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Barack Obama
President of the United States from to
For other uses, see Barack Obama (disambiguation).
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Barack Obama | |
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| In office January 20, – January 20, | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | George W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | Donald Trump |
| In office January 3, – November 16, | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Roland Burris |
| In office January 8, – November 4, | |
| Preceded by | Alice Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
| Born | Barack Hussein Obama II () August 4, (age63) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Obama family |
| Education | |
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| Awards | Full list |
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| Website | |
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Barack Obama
Barakas Huseinas Obama II (angl.Barack Hussein Obama II, g. m. rugpjūčio 4 d. Honolulu)– asis Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų prezidentas. Jis yra pirmasis afroamerikietis, užėmęs šias pareigas. Iki išrenkant prezidentu, nuo m. sausio iki m. lapkričio Obama buvo jaunesnysis Jungtinių Valstijų (JAV) Ilinojaus valstijos senatorius.
Skirtingai nuo daugelio afroamerikiečių B. Obama yra ne vergų palikuonis, bet Kenijos studento sūnus. Obama yra Kolumbijos universiteto ir Harvardo teisės mokyklos absolventas. Pastarajame buvo išrinktas teisės žurnalo „Harvard Law Review“ prezidentu. Nuo m. iki m. dėstė Čikagos teisės mokslų institute konstitucinę teisę, o nuo m. dirbo pilietinių teisių specializacijos advokatų kontoroje „Miner, Barnhill & Galland". Obama nuo m. iki m. atitarnavo tris kadencijas Ilinojaus valstijos senate. Po nesėkmingo bandymo tapti JAV Atstovų Rūmų nariu m., Obama m. iškėlė savo kandidatūrą į JAV Senatą, nurungė kitu
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A History of Disappointment
To those of us who hoped that Barack Obama’s election marked a departure from right-wing rule, the president’s failure of leadership has been stunning. Seldom have insurgent expectations – even sceptical, guarded ones – been deflated so swiftly. From the moment he announced his staff and cabinet appointments (Rahm Emanuel, Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates et al) it was clear that Obama meant to play by the same Washington rules that created the policy disasters he inherited from George W. Bush. Obama had retreated into politics as usual. He never looked back. One did not have to be a sentimental utopian to be disappointed.
In domestic affairs, Obama’s obeisance to the Washington consensus led him to abandon the bold approach he articulated during the campaign in his Philadelphia ‘speech on race’, when he attacked the manipulation of racial hostilities to divide the black and