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Brides.com
April 27, 2018
Unlike some people, former President Barack Obama never forgets to give former First Lady Michelle Obama a birthday present, at least according to former White House photographer Pete Souza. On Thursday, Souza took to Instagram with a celebratory post about the Obamas that People took to be anÃâà...
The FADER
April 25, 2018
Questlove was a guest on The Tonight Show last night, where he told Jimmy Fallon how a man who may or may not have a high profile, two daughters, and a very distinct speaking pattern forced him into a brief hiatus. At a party for someone who Questlove makes sound a lot like Barack Obama, the host,Ãâà...
Black Enterprise
April 24, 2018
A.I. Video Depicting Barack Obama Shows Dangers of Fake News ... There's a video making its rounds online in which former President Barack Obama is cosigning the efforts of Erik Killmonger in Black Panther, offering a controversial opinion about HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and calling PresidentÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 19, 2018
A Democrat in the Colorado House of Representatives is trying to rename a portion of Interstate 25 through Denver the “Barack Obama Highway.” The proposal from Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, passed with bipartisan support out of the House Transportation and Energy Committee on Thursday by a 12-1Ãâà...
Firstpost
April 11, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II and naturalist David Attenborough were walking through the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday during the filming of documentary The Queen's Green Planet, which is about the monarch's love for trees. File image of Queen Elizabeth II. AP. This situation is probably the last one in which youÃâà...
BBC News
April 10, 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not invited Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn to their wedding. The decision not to have an "official list" of political leaders in attendance also means that US President Donald Trump will not be invited. The decision was made based on the church's size and the fact Prince Harry is onlyÃâà...
InStyle
April 10, 2018
Queen Elizabeth is not exactly one to crack a joke. Don't get us wrong, we love those little moments when she cheekily photobombs fans and her dry sense of humor peaks through, but the royal's obligations keep her in professional mode most of the time. However, this week, she made a rare exception,Ãâà...
AV Club
April 9, 2018
Recently, DC's Legends Of Tomorrow got some viral buzz when it baffled Twitter users with the concept of an evil gorilla trying to murder a young Barack Obama. It was the kind of bonkers setup and undeniable hook that would've felt perfectly at home on a Silver Age cover, and that's exactly the kind ofÃâà...
TIME
April 4, 2018
Barack Obama leans, ever so slightly, to his left as he tells students to brush aside their worries about controversy. The former President urges these high schoolers to speak up, fight for justice and emulate the work of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and let history, not headlines, judge.
Newsweek
March 28, 2018
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 is more absurd than ever and it's not stopping next week. The trailer for the upcoming episode, “Guest Starring John Noble,” features a young Barack Obama. That's not too crazy considering it's the Legends job to go back in time and prevent catastrophic events fromÃâà...
The Christian Century
March 28, 2018
Then Barack Obama launched his bid for the presidency, and Coates found something fascinating to write about. He disliked Obama's comfort with white people, cringed at Obama's idealistic rhetoric, and didn't believe the election of a black president was possible. He doubted that Obama was really black,Ãâà...
Axios
March 28, 2018
Former President Barack Obama will reportedly appear at a fundraiser for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in Beverly Hills on May 6, according to an invitation obtained by Politico that lists Obama as a special guest. Why it matters: If Obama attends, it will mark his first fundraising event for an individual candidate since leavingÃâà...
La Crosse Tribune
March 28, 2018
Five years ago: President Barack Obama, flanked by grim-faced mothers who lost their children to guns, urged lawmakers not to "get squishy" in the face of powerful forces against gun control legislation. AP. 1941: Virginia Woolf. 1941: Virginia Woolf. In 1941, novelist and critic Virginia Woolf, 59, drownedÃâà...
TIME
March 28, 2018
(HONOLULU) — A state Senate committee in Hawaii on Tuesday called for a statue of former President Barack Obama to be erected in the state where he was born. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously for a resolution requesting that the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the ArtsÃâà...
MLive.com
March 27, 2018
The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. An avid sports fan throughout his time in the White House, Obama sent out a Tweet in support of Loyola-Chicago, the Wolverines' surprise opponent in San Antonio on Saturday. Obama, who served as both a senator and representative from IllinoisÃâà...
The Atlantic
March 25, 2018
He continued: “To say this is the Barack Obama domestic budget is just not true. To say that we're spending more domestically than we wanted to do is true. But we did that in order to get the defense spending.” As Cole noted, no presidential budget “survives contact with Congress.” Power of the purse isÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 25, 2018
But Mr Abe was united with another high-profile “friend” on Sunday: the former US president Barack Obama, who is joined the Japanese PM for lunch in Tokyo. Mr Obama arrived on Saturday for a two-day trip in order to attend an international conference, marking his first visit to Japan since he left office inÃâà...
