Obama Promises

Grading Barack Obama's First Term

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 04.23.2012

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When Obama assumed the presidency, he was charged with resolving a nasty set of problems and issues. In response to this, his administration rose to the challenge and fostered positive change and progress in America.

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The Real Obama Betrayal

Jesse Lava | Posted 10.30.2011

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If we'd known that Obama the Conciliator would make it to the White House and Obama the Transformer would be left in Chicago's Grant Park on election night, many of us would have gambled on someone else.

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A Dangling Conversation

Lance Simmens | Posted 09.04.2011

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People just want to be treated fairly, and right now they see a system that rewards unfairness. This must change, and you must change it, Mr. President. That is the change that people hope for.

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama's Mixed Results On Nukes

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — On April 5, 2009, America's new president stood at the gates of Prague castle in front of 20,000 Czechs waving flags and offered wh...

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On the Rage of Gibbs

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has been slapped around silly by commentator after commentator, decrying his anti-Lefty rage. But as I read the battle, it seems to miss a pretty fundamental point.

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Will the U.S. Military Leave Iraq in 2011?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Until I see some sign that the five military bases in Iraq are going to be dismantled, I'll continue to believe the US will find some reason to maintain a very large military force there.

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Obama's Promises One-Year Later: Which Did He Keep, Break?

PolitiFact | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama, the candidate who promised change, has made substantial progress in his first year in office, but some of his proposals have s...

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Obama Says He Will End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Satu...

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Ten Promises Broken Or Unfulfilled By President Barack Obama

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama's election to serve as president of the United States. Throughout his presidential campaign, then...

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Obama Tells Vet He'll Improve Veteran Services

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A military veteran who's now a college student in Pennsylvania has taken his complaint about the Veterans Administration right ...

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Obama's HRC Speech (VIDEO): President Obama Says He Will End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Posted 05.25.2011

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Watch President Obama's address at the Human Rights Campaign's banquet in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10. President Obama pledged to end the ban on homo...

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Obama, DNC Boycott Launched By AMERICABlog

AmericaBlog | John Aravosis | Posted 05.25.2011

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We are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC. It's really more of a "pause," than a boycott. Boycotts sounds so final, and angry. Whereas this c...

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Health Care FLASHBACKS (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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How Barack Obama has changed! We recently learned that President Obama has secretly made a sweetheart deal with Billy Tauzin, the former congressman ...

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"Obameter" Keeps Track of President's Campaign Promises

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Visitors to politifact.com can find out the status of Obama's campaign promises by checking the "Obameter" which is divided into three categories: No Action, In the Works, or Stalled.

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Time Will Tell If There Is Change in Iraq

Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Time will be the sole indicator if we have truly elected a president bold enough to enact needed change.

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Change?

Bernard Rowan | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's time to bring in a new generation of leaders to the White House, not just a new version of the same.

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