Sentences with phrase «barack obama as»

The election of Barack Obama as president in 2008 raised hopes that HUD might finally assert its powers.

I draw comparisons to the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of United States of America:

The Europeans are drafting their proposal (PDF) as the United States enters into a period of intense debate over the wisdom of adopting such market - based systems following the inauguration of Barack Obama as president.

How often do you imagine yourself being Barack Obama as a way of making yourself feel less depressed or bored?

DeSmog Blog: Canada to seek climate change deal with President - elect Obama by Kevin Grandia «One day after the United States voted Barack Obama as their next president, Canadian government officials are saying that the time is ripe for a continent - wide

While the election of Barack Obama as US president brings renewed energy and hope to the UN process, President Bush will be holding court when environment ministers from some 192 nations meet next week in Poznan.

The Europeans are drafting their proposal (we've posted a PDF of the European climate document here) as the United States enters into a period of intense debate over the wisdom of adopting such market - based systems following the inauguration of Barack Obama as president.

> Key figures in the US art world will once again step up to back Barack Obama as their candidate in the presidential race tan

In this regard, curiously, was a point made in an article titled «The Whitney Biennial for Angry Women,» which criticized the biennial for including Dawoud Bey's portrait of Barack Obama as a sign of a presumably despised «liberal democracy» and «open code for the newest American myth: the multicultural, progressive future.»

In 2011, she was nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on the Arts.

Pope.L's double entendre text drawing, Black People Are Trying, seemed to comment on the other exhibited artists as well as the election of Barack Obama as the country's first black chief executive.

Even when stock markets are in an upward trend, they are still subject to sharp setbacks, such as the one triggered by the re-election of Barack Obama as president last week.

This is particularly worrisome because the administration doesn't have any real ability to enforce these provisions or punish states for not fulfilling their promises; and a blow - up will be especially troublesome for President Barack Obama as he fights a tough re-election campaign against Republican nominee Mitt Romney (whose school reform agenda differs little from that of the current office - holder).

After a grueling primary season this year — for the Democrats, at least — it seems in retrospect that there was something inevitable in the pairing of John McCain and Barack Obama as the two contenders for the presidency in 2008.

She cites the presidential campaign of Barack Obama as a fascinating example of the participation and willingness of youth to assume responsibility and leadership roles, and perhaps see new possibilities that they hadn't seen before.

In the video, Peele voices former president Barack Obama as he speaks on the importance of trusting media sources and researching all the information posted on the Internet as «fake news» has become a concerning problem.

The United States, after all, elected Barack Obama as its head of state twice and has seen a highly - privileged section of African - Americans — no less reactionary than their white counterparts — in some of the highest offices of the state (Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Eric Holder, etc.).

Marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco, named by US President Barack Obama as the State Department's first science envoy for the ocean, advocates establishing South - North partnerships to achieve win - win situations that will protect the oceans.

Politico referred to Barack Obama as «the closer» in its Thursday edition of «Playbook» as the former president prepares to hit the campaign trail for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam.

Politico referred to Barack Obama as «the closer» in its Thursday edition of «Playbook» as the former president prepares to hit the campaign trail for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam (D.).

(CNN)- A meeting has been scheduled between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Roland Burris, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's choice to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois, according to a Democratic source familiar with the discussions of Senate Democratic leaders.

Kennedy pointed to her ties to President - elect Barack Obama as one of the strengths she would bring to the job.

I view Barack Obama as a traitor to American values.

Rangel rebuffed jabs from state Sen. Adriano Espaillat and the Rev. Michael Walrond by repeatedly referencing his experience and relationship with President Barack Obama as reasons why voters in an ethnically, racially and economically evolving district should send him back to Washington for a 23rd term.

Daniel Dromm, District Leader and City Council candidate, spoke about the need to elect Barack Obama as the next President.

If you opposed Barack Obama as a Democrat, you didn't get your committee seat, wouldn't get invited places.

A small rodent runs in front of President Barack Obama as he delivers remarks on Wall Street and Financial reform.

Screenshots of «likes» from DiBella's account for several obscene tweets surfaced Friday, one of which used the n - word and another of which referred to President Barack Obama as a «monkey.»

The debate, which featured noisy interventions from large sections of the crowd, sparked a particularly polarised reaction to the Ukip leader, who drew pantomime jeers from some when he predicted that the EU was on the way to going into a union with Turkey «composed of 77 million even poorer people» and described Barack Obama as «the most anti-British US president».

But the events, which include fundraisers in Florida, come as speculation increases on whether the governor will run to succeed Barack Obama as president three years from now.

Williams points to Barack Obama as evidence that direct political interest is not dead.

Think of Michael Gove's bizarre criticism of elites or «experts», Boris Johnson's description of US President Barack Obama as «half - Kenyan» or Leave.EU's Breaking Point poster.

No one really thinks of Bobby Jindal and Barack Obama as personal or even political rivals these days.

(CNN)-- Mike Huckabee's political committee is defending comments the former Arkansas governor made Wednesday that referred to President Barack Obama as growing up around Muslim madrassas.

Top state Democrats were not at all pleased that they were forced to address the Lopez problem during the opening day of the Democratic Party convention to renominate Barack Obama as their presidential candidate.

Washburn also was appointed Barack Obama as the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs for the United States Department of Interior, a position he held from October 2012 until December 2015.

A few years ago, Shrank depicted Barack Obama as Hamlet as a means of scolding him for his failure to act decisively in Syria.

The election of Barack Obama as US president in 2008 brought new hope as he undertook to bring the two sides together and looked forward to welcoming Palestine as a full member of the United Nations in September 2011.

«The President's foreign policy team read and was deeply offended by the Boris article that talked of Barack Obama as «incoherent, inconsistent and downright hypocritical... a part - Kenyan President.»

McCurry described Barack Obama as being able to bring people together across boundaries of attitudes, interests, background and demographics through the power of the idea of «change,» though I'd also argue that a major part of the connection was personal — people were drawn to the figure of Obama himself.

Trump falsely suggested he is one of few commanders - in - chief to call the families of fallen U.S. soldiers, and wrongly singled out his predecessor Barack Obama as a leader who never did so.

Who would be in your cabinet?Tony Benn, Barack Obama as a kind of adviser, Bill Clinton and I kind of like Gordon Brown, he has done a lot of good things at an impossible time to be prime minister - and because he's from Fife.

In 2010 Beth was selected by President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, where she created MoneyAsYouGrow.org.

With Barack Obama as president, many observers have hopes of significant reforms.

Less than a month ago, Hillary Clinton was flying high and looked to be a shoo - in to succeed Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.

House Speaker John Boehner (R - OH) apparently had to console former Notre Dame Head Coach and ESPN Analyst Lou Holtz over the idea of having Barack Obama as President for another four years.

She has been lauded by former President Barack Obama as an outstanding businesswoman, and has built a company with mission in mind focused on sustainable farming practices and innovative solutions for a healthier planet.

I believe Billy would just as enthusiastically support Barack Obama as our President and, if Billy was truthful about his politics several years ago, would be voting for him as well.

As you may have heard, Ann Coulter displayed the charming wit that is her trademark last Monday night with a tweet that referred to President Barack Obama as a «retard.»

Keller recently compared the choice of voting for Mitt Romney or for President Barack Obama as «flipping a coin where Satan is on both sides.»