Search Results for: Obama

All the Obama 20-Somethings

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A group of young White House staff members live together and (more or less) have their lives taped.

Published: Apr 29, 2010
Length: 21 minutes (5,468 words)

Obama’s Bad Cops

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Clinton’s played the heavy with Iran, Russia, and even Israel—and her sometimes hawkish views are finding favor with the president.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Apr 23, 2010
Length: 12 minutes (3,091 words)

For a Look Outside Presidential Bubble, Obama Reads 10 Personal Letters Each Day

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The black binder arrived at the White House residence just before 8 p.m., and President Obama took it upstairs to begin his nightly reading. The briefing book was dated Jan. 8, 2010, but it looked like the same package delivered every night, with printouts of speeches, policy recommendations and scheduling notes. Near the back was a purple folder, which Obama often flips to first. “MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT,” read a sheet clipped to the folder. “Per your request, we have attached 10 pieces of unvetted correspondence addressed to you.”

Author: Eli Saslow
Source: Washington Post
Published: Mar 31, 2010
Length: 4 minutes (1,178 words)

Starting Over: Can Obama Revive His Agenda?

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Author: Joe Klein
Source: Time
Published: Jan 21, 2010
Length: 11 minutes (2,864 words)

Obama’s War Over Terror

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Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first president to take office in the Age of Terrorism. He inherited two struggles — one with Al Qaeda and its ideological allies, and another that divides his own country over issues like torture, prosecutions, security and what it means to be an American. The first has proved to be complicated and daunting. The second makes the first look easy.

Published: Jan 4, 2010
Length: 6 minutes (1,626 words)

Obama Lost, Obama Found

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How the president finds his way out of the woods.

Published: Nov 29, 2009
Length: 17 minutes (4,285 words)

Barack Obama’s Work in Progress

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Over the past few years, we’ve gotten to know our president as a lot of different things: campaigner, lawyer, father, basketballer. But what if Obama’s first and truest calling—his desire to write—explains more about him than anything else?

Source: GQ
Published: Nov 1, 2009
Length: 13 minutes (3,386 words)

Glenn Beck: The Renegade Running the Opposition to Obama

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Glenn Beck is a TV host, bestselling author and the most influential voice on the rightwing Fox channel. Now, even some Republicans worry that the extreme and maverick views of Beck and his supporters will make their party unelectable. Is the TV tail wagging the political dog?

Author: Gaby Wood
Source: The Guardian
Published: Nov 29, 2009
Length: 43 minutes (10,991 words)

Alec MacGillis — Why aren’t President Obama’s job-creation efforts more direct?

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Source: Washington Post
Published: Nov 8, 2009
Length: 12 minutes (3,091 words)

How They Did It: David Plouffe on Obama’s 2008 Victory

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Source: Time
Published: Oct 29, 2009
Length: 5 minutes (1,313 words)