Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.

Barack Obama

American RadioWorks

b. Aug 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii
	(44th President: 2009 - present)

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Barack Obama	Official Website. Kenya: K-12 TLC Guide. American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Biographies: The Internet Public Library. The White House. Biography.com. CBS. *Chicago Tribune. CNN. Gale Group. The Guardian. National Public Radio: The Black Power Behind President Obama?* *Hope: The Obama Musical Story. President Obama's Half-Brother Lives a World Apart. Senator Barack Obama. Years After Death, Obama's Mom Gets Her Wish. Project Vote Smart. Southern California Public Radio: Barack Obama's Kenyan Family Tree. Time. U.S. Congress. Amazon.com. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama* (b. Jan 17, 1964): BarackObama.com. Biography.com. CNN: First Lady's First Tweet. Let's Move: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio: 'Go, Tell Michelle': Wisdom for the Future First Lady. The White House Hires Its First Male Social Secretary.
Barack Obama	Middle East War: K-12 TLC Guide. Pelosi, Nancy: K-12 TLC Guide. 2009 Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Foundation. BBC. CNN. National Public Radio: Announcement. Mixed Blessing. BBC: Obama Signs Nasa Up to New Future. The Internet Public Library: Cabinet Members. Historical Documents. Notable Events. Presidential Election Results. National Public Radio: 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political and Playing to Win. A Day in the Life of President Obama. Faith-Based Council Produces Muslim Celebrity. A Front-Row View of Obama's White House. Generals Change but Afghan Strategy Doesn't. Generals Gone Rogue: A History of Friction. Hospitals Must Grant Same-Sex Visitations. Many Americans Believe Obama Is Muslim. Memos to the President. NASA's Flight Plan Gets Small Course Corrections. Obama Gives Keynes His First Real-World Test. Obama Learns from Reagan. Obama Makes 15 Recess Appointments. Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Law for Equal Pay. Obama Tracker. Political Bent Affects How We View Skin Tone. President Obama Challenges 'MythBusters' and Archimedes. President Obama Returns Solar Panels to the White House. Ted Sorensen's Words and Wisdom. U.S. Nuclear Policy Shift Seeks to Diminish Threat. Why It's Hard to Poke Fun at Obama. A White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. White House Issues New Gas Mileage Standards. White House Not on Dalai Lama's D.C. Tour. Presidential Portraits, The Library of Congress. Public Radio International: Iconic Civil Rights Painting Moves to Oval Office. The First 100 Days: BBC. CNN. PBS. 01/22/2009: Executive Order to Close the U.S. Military Prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: BBC. Christian Science Monitor. CNN. National Public Radio. 02/17/2009: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Official Web Site. CNN. National Public Radio. 03/09/2009: Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research: The White House. CNN. National Public Radio. 08/08/2009: Sonia Sototmayor Is Confirmed as the First Latin-American to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: K-12 TLC Guide. 2009 Trip to Asia: The White House. 2010 Health Care Reform Law: K-12 TLC Guide. 2010 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): The White House. CNN. National Public Radio: U.S.-Russia Nuclear Pact is a 'Reset' for Old Rivals. 12/22/2010: Congress Passes START: BBC. CNN. National Public Radio. 2010 Nuclear Security Summit (April 12-13, 2010): 2010 International Initiative For Nuclear Disarmament: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC. CNN. National Public Radio: World Leaders Convene At Nuclear Security Summit. The World's Nukes Are Still Vulnerable. Leaders Pledge to Improve Security of Nuclear Stocks. 04/20/2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster: K-12 TLC Guide. 07/09/2010 Russian Spy Exchange. BBC. CNN. National Public Radio: U.S., Russia Swap 14 Spies. Spy Exchange Is Cold War Flashback. 08/07/2010: Elena Kagan Is Sworn In as a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 08/31/2010: Announcement of End of Combat Operations in Iraq. BBC. CNN. National Public Radio. 12/22/2010: Repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," Allowing Homosexuals to Serve Openly in the U.S. Military. BBC. CNN. National Public Radio. 02/23/2011: Obama Administration Announces It Will Not Defend the Anti-Gay Marriage Law Passed by Congress. CNN. National Public Radio.
