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News Articles: barack obama

In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia’s secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets. Now, with a Trump-endorsed challenger in the Republican primary, Brad Raffensperger is in a tough fight to keep his job.

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Key Republican wants Ga. as early primary state — in 2028

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants his state to become an early presidential primary host — just not in 2024, as President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are pushing. The Republican election chief tells The Associated Press he'd back an early primary in 2028.

February 06, 2023
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PHOTOS: Barack Obama campaigns for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in Atlanta ahead of runoff

Former President Barack Obama joined U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock for a rally at Pullman Yards in Atlanta on Dec.1, 2022, just days ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff.

December 02, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Philadelphia.

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Presidents Biden, Obama and Trump appeal to midterm voters at Pennsylvania rallies

Three of the six living presidents delivered dire closing messages Saturday in battleground Pennsylvania entering the final weekend of the 2022 midterm elections.

November 06, 2022
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Political Rewind: Abrams and Kemp's final debate; Obama stumps in Georgia; Paul Pelosi attacked

Monday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams debated over the weekend, sparring over abortion, gun violence, and COVID relief funds. Elsewhere, Barack Obama and Mike Pence headline rallies in Georgia. We also discuss the dangers of violent rhetoric after the attack on Paul Pelosi.
 

October 31, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Former President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 5, 2022. Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final days of the campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot.

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Obama headed to Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin as vote nears

Former President Barack Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the closing days of the 2022 campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot. He goes first to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is taking on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 8.

October 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Vietnam War veteran and triple amputee Max Cleland delivers a speech during a campaign appearance. Cleland died on Tuesday at age 79.

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Opinion: Veteran and former senator Max Cleland has died, but his legacy lives on

NPR's Scott Simon marks the passing of Max Cleland, who was a U.S. Army captain and senator from Georgia.

November 13, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
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S. Ga. town changes street name to Barack Obama Boulevard

Earlier this year and in past years, petitions to change the street name were filed then refiled. City leaders reviewed policies for changing street names. Different groups spearheaded the effort to rename the street at different times.

November 04, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Inductee Jay-Z speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Barack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

October 31, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in the Blue Room before the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Nov. 22, 2016. It's one of many photos featured in the <em>Renegades</em> book.

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In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

October 25, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young and
  • Audie Cornish
Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in the Blue Room before the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Nov. 22, 2016. It's one of many photos featured in the <em>Renegades</em> book.

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  • Author Interviews

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young and
  • Audie Cornish
Sarah Obama holds a photograph of her grandson, Barack Obama in Kogelo, Kenya while awaiting the results of Super Tuesday's primary in Feb. 2008. She died on Monday after a brief illness, and is being remembered as a beloved matriarch and philanthropist.

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Remembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99

Sarah Obama, the former president's step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans.

March 29, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
A crowd of people hold signs protesting systemic racism.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: In Fight For Equity, Can Biden Bridge Executive Orders To Systemic Change?

Thursday on Political Rewind: In his first days in office, President Joe Biden has declared a commitment to addressing systemic racism. On Tuesday, Biden signed a series of executive orders signaling that his administration will attempt to tackle inequities in housing, criminal justice, economic mobility, health care and more.

Our panel today weighs in on the president’s first steps toward this lofty goal. He may have set important priorities, but how monumental is the task ahead? And can he win the support he needs to move the country past its long history of racial injustice?

January 28, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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"For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth," former President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama is seen here in October 2020.

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Obama: 'A Moment Of Great Dishonor And Shame For Our Nation' — But Not A Surprise

"History will rightly remember today's violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election," wrote the former president.

January 06, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Former President Barack Obama tells mourners Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta that they can honor the late Rep. John Lewis by helping to revitalize voting rights.

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Obama Calls For Abolishing Filibuster If It Stands In Way Of Stronger Voting Rights

"Naming it the John Lewis Voting Rights Act — that is a fine tribute," former President Barack Obama said. "But John wouldn't want us to stop there."

July 30, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
Services in the state Capitol rotunda for Lewis.

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Political Rewind: Congressman John Lewis And The Next Generation

Thursday on Political Rewind, Congressman John Lewis will be laid to rest today. His funeral begins later this morning and is to be attended by friends, family and state and national leaders, including former President Barack Obama.

We discussed the life of Lewis with three young leaders who say they stand ready to advance the causes Lewis fought for his entire life.

July 30, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
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