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The United States of Obama

Jeff Johnson | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Johnson

Everyone from local Dutch youth leaders to former African and European heads of state expressed their excitement and confidence in the change possible from an Obama administration.

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Presidential Election Spurs Hundreds Of Race Threats, Crimes

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

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Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents ar...

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Dozens Of Former Lobbyists Serving On Obama's Transition Team

New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama has imposed stricter conflict-of-interest restrictions on his White House transition team than any president before him. ...

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Yesterday's Events and Conversation Pieces

Carol Hoenig | Posted 12.13.2008 | Living

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Carol Hoenig

Apparently, there are certain magazines and newspapers with Barack Obama's image after having won the election that are collector's items. I'm pleased...

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Facebook Offers Obama Cabinet Clue?

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

Team Obama announced this afternoon that Josh Gotbaum will lead the review team that will be parked at the Department of the Treasury. So I did what any Gen-Xer would -- I checked out his Facebook page.

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Not Black President Obama, Just President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The ritual preface of the word "black" in front of any and every achievement or breakthrough that an African-American makes is insulting, condescending and minimizes their achievement.

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How Nice Is It to Finally Have a Smart President?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

At Obama's press conference, the tone and thoughts on the problems facing the country were of a level we haven't seen since the Bush brood took over the White House.

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Critical Friendship: Obama & Us

Sally Kohn | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Sally Kohn

Obama won by convincing millions of Americans that there are no permanent enemies of progressive change. In the same spirit, Obama's supporters must not become permanent friends to our new President.

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On Killing the Right People

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Andrew Bacevich

Whether attributable to incompetence or negligence or simply the fog and friction of war, the evidence that we are routinely killing the wrong people in Afghanistan is becoming difficult to refute.

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The Middle East Presents Obama with a Host of Problems, and Few Palatable Solutions

Mark Levine | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Mark Levine

But most of my Middle Eastern friends also understand that Obama's election will not automatically lead to substantive changes in American foreign policy.

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Barack Obama's Bridge to the 22nd Century

Clint Wilder | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

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Clint Wilder

2104 is the year that ten-year-old Malia Obama would turn 106, and her younger sister Sasha would do so in 2108. What will the nation and the world look like then?

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America-Elect, Now It's Time for Yes, We Will

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Dr. Susan Corso

We believed in the potential of that change during the presidential election cycle. Now can we believe in our own power to effect change by making a commitment to it?

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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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The Barack Moment

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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Robert Schlesinger

Over at US News's opinion section, we asked African-American scholars and political experts for their reactions to the Obama Election, and got seven g...

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Change.gov: Transition promises inclusion

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com CHICAGO — As the campaign winds down, the transition heats up and the inaugural ball requests flow in st...

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Barack Obama: Effective from the Start

Christine Pelosi | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Christine Pelosi

By coming forward to the public today, 70 days until his inauguration, President-elect Obama showed America that he is already focused like a laser beam on the economy.

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Welcome Back America!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

It was a beautiful thing seeing a planetary celebration over the results of an American presidential election. Doesn't it feel a lot better to be loved by the rest of the world instead of despised?

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Barack Obama and the World's Highest Hopes

Bill Cusack | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Bill Cusack

I feel as if America just took a shower. This country has never felt so clean and fresh and reinvigorated.

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Ask Not What Obama Can Do for You -- Ask What You Can do for Obama

Linda Bergthold | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

It's not really Obama's responsibility to keep us involved. It really is ours. So here are some suggestions I have for keeping alive his call to service.

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Pride and Prejudice: Thank God Obama is Married to a Woman

Disgrasian | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

So this is what it's like to feel proud to be an American again. And at the very same time, we are supremely filled with shame as Californians.

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Now, Vote for Veggies

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

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Leslie Hatfield

The presidential race may be over, but our duties as citizens are not. Now we must vote, however virtually, to have our voices heard. We can also vote with our forks and our feet and our dollars.

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Green Groups Celebrate The Election Of President Obama

Grist | Sarah K. Burkhalter | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

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Big green groups were wholly delighted that voters elected Barack Obama as the next president of the United States on Nov. 4. Take a look at how sever...

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Most Republican County in Indiana Delivers Obama Victory

Chuck Lasker | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home

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Chuck Lasker

For the first time in 44 years, the state of Indiana voted for a Democrat for President. While we know about the massive coordinated Obama campaign vo...

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What We Won on Election Day

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

Obama ran a campaign of high integrity, focusing on issues that really mattered, showing he could lead the whole country forward -- not pandering, but speaking to our higher selves.

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Top Priority: Keep Obama safe

Diane Francis | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Diane Francis

The United States cannot afford to take any risks. President Obama, and his family, must live in a bubble all their days in office. Handshaking, baby-kissing and plunging into crowds must be forbidden.

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