forum. By Nathan Adkisson | statesman.com Thursday, October 15, 2009 A&M official: “We expect our students will treat the president with respect.” Officials say about 20 organizations have reserved space to demonstrate on campus, including several Tea Party groups, the College Democrats and the College Republicans. [...]
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Consuming On the President May Kill You

Capitalizing off of the presidency is nothing new, but read the fine print. “Made in China” and “Don’t eat off plate” WTF? Let’s celebrate on of the most significant events in United States’ history by sending money to China. I wouldn’t normally eat off this plate (’cause it’s so pretty) but it probably contains lead [...]
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Whitehouse.gov Still Belongs To Bush

Whitehouse.gov still belongs to President Bush. We hear the Obama version of the site will go live at noon. Posted using ShareThis
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Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address

© MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address Jan. 20, 2009 (CBS) President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, as prepared for delivery: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank [...]
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First-family-to-be gets code names

In the Oval Office White House photo by Eric Draper, November 10, 2008 President George W. Bush and president-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Obama, gearing up for his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talk with Bush. First-family-to-be gets code names Tribune staff report, [...]
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Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls

Surprisingly, it was a close race at least in the popular vote, but in the end, the electoral college made it’s choice clear. The interesting tid-bit – while we wait for the dust to clear – is the difference in the popular vote versus the difference in “EC” votes. (At time of press) Popular votes [...]
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Obama assassination plot thwarted

It has begun… Obama assassination plot thwarted | Reuters: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Law enforcement arrested two men in Tennessee who had plans to rob a gun dealer to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and ‘as many non-Caucasians’ as possible, an official said on Monday.”
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The lots have been cast…let the battle begin

On the left we have history-making campaign of Barak Obama, Senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, Senator from Maryland. Obama, the black man, is the one running for president. On the right we have the other history-making campaignof John McCain, Senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, Govenor of Alaska. Like McCain is fond of saying, [...]
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Barack Obama prepares to name running mate

Barack Obama prepares to name running mate – Yahoo! News: “WASHINGTON – The secret holding, Barack Obama on Friday readied announcement by text message of his vice presidential running mate from a list suddenly spiced by a dark horse from Texas.” …Three days before the party gathers in Denver to nominate Obama for the fall [...]
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