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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Romney, McCain speak at Memorial Day ceremony
SAN DIEGO -- On a day that honors American men and women who have lost their lives in combat, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and former candidate Sen. John McCain came to San Diego to emphasize the need for a strong military. Both men...
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What to Expecting When You're Expecting
Fox 5 San Diego staffI might lose my man card saying this but…Cameron Diaz rarely looks appealing on screen. She was cute and fun in There’s Something About Mary and okay in Vanilla Sky. I can’t think of anything else I’ve liked her in. So, teaming...Tags: Entertainment, Jennifer Lopez, Robert De Niro, Brooklyn Decker, Mickey Rourke
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Super PAC forms to fight defense cuts
SAN DIEGO -- A political action committee was started Tuesday in San Diego to fight proposed defense budget cuts. Organizers of the Fight 4 America super PAC unveiled three television commercials that focus on what they believe is deficient defense...
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Former little league world champs continue their success
Fox 5 San Diego SportsCHULA VISTA, Calif. - Jessica Sanchez has brought the spotlight to Chula Vista. The last time the South Bay city received so much attention, a group of 12-year-old boys were swinging through the Little League World Series. The Park View Little League...Tags: Awards and Prizes, High Schools, High School Sports, Baseball, Students
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Local Super PAC launches anti-Obama ads
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO-- Former congressman Duncan Hunter announced Tuesday that a political action committee will be taking aim at the President Obama administration’s plans to cut defense spending. Duncan and other Fight 4 America Super PAC board members said...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Obama's mortgage plan may help military families
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterVISTA, Calif. – President Obama’s proposal to cut mortgage fees and speed up refinancing is giving local underwater homeowners hope. “We were supposed to have this place for longer, but it’s going to be gone soon,” Jocelyn...Tags: Real Estate, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Rentals, Services and Shopping
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Marine faces dismissal for criticizing Obama
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO - A 26-year-old sergeant and Iraq veteran is in the process of being dismissed from the Marine Corps after making "political statements" about the commander-in-chief on Facebook. Such comments are considered detrimental to "good order and...Tags: Armed Forces, Leon Panetta, Facebook, U.S. Marine Corps
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Romney blasts health care law at San Diego appearance
SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted the national health care law championed by President Barack Obama and its impact on the medical device community in a San Diego campaign appearance Monday. The speech at NuVasive, a maker...
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Romney taps San Diegans for Calif. campaign team
SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Tuesday announced his 38-member California Leadership Team, which includes a former San Diego mayor, two local congressmen a pair of state legislators. Pete Wilson, a former San Diego mayor,...
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Salazar to promote tourism at zoo event
SAN DIEGO -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scheduled to host a town hall-style event on travel and tourism at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday to highlight California as a top tourist destination for outdoor recreation in the West. The 3:30 p.m....
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'Tea Party' Marine sues Pentagon to stop discharge
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - A Camp Pendleton Marine is taking Defense Department brass to federal court, saying he is being hounded out of the service for exercising his First Amendment rights. Attorneys representing Sgt. Gary Stein filed a lawsuit against theU.S....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, American Civil Liberties Union, Tea Party Movement, Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawyers urge that sergeant to be booted over Obama comments
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Camp Pendleton-based Marine sergeant who posted comments critical of President Barack Obama on a Facebook page should be discharged from the service, a Marine Corps captain told three-member Administrative Separation Board...
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