TVNZ
March 24, 2018
Senior sergeant Karley Hunt, from Taranaki, was all set to attempt to become the first serving police officer to swim the Cook Strait, today, until the weather put a dampner on the ocassion. Taranaki's Senior Sergeant Karley Hunt's charitable swim across the Cook Strait has been postponed, due to bad weather. Source:Ãâà...
Asia Pacific Report
March 24, 2018
Former US President Barack Obama won office decisively on the basis of a fervent campaign driven by his supporters believing he would bring real change. Obama's two terms did nothing of the sort. He was elected US President in 2008, in the middle of the global financial crisis. It was a deeper capitalistÃâà...
Stuff.co.nz
March 24, 2018
Former US president Barack Obama has warned against complacency in taking the benefits of liberal democracies for granted, saying rights like freedom of speech, freedom of association, protection of minorities and the rule of law have to be fought for and defended, sources say. In a speech that drew aÃâà...
We Got This Covered
March 23, 2018
Yes, you read that right. Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States is confirmed to appear in upcoming superhero comedy caper Deadpool 2. You might be wondering what kind of role the former President might play in the movie: perhaps assisting Wade Wilson with a drone strike upon a target heÃâà...
WSLS 10
March 23, 2018
(CNN) - Former President Barack Obama got up close and personal with some native New Zealanders. During a three-day visit to New Zealand, Obama was given a traditional Maori tribal welcome on Friday. He was gifted with a whale tooth pendant and was honored with a hongi -- a greeting in which twoÃâà...
PolitiFact
March 23, 2018
Former President Barack Obama didn't break any federal laws to reclaim the Oval Office from President Donald Trump, despite internet hoaxes. "We got him: Obama just broke federal law in attempt to take over presidency from Trump," said the headline on March 18, 2018, on Universal News Portal, a blogÃâà...
TMZ
March 23, 2018
Barack Obama hit it on the nose in New Zealand -- saying hello the right way by pressing his face up against his hosts. No lip locking, of course. Obama flew solo way down under for a couple meetings, and moments after touching down he got a traditional welcome ... Maori style. At least 3 female tribeÃâà...
WAtoday
March 23, 2018
Former US president Barack Obama has met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a visit to Sydney for a private speaking engagement. Mr Obama arrived at Sydney Airport at lunchtime on Friday ahead of an evening event at the Art Gallery of NSW hosted by the New Zealand United States Council.
CNN
March 23, 2018
(CNN) Former President Barack Obama got up close and personal with some native New Zealanders. During a three-day visit to New Zealand, Obama was given a traditional Maori tribal welcome Friday. He was gifted with a whale tooth pendant and was honored with a hongi -- a greeting in which twoÃâà...
Newshub
March 22, 2018
Former US president Barack Obama is known for his cool demeanour - but none of that was on display during his match with Sir John Key on Thursday. After taking his shot, a visibly-emotional Mr Obama can be seen swinging his club in reaction. Sir John won their last contest at Kauri Cliffs yesterday,Ãâà...
TVNZ
March 22, 2018
The former US President will experience a dose of Maori culture at Government House today. Source: 1 NEWS. Rugby. Full list: He's back! Julian Savea returns from the wilderness for All Blacks' North Island camp. Mon, Mar 19. share. Source: 1 NEWS. The All Blacks have confirmed the list of players to attend their NorthÃâà...
Firstpost
March 22, 2018
President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign mined supporters' personal data from Facebook to benefit its voter turnout program. But former campaign officials said on Thursday they accessed and used the information in vastly different ways than Cambridge Analytica, the firm connected toÃâà...
Mother Jones
March 21, 2018
Two things happened around 2010 that could have affected voters strongly: the Great Recession and the presidency of Barack Obama. However, the Great Recession affected everyone fairly equally: high school grads saw an income drop of about 7 percent while college grads saw an income drop of 5Ãâà...
New Zealand Herald
March 21, 2018
Barack Obama's arrival in New Zealand has prompted me to extend to him a heartfelt invitation to the best region our country has to offer, Hawke's Bay. It's said the former US president may get a taste of Hawke's Bay by way of fine wine from Te Mata Estate and Craggy Range at an exclusive banquet dinner held in AucklandÃâà...
TVNZ
March 21, 2018
A day after getting in some golf in Northland, former US president Barack Obama will receive an official welcome in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she'll give reporters "any insights that might be. Source: 1 NEWS. The powhiri, by Ngati Whatua at Government House this afternoon, will precede a meeting withÃâà...
TVNZ
March 21, 2018
After playing 18 holes on a picturesque Northland golf course yesterday, former US President Barack Obama got acquainted up close and personal with a kiwi bird. Former US President Barack Obama got up close with a Kiwi bird on his first day in New Zealand, March 21, 2018. Source: Instagram / MarkÃâà...
