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In the heady atmosphere leading up to the 2008 presidential election, a messianic Senator Barack Obama proclaimed he was "five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America." That transformation, echoed by Michelle Obama, was to change the conversation, change our traditions, change our history, and move the nation to a different place.
An attack submarine that is sponsored by first lady Michelle Obama and will be named for her home state has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. Submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, based in Groton, Connecticut, delivered the submarine that will become the USS Illinois to the Navy on Saturday after nearly five and a half years of construction.
Long before she was the First Lady of these United States of America, Michelle Obama knew she didn't need a man or a husband to be happy. In fact, she recently revealed that she understood at a rather early age that love, marriage and starting a family were options in life, not requirements.
President Barack Obama returns from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congres... . President Barack Obama is seated in the presidential vehicle as his motorcade leaves his family's rented vacation home in Chilmark, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
John Legend has nothing but good words for U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. While promoting the upcoming film "Southside With You," which tells the story of Barack and Michelle's first date, Legend gushed about how cool the power couple is in person.
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: A runner passes the reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington as the sun rises on what is expected to be a hot day in the Nation's Capital Friday, August 12. An excessive heat watch has been issued for the area. Fireworks explode over Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016.
President Obama celebrated his 55th birthday - his last before leaving office - with a big White House bash jam-packed with Hollywood A-listers. Attendees included talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi , Common , Fonzworth Bentley, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, NBC's Al Roker , George Lucas , interim chair of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile, retired basketball player Grant Hill, "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker , Pusha T, Samuel L. Jackson , Nick Jonas , who took a break from his tour with Demi Lovato , called the evening "A night I will never forget" on Twitter.
Washington, Aug 5 - President Barack Obama turned 55 on Thursday and his Vice President and 'best friend forever' Joe Biden celebrated the occasion by tweeting a picture of the Joe and Barack friendship bracelets the President made for the duo earlier this summer. Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best friend forever, the Vice President wrote alongside the picture.
The Obamas and Prime Minister and Mrs. Lee of Singapore toast ''onward Singapore'' to strong relations at one of the last state dinners for U.S. President Barack Obama. Rough Cut .
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during a reception and discussion, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Washington. Prime Minister Lee discussed the Trans Pacific Partnership, TPP, and other topics.
But according to the new breed of clickbait headlines that proliferate on Facebook, an oration that's rousing enough, or a tweet that's snarky enough, can singlehandedly vaporize the Republican nominee. "Obama Just Annihilated Donald Trump with the Whole World Watching at DNC," the website PoliticusUSA declared during last week's Democratic National Convention.
Half a dozen years ago - just before Donald Trump latched on to the birther issue, but when the conservative base was already erupting in racialized terror against President Obama - The Simpsons slyly satirized Fox News with a pretend slogan: " ." The first part was probably too kind to a network that has frequently stoked white racial paranoia .
President Barack Obama is touting strides in reducing homelessness among military veterans as his administration reaches the halfway point in building a massive database on veterans' health. Overall veteran homelessness has been cut nearly in half, by 47 percent, although that's still short of Obama's long-held goal of getting it to zero by 2015.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.
This week's Democratic National Convention has been a historic one, featuring the country's first nomination of a woman for president as a candidate from a major party. It's also been loaded with star-studded speakers, including appearances from a sitting vice president, a sitting president, two former presidents, and a long list of celebrities and lawmakers.
First Lady Michelle Obama's speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention rocked, and her words and advice about hate speech resonated especially for many LGBTQ people. In a surprisingly personal speech, Obama shared how she and Barack advise their daughters, Malia and Sasha, on how not to let name-calling, nastiness, and negativity ensnare them by remaining about the fray.
An angry Bill O'Reilly defended himself Wednesday against critics who suggested he was justifying slavery with his assertion that slaves who helped build the White House "were well-fed and had decent lodgings provided by the government." . Calling slavery an "abomination," the Fox News Channel host said his statement was "not a justification, not a defense of slavery.
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on a large monitor to thank delegates during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Listening to the heated, sometimes ill-informed campaign rhetoric in the U.S., especially from one candidate , it's hard to believe that the North American Free Trade Agreement is going to survive. America-first isolationism is on the rise.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden will offer the keynote speeches Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday. It's a full day of speeches, addresses and more on the third day of the Democratic National Convention.