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Campaigning in a changing nation
Today's topic: How are the changed demographics of the electorate making this presidential race different from past ones? Has either Barack Obama or John McCain capitalized effectively on the new demographics? And have they shifted the race away from...Tags: Social Sciences, Politics, Barack Obama, Strom Thurmond, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Obama heartens his base
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCAREER disasters (which usually involve some embarrassing bootlegged video or gossip magazine exposé) are commonplace in Tinseltown. If you're lucky, you can redeem yourself by being honest -- and then dazzling audiences with an unexpected Oscar-worthy...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Politics, Barack Obama, Disasters, Matt Damon
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Text of Sen. Barack Obama's 'A more perfect union' speech
These are the prepared remarks that the Illinois senator delivered today at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the...Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Pension and Welfare, National or Ethnic Minorities, Justice and Rights
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A closer look at some of Obama's more memorable speeches
As President Barack Obama starts his second term, scholars will begin making note of some of his most memorable speeches and public remarks that might mark his presidency and his two successful campaigns. Recognizing that the list will change, and there...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Barack Obama, Racism, Primaries
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BRIEF: President's former minister in Aiken
Aiken Standard, S.C.The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama's former minister, will be traveling from Chicago to be the revivalist during Aiken's Second Baptist Church's revival being held from Monday to Wednesday. Second Baptist will be holding the event at 7 p....Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Baptist, Christianity, White House
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Obama's controversial ex-pastor to discuss racism at August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPresident Obama's former pastor hasn't softened his civil rights message in the five years since he became a lightning rod during the 2008 election. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, 71, pastor emeritus of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ who...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Trinity United Church of Christ
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Connections
Change of SubjectInteresting passage in Solving the Hyperlocal Puzzle, an American Journalism Review look at the DNAinfo.com hyperlocal news sites in CHicago and New York being bankrolled by Joe Ricketts: Less than two hours after I began making inquiries to DNAinfo.com... -
Tim Tebow must sever ties with hateful pastor
Anybody will tell you that I am a huge Tim Tebow fan. I believe he is one of the greatest ambassadors and role models in recent sports history. He stands for all the right things. He does all the right things. He says all the right things. He...
Tags: Islam, Abusive Behavior, Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Executive Profile: Martin Nesbitt, the first friend
Chicago businessman Martin Nesbitt will sit on the dais in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday as his best friend is inaugurated president of the United States. The two men — successful African-American leaders who share a record of high...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, David Axelrod, Politics, Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune
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The Great Divider
Paul GreenbergDear Critic, It was wholly a pleasure to hear from you about our president's Second Inaugural address, which you found uplifting, eloquent, enthralling ... while I felt safe in asserting that, well, it wasn't Lincoln's. Surely that fact is beyond...Tags: Politics, Government, Barack Obama, National Government, Ronald Reagan
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright calls on Obama to promote peace
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the president's former pastor whose sermons touched off a firestorm in the 2008 political campaign, urged today that Barack Obama heed the words of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and transform the country...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Trinity United Church of Christ, Elections
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