PolitiFact
March 21, 2018
Rumors have spread suggesting that Joe Biden is not only running for a 2020 presidential bid, but he is planning to do so alongside former president Barack Obama as vice president. "Biden preparing 2020 presidential bid - with Obama as vice president," read the headline on March 15, 2018, on YourÃâà...
Mashable
March 21, 2018
While it's been over a month since the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, both the victims and survivors remain front of mind for many, including Barack and Michelle Obama. The former First Couple sent a handwritten letter to the survivors on March 10,Ãâà...
Snopes.com
March 21, 2018
The Russian people and international observers may not see last Sunday's presidential election in Russia as legitimate, but President Barack Obama has now officially endorsed the return of Russian past and future President Vladimir Putin. “President Obama called Russian President-elect and PrimeÃâà...
TVNZ
March 21, 2018
Watch: Barack Obama touches down in Auckland in private jet as former US President's first visit to New Zealand kicks off. share. Source: 1 NEWS. Barack Obama is expected to fly by helicopter north from Auckland today to play golf with Sir John Key and other guests after touching down in Auckland last night in a private jetÃâà...
Toronto Star
March 21, 2018
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Former U.S. president Barack Obama has arrived in New Zealand for a three-day visit, where he will speak with community leaders, meet the nation's prime minister and play some golf. The sessions will be closed to the public and media except for an official welcomeÃâà...
Stuff.co.nz
March 20, 2018
The prospect of former United States president Barack Obama coming to town has south Auckland's school pupils spinning with glee. Several local students ... King's College pupil Chloe Hwang says Barack Obama has an "amazing presence" and is someone people can look up to. "He was the first BlackÃâà...
PolitiFact
March 20, 2018
Rumors have spread that a fake court ordered former President Barack Obama to pay $400 million in restitution fees back to the American people. "Court orders Obama to pay $400 million in restitution," reads the headline on Daily World Update, a blog site claiming to produce fictitious material andÃâà...
Newshub
March 20, 2018
Former US President Barack Obama will enforce an extensive ban on media and publicity during his visit to New Zealand this week. There will be no interviews and media cannot report from inside his event. Newshub has learned the secrecy extends to those invited to his event, who are set to be prohibitedÃâà...
Central Telegraph
March 18, 2018
FORMER US president Barack Obama is embarking on a week-long tour of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan. Mr Obama's office says he'll be in Singapore on Monday for an Obama Foundation discussion with young adults representing Southeast Asian nations. Barack Obama cuddles aÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
March 17, 2018
Sneed has learned Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who heads into a tough primary Tuesday, just snagged the formal endorsement of former President Barack Obama. “Nobody looks out for every neighborhood and every family of Cook County like Toni Preckwinkle,” said Obama in aÃâà...
Stuff.co.nz
March 17, 2018
Fresh oysters, pipi, snapper - and Jack Daniels - could be on offer for former US president Barack Obama when he finally gets to kick back in New Zealand. Obama is scheduled to visit this week, something he expressed interest in but never managed during his presidency. He is being brought over by theÃâà...
Independent.ie
March 15, 2018
Barack Obama reveals his picks for the 2018 NCAA Tournament. He is predicting Michigan State to win the men's title and UConn to take the women's championship. Barack Obama 1 Barack Obama. By AP reporters. March 14 2018 10:49 PM. 0 CommentsÃâà...
Hollywood Reporter
March 13, 2018
When The New York Times first revealed that former President Barack Obama was in negotiations for his own series of specials on Netflix, three things came immediately to mind. 1. That Al Gore went this route first, after creating the internet — and with his wish to put forth smart ideas that particularly youngÃâà...
Financial Express
March 10, 2018
When President Barack Obama counselled his successor Donald Trump on the global threats he should expect to face once he assumed office last year, a nuclear North Korea and its unpredictable leader were at the top of the list. But while the meticulous Obama practiced caution in handling Kim Jong Un,Ãâà...
TMZ
March 10, 2018
Billionaire dude Alec Gores says Barack Obama's "NBA Junior" idea ain't gonna work ... and if the NBA and NCAA want to fix college basketball there's only one way -- PAY THE PLAYERS!! Gores is worth a cool $2 bil so, when we got him out on the town in L.A., we wanted to know if he thought it was timeÃâà...
Yahoo Finance
March 10, 2018
Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are in talks with the streaming service to produce a series of high-profile shows, according to The New York Times. While the format of the shows and the number of episodes is not yet finalized, the Obamas want to highlight inspirational stories. One idea wouldÃâà...
The Atlantic
March 10, 2018
At a moment when many of his former voters believe that America is facing a genuine democratic crisis, former President Barack Obama has been largely silent about what is happening in American politics. Other than a handful of appearances—an interview with David Letterman in a new Netflix show,Ãâà...
