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 shows more than half the public no longer trusts President Obama
Blame secret surveillance of American phone calls, blame the IRS targeting certain political groups, blame the Obama Administration's handling of four American deaths in Libya, or blame the Justice Department's secret collection of journalists' phone...
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St. Louis TV anchorman Larry Conners fired over Facebook post
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama. KMOV-TV announced the firing of Larry Conners on its website...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Media Industry, Politics, Social Media
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Federal judge from Springfield dies
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- U.S. District Judge Richard Dorr of Springfield died Wednesday night in Houston, Texas, where he was being treated for cancer. Dorr had been on the federal bench since 2002, when he was appointed by President George W. Bush, and...
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AP Twitter account hacked; sent fake tweet about White House attack
LONDON (AP) - Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House. The tweet, which said that there had been two explosions at the White House and President...
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill announces support for gay marriage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she now supports a legal right to marriage for gay couples. The Democratic senator announced her support for gay marriage on her blog. She said churches should never be required to...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Religion and Belief, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Part 3: Springfield leaders ready to look for early education solutions
areynolds@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, -- It's a growing problem and educators say it's time to do something about it. There's a significant number of kids in Springfield who are not ready for kindergarten. Research shows for every dollar spent on early education, there's an...Tags: Teaching and Learning, State of the Union Address, Head Start, Teachers, Early Learning
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President Obama's message to HS seniors: Be college bound or job ready
areynolds@ky3.comNIXA, Mo. -- President Barack Obama outlined his plans for high school seniors. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, he said he wants students to be either college bound or job ready. Hannah Lumley wants to be a welder. She's getting...Tags: Teaching and Learning, State of the Union Address, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Missouri lawmakers want to nullify proposed federal limits on semiautomatic guns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- President Barack Obama's call for greater gun restrictions is being met with opposition in the Missouri Legislature. Obama called upon Congress on Wednesday to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as part of...
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Ozarks gun owners react to proposed changes to background checks
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- President Obama announced Wednesday that he’s making it one of his legislative priorities to require background checks on all gun sales. It has gun owners across the Ozarks talking. Gunsmoke Gun and Pawn in Springfield runs... -
After losing back-to-back Presidential elections, Republicans try to change Electoral College voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After losing back-to-back presidential campaigns, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, Republican officials who control legislatures in states that...
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St. Louis Cardinals icon, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial dies at 92
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...
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Weekend gun show expected to bring record crowd in Springfield
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- Thousands of buyers, sellers and traders are expected at a gun show in Springfield this weekend. Gun dealers said they've seen record numbers at similar shows this year in Kansas City and St. Louis following President Barack Obama's...Tags: Assault, Inventories
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