President Barack Obama
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Barack Obama, Jr. (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th President of the United States of America, the former junior senator from Illinios, and author of two best-selling books. He is married to Michelle Obama, with whom he has two daughters. Born to a Kenyan father and a American mother, he spent most of his childhood and adolescent years in Honolulu, Hawaii. At age six, he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he lived with his mother.
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Secret IP Treaty Proposal Rubs Tech WrongThe negotiations over the International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that concluded another round this week in Seoul, South Korea, prompts watchdog groups to complain to President Obama about Hollywood's influence over the talks and the lack of transparency surrounding the entire negotiations....
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Wall Street Gets H1N1 Vaccine - ABC News"Greed goes beyond just money," said Dr. Michael Coates, professor of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., of the news, which first appeared in a BusinessWeek article on Monday. "We have neither the seasonal nor the H1N1 vaccines for our patients. I had ...
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Fannie Mae posts $18.9 billion Q3 loss, taps Treasury | ReutersFannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. home loans, said on Thursday bad mortgages and a federal foreclosure prevention program left it with a $18.9 billion loss, forcing it to tap the Treasury again to plug a hole in its net worth. Fannie Mae (FNM.P) (FNM.N) , seized by the ...
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U.S. spends most, but health quality lags - Yahoo! NewsAmericans are more likely than people in 10 other countries to have trouble getting medical treatment because of insurance restrictions or cost, an international survey of primary care doctors released on Wednesday found. While the United States spends more than twice as much as other developed ...
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US Senate Democrats push through climate bill - Yahoo! NewsUS Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through a sweeping climate change bill, maneuvering an end-run around opposition Republicans who continued their boycott of deliberations. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the legislation by a vote of 11 to one, with the seven ...
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3U.S. spends most, but health quality lags - Yahoo! NewsHey tea-bagged-dummies! That great private (monopolized) health care system you are defending is responsible for "rationing care" (including with "death panels" who decide which patients with cancer will DIE before they can fight though the insurance bureaucracy for the care they need!), AND ...JDP added 2 days ago
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3US Senate Democrats push through climate bill - Yahoo! NewsThe party of "NO" (I love my oil and coal company sugar daddies) will continue to delay until we are all roasting and breathing tar.JDP added 2 days ago
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3The Fed may crack down further on big Wall Street bonuses - Nov. 5, 2009It's WAY past time ... what it's REALLY time for is some take back of what they stole and some put-up in jail of those thieves!JDP added 2 days ago
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3Republican Gomorrah: The Shattered GOP, Taken Over by Authoritarian Radicals, Is Incapable of Compromise | Politics | AlterNetThe Talibanization of the Republican party (a head-long and barely secret move toward a totalitarian theocracy) began long ago (early 1900s) and is now coming to fruition. The cast of characters reads like a who's-who of the religious and political right-wing of the Republican party.JDP added 3 weeks ago
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3Pot legalization gains momentum in California - Yahoo! NewsWill the typically foaming at the mouth "states rights" advocates (for things like guns and taxes) be consistent and support CA in this?JDP added 4 weeks ago
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