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Put the Boss (Bruce Springsteen) to work for the inauguration
When you're the Boss, you're the boss -- even when the other guy has been elected.
Next to the Man himself -- and in this case, the "man" is President-elect Barack Obama -- the guy most in demand during the coming inaugural season is Bruce Springsteen,...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Jane Krakowski, National Government, Barbra Streisand, John Legend
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Viewpoint: Hillary plus Obama equals high drama
It's too early to tell what changes Sen. Hillary Clinton will bring to Barack Obama's foreign policy, but she's already had an enormous effect on his brand. Her addition to his team has turned "No Drama Obama" into "Mo' Drama Obama." Hillary's...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Henry James, New York Times, Arianna Huffington, George Bush
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Scenes from Obamas' love story
Tribune reportersIn keeping with a time-honored tradition, Barack and Michelle Obama cast their presidential ballots together on Election Day. They stood in side-by-side booths looking every bit the poised, professional power couple. Then Michelle Obama went off script....Tags: History, Marriage, Trinity United Church of Christ, National Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Where are TV's Obama-like characters?
Long before he set out for the White House, Barack Obama sought to adjust the colors on America's TV sets.
Four years ago, fresh off his star-making keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Obama challenged the television industry to live...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Consumer Electronics Industry, NBC, Karl Rove
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60 Years Ago, Yale Picked First African American Captain
Jackie Robinson had just completed his second season with the Dodgers and was still keeping his promise to general manager Branch Rickey. No matter what epithets were thrust forward, he was not fighting back. In the preceding weeks, President Harry...Tags: Harry S Truman, Voting, New York Times, University of Texas, National Government
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Hawaii follows Obama
In the wake of criticism for moving too slowly to capitalize on a native son's election to the nation's highest office, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has unveiled the Web site gohawaii.com/obama to list some of the spots President-elect Barack...Tags: Primaries, Dining and Drinking, Clubs and Associations, National Government, Barack Obama
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Discusses Lincoln, Obama And Their Rivals
McClatchy NewspapersThousands of Americans have bought Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," after hearing that it helped shape President-elect Barack Obama's thinking. "Rivals," which examines how Lincoln put three...Tags: Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, National Government, Amazon.com Inc., Teresa Heinz Kerry
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Be picky with Obama trinkets
Chicago TribuneHis posture is presidential. With his navy-blue suit and flag lapel pin, he looks powerful and authoritative--at 7 inches tall. He's mini Barack Obama, a plastic figurine of the president-elect, and he can be yours for $29.95 plus shipping and handling....Tags: Bill Clinton, National Government, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Obama's big donors outweighed small
The Swampby Mark Silva The idea that President-elect Barack Obama's runaway record campaign fundraising was driven by small donors turns out to be, well, an idea. A new analysis of the more than $600 million that Obama raised shows that about......Tags: CFI Incorporated, Political Campaigns, National Government, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance
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Lieberman praises moves by Obama
HARTFORD, Conn. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman took another step yesterday toward mending his relationship with Democrats, saying that Barack Obama's actions since winning the presidency have been "just about perfect." In a visit to his home state, Lieberman...Tags: Heads of State, John McCain, National Government, Barack Obama, Republican National Conventions
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Don't expect to get rich off Obama mementos
Tribune reporterHis posture is presidential. With his navy blue suit and flag lapel pin, he looks powerful and authoritative—at 7 inches tall. He's mini Barack Obama, a plastic figurine of the president-elect, and it can be yours for $29.95 plus shipping and...Tags: National Government, Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Clinton, Parliament, Barack Obama
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Retrace Obama's journey
The Associated PressPlaces that presidents call home often become tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, Va., to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln's log cabin once stood, to Bill Clinton's boyhood home in Hope, Ark. So what's the equivalent of...Tags: Trinity United Church of Christ, National Government, University of Chicago, Tour Operations Industry, Imperial and Royal Matters
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