Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Track & Field: Two-time Olympic high jumper Nieto glad to return to Centre camp
larry@amnews.comJamie Nieto is a two-time Olympian who says he is not really an overall sports fan — “I never really watch sports on TV,” he said. However, he is a fan of promoting track and field with youngsters, and that’s why the talented high...Tags: Jamie Nieto, Olympic Games, Basketball, Sports, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2013
Generations fundraiser a hit To the editor, On behalf of the Generations Center, we would like to express a heartfelt “Thank you” to Vanessa Rogers, the Rev. Gerry Johns, the Journeymen and everyone who performed at the benefit variety show...
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Updated: Crews dig through the night after deadly Oklahoma tornado
Associated PressMOORE, Okla. (AP) - Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed,...Tags: Joplin Tornado (2011), Human Interest, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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John David Dyche: Medicaid expansion: evidence and alternatives
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EDITORIAL: Bipartisan effort something worth Kentucky pride
A tip of the cap to our Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and former Democratic State Treasurer Jonathan Miller for their inter-party field trip to Washington, D.C., this week. The duo, joined by Republican State Senator Paul Hornback of...Tags: John A. Yarmuth, Democratic Party, Government, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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John David Dyche: Grimes makes her case for U.S. Senate run
If Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, decides to run against incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell for the U. S. Senate next year, her announcement might go something like this ... if she is completely candid. The scene: a...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Bill Clinton, Mitch McConnell
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'Day of Prayer' in Winchester a show of strength
According to Matthew 12:21, “In His name the nations will put their hope.” The verse served as a theme for the 2013 National Day of Prayer ceremony in Clark County Thursday. Local preachers and leaders gathered at the Clark County Courthouse...
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Casey County native witness to Boston mayhem
kpeek@amnews.comWhenever the Boston Red Sox are playing at home, Heather Cundiff makes her way to Fenway Park. It’s her job as lead photographer for FanFoto to capture the action in the stands. Saturday’s game was certain to be one for the ages. “I am...Tags: Running, Road Running, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Fenway Park
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Cut useless government spending
I read this recently in a story posted on Yahoo.com: “Confronting bipartisan criticism, President Barack Obama conceded Saturday his proposed budget is not his ‘ideal plan’ but said it offers ‘tough reforms’ to the nation&...Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Social Security
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FBI releases images of 2 men at Boston Marathon
Associated PressBOSTON (AP) - The FBI released photos and video Thursday of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and asked for the public's help in identifying them, zeroing in on the two men on surveillance-camera footage less than three days after the deadly...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Krystle Campbell, Intergraph Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin Richard
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FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters
Associated PressOXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Senate, Jay Carney, Chuck Hagel, Patrick R. Donahoe
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Women should be treated as the weaker sex
Did you hear what our distinguished president said in the news? President Obama said we need to do what's right and make it a law for all gun owners to pass a drug and mental test before purchasing guns. Well, if Obama wants to do what's right for a...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage
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