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Dreams From My Father

Lyndon Johnson's Thoughts on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

And so I had to ask myself, if Lyndon were alive today, what he would make of Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Knowing Lyndon it would probably be unprintable.

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The Writer-in-Chief

Steve Ross | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

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Steve Ross

Dreams from My Father had received a few impressive blurbs and favorable reviews, but had sold only a few thousand copies, so had been out of print for years.

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Guantanamo Detainees' Most Requested Books From Prison Library: Harry Potter, Don Quixote, And Obama's Dreams From My Father

juancole.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Journalist Besan Sheikh recently visited the Guantanamo Bay prison facility run by the US, where al-Qaeda and other prisoners from Bush's 'war on terr...

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Obama Curses in Fake Interview (NSFW)

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 03.23.2009 | Comedy

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Casey Gane-McCalla

Maybe it was just hearing a man so cool and dignified curse like a sailor. Here's a video I did using the those pieces of audio...

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Being Biracial and Black in the Age of Obama

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

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Casey Gane-McCalla

When Obama was born, it was illegal in 16 states for blacks to mary whites. Today the product of a relationship between a black man and a white woman is the President of the United States.

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Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

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Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

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The New Required Reading: "Dreams From My Father"

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

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Erik Lundegaard

This is a book that echoes. Barack's father, in a letter to his 10-year-old son, tells him, "Like water finding its level, you will find a career that suits you."

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When Obama Became Black, But Not Lwo or African

S. N. Sangmpam | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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S. N. Sangmpam

Obama is neither "black" nor "white." He is a special type of American. He is the offspring of the two groups that have the longest been closely associated with each other in the United States.

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Obama Books Dominate Political Best Seller List

New York Times | Orville Buddo | Posted 12.23.2008 | Media

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Barack Obama's presidential victory permeates this month's list of best-selling political books, with both of his own works returning to the top and s...

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A Warm Heart for Mr. Cool

Margo Lion | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Margo Lion

Isn't it time for those who mistook president-elect Barack Obama's outward demeanor...for "too cool for school" to revise their reviews and take a new measure of the man?

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Did You Hear The One About Barack Obama And.....

Mark Joseph | Posted 12.09.2008 | Media

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Mark Joseph

The media's collective failure means that for the next four years we will have a cottage industry of Obama rumormongering that will make Bill Clinton and Vince Foster look like child's play.

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The 3 Latest Reasons I'm Voting Obama: Books, McChaos, Lessig

Lee Stranahan | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Lee Stranahan

Everyone has their own reasons for voting. These are mine. I'm posting a new ultrashort video on YouTube every day from now until election day listin...

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Exclusive -- Obama in 1995: "We Live in a Land of Strangers"

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Eye on Books, Books, Bill Thompson, Dreams From My Father, Religion and Politics, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Obama Land of Strangers, Politics News
Glenn Hurowitz

An amazing moment in this just-unearthed interview, Obama discusses his belief that his own personal salvation is inseparable from the redemption of the whole nation.

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