mcclatchydc.com - 1/23/2009
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent the world a clear message Thursday that he's changing course from the Bush years, ordering an end to some of the most controversial tools used against suspected terrorists and launching high-profile diplomacy in the Middle East and other hot spots ...
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
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whitehouse.gov —
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Barack H. Obama is the
44th President of the United States. His story is...
the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the ...
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President Barack Obama
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/22/2009
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
A majority of Americans in a new Washington
Post-ABC News poll oppose the use of torture in...
terrorism investigations, backing Barack Obama's pledge that "under my administration, the United States does not torture." But there's an even split on ...
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On Torture
floppingaces.net - 1/19/2009
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floppingaces.net —
Many of us have been saying the Obama
presidency will be dangerous to this country, now even...
more proof. First he wants to set up a permanent campaign in which they will pressure other Democrats to obey his wishes: Organizers and even Republicans ...
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The United States Of Obama
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Obama as Anti-Bush
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... President Barack Obama signalled on several fronts on Thursday that the new president is his own man and is eager to actively reverse Bush administration policies. There will be a lot of dispute among journalists and historians over how much continuity there is between Bush and Obama, and how much of a rupture. These matters are to some extent in the eye of the beholder. But I would argue that premises matter, and Obama's premises are diametrically opposed to those of Bush Obama ordered that the US prison at Guantanamo Bay be closed within a year. He had ...
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Obama Moves to Quickly Erase Bush's Legacy Senate approves landmark equal pay legislation Obama sends a message: the United States will not torture Senate Confirms More Obama Nominees Obama Orders Secret Prisons and Detention Camps Closed ...
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