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‘Same old con’: Michelle Obama delivers blistering attack on Trump at DNC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Same old con’: Michelle Obama delivers blistering attack on Trump at DNC

LA Times  

Former First Lady Michelle Obama mentioned Donald Trump by name only once during her remarks at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. “It’s his same old con: doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make people’s lives better,” Obama said of Trump. She noted the personal attacks that …

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Obama’s dilemma: Balancing Democrats’ worries and maintaining influence with Biden
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Obama’s dilemma: Balancing Democrats’ worries and maintaining influence with Biden

LA Times  

Former President Obama reportedly shares fellow Democrats’ unease about the electability of his old partner, whom he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2017. Julián Castro, who served as Housing and Urban Development secretary under Obama, said that he hasn’t been privy to the private talks Obama has had about Biden in recent days, but that it is crucial …

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Who could be Joe Biden's potential replacement? Here are 6 possible picks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Who could be Joe Biden's potential replacement? Here are 6 possible picks

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden’s performance in the presidential debate against Donald Trump has been dubbed a disaster. However, if a situation arises where Biden were to step aside and let someone else replace him, here are six people who might potentially take his place: 1) Kamala Harris: Harris, the US vice president, would be the most obvious pick, although she has often …

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Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy
1 year, 4 months ago

Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country’s bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs. The statement released Thursday, the first time the libraries have joined to make such a public …

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Newly released photos capture drama at White House during operation to kill Osama bin Laden
1 year, 8 months ago

Newly released photos capture drama at White House during operation to kill Osama bin Laden

The Independent  

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Obama says images of Haitian migrants coming to the US are 'heartbreaking'
3 years, 3 months ago

Obama says images of Haitian migrants coming to the US are 'heartbreaking'

Daily Mail  

Former President Barack Obama called the Haitian migrant situation at the southern border 'heartbreaking' and a 'painful reminder' of the immigration reform that eluded his presidency. Former President Barack Obama said in an interview with Good Morning America that he should be the among the Americans whose taxes go up to pay for President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill …

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How to build a government: Transition challenges await Biden
4 years, 2 months ago

How to build a government: Transition challenges await Biden

Associated Press  

— Joe Biden just won the presidency. Also heavily involved in transition are the top architects of Biden’s presidential campaign, including senior advisor Anita Dunn. South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking House leader whose coveted endorsement helped resurrect Biden’s flagging presidential bid early in the primary season, has already said he’d like to see the Cabinet include one of …

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From ‘shotgun wedding’ to political romance: How Obama picked Biden for vice president
4 years, 7 months ago

From ‘shotgun wedding’ to political romance: How Obama picked Biden for vice president

LA Times  

Obama and Biden appear together in Springfield, Ill., early in their 2008 campaign. “There were good reasons for Obama to name Biden, but it wasn’t based on closeness,” Axelrod said in an interview. “He had his life planned out for himself: being chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and putting his heart and soul into doing that.” But Obama …

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Biden evokes ’68, asks: What if Obama had been assassinated?
5 years, 4 months ago

Biden evokes ’68, asks: What if Obama had been assassinated?

Associated Press  

CROYDON, N.H. — Joe Biden pondered a most serious, and awkward, question at a campaign stop Friday: What if Barack Obama had been assassinated during his presidential campaign in 2008? Biden said: “Imagine what would have happened if, God forbid, Barack Obama had been assassinated after becoming the de facto nominee? What would have happened in America?” The 76-year-old Biden …

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