Obama's victory speech at Grant Park may seem a distant mirage. But for all the failings, the president can point to real progress On that improbably warm night exactly one year ago, the crowd in Grant Park, Chicago, cheered... [read full story]
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Video will begin in 5 seconds. A year after his historic election, US President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans the biggest problems he is grappling with - from the economy to the war in Afghanistan - are the legacy of...
A year after his historic election, US President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans the biggest problems he is grappling with - from the economy to the war in Afghanistan - are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
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Stop and think a moment. Tuesday November 4, 2008. Election night. I bet you can remember where you were, what you were doing. We had invited friends over, to celebrate together, or commiserate together- who knew? We weren’t...