Barack Obama Cabinet	National Public Radio: Confirmation Hearings. Vice President: Joe Biden: K-12 TLC Guide. Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel: K-12 TLC Guide. Secretary of State: U.S. State Department: K-12 TLC Guide. Hillary Clinton: K-12 TLC Guide. Attorney General: U.S. Department of Justice: K-12 TLC Guide. Eric Holder: K-12 TLC Guide. Commerce: U.S. Department of Commerce: K-12 TLC Guide. Defense: U.S. Department of Defense: K-12 TLC Guide. Gates Robert (2006-2011) : K-12 TLC Guide Leon Panetta: The Battle-Tested Politician, National Public Radio. Education: U.S. Department of Education: K-12 TLC Guide. Duncan (2009-) : K-12 TLC Guide Energy: U.S. Department of Energy: K-12 TLC Guide. Chu, Steven. Health and Human Services: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: K-12 TLC Guide. Tom Daschle: K-12 TLC Guide. Treasury: U.S. Department of the Treasury: K-12 TLC Guide. Tim Geithner : K-12 TLC Guide.
Barack Obama Inauguration January 20, 2009	Chief Justice John Roberts: K-12 TLC Guide: Presidential Inaugurations: K-12 TLC Guide. District of Columbia. Joint Congressional Committee. BBC. C-SPAN. CNN. National Public Radio: Inauguration 2009: Inauguration Report 2009. The Lineup for Obama's Inauguration. Military Girds to Provide Inauguration Day Security. Obama Retakes the Oath of Office. Obama Takes Whistle-Stop Trip to White House. A Musical Dispatch from the Inauguration. What's the Big Deal with Inauguration 'Lip-Synching'? PBS. Inaugural Address: BBC. C-SPAN (pdf). CNN. National Public Radio: Obama's Inaugural Speech, Crafted By Predecessors. Obama Trades Soaring Oratory For Tough Talk. Transcript. PBS. The White House. YouTube.com.
Barack Obama Issues	Economics: K-12 TLC Guide. Education: K-12 TLC Guide. Energy: K-12 TLC Guide. Healthcare: K-12 TLC Guide. Iraq War: K-12 TLC Guide. Terrorism: K-12 TLC Guide.
Barack Obama	National Public Radio: Analyzing Obama's Speech and Cadence. The Art of Language, Obama-Style. Sing Out Mr. President: Barack Obama's 'Hope and Virtue'. Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video: National Public Radio. YouTube.com. 07/27/2004: Democratic Convention Keynote Speech: American RadioWorks. BarackObama.com. CNN. Democracy Now. National Public Radio. PBS. *Washington Post. YouTube.com (video). 03/18/2008: "A More Perfect Union" - Race in America: BarackObama.com. CNN. The Huffington Post. MSNBC. National Public Radio. New York Times. YouTube.com (video). 08/28/2008: Acceptance Speech: Democratic Convention: CNN. Democratic National Convention. The Huffington Post. National Public Radio. PBS. YouTube.com (video). 11/04/2008: Victory Speech: Presidential Election: BarackObama.com. CNN. The Huffington Post. PBS. YouTube.com (video). 02/24/2009: Speech to Joint Session of Congress: BBC. CNN. National Public Radio. PBS. White House. 04/05/2009: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons (Prague, Czech Republic): The Huffington Post. National Public Radio. Prague Daily Monitor. The White House. 05/17/2009: Commencement Address: University of Notre Dame: CNN. National Public Radio. University of Notre Dame. The White House. 06/04/2009: America, Islam and Peace in the Middle East (Cairo, Egypt): BBC. The Huffington Post. National Public Radio. Voice of America. The White House. 09/08/2009: Start-of-School Speech: Bloomberg. CNN. KPBS. National Public Radio. The White House. 09/09/2009: Health Care Reform Speech to Joint Session of Congress: U.S. Health Care Reform: K-12 TLC Guide. CNN. Fox News. Huffington Post. National Public Radio. The White House. 12/01/2009: Middle East War (U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York): Christian Science Monitor. CNN. Huffington Post. PBS. Politico. The White House. 12/10/2009: Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (Oslo, Norway): CNN. National Public Radio. 01/27/2010: State of the Union: #1: Christian Science Monitor. CNN. Huffington Post. National Public Radio. PBS. Politico. The White House. 01/25/2011: State of the Union: #2: Christian Science Monitor. CNN. Huffington Post. National Public Radio. PBS. Politico. The White House*.
Barack Obama	National Public Radio: *The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama. Obama's Half-Brother Recasts Story of Their Father. A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother* by Janny Scott.
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