THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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In Focus: Stats
CNN Poll of Polls compiled early Wednesday: 63 percent say they approve of how Obama is handling his duties
Doing the math on Obama’s 100 days – AP, 4-29-09
Key events in Obama’s first 100 days – AP, 4-29-09
Delivering on Change, an Inside Look: Pete Souza and the [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Key events in Obama’s first 100 days – AP, 4-27-09
CBS Poll: Blacks support Obama 96-0: Not surprisingly, President Obama’s approval numbers on the 100th day are very high. At 68%, the latest CBS/NYT poll shows widespread support for President Obama as a person, and the [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Democrat wins House race in New York: A Democrat has won a close U.S. congressional election in New York that had been seen by some as an early gauge of support for President Barack Obama. Republican Jim Tedisco conceded defeat on Friday to his Democratic rival [...]
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April 20, 2009: President Obama at the Summit of the Americas
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Alan Houston: In Thrilling Find, Scholar Unearths Long-Lost Letters of Benjamin Franklin – Source: Chronicle of Higher Ed (4-24-09)
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY:
On This Day in History….This Week in History…. April 27- May 3, 2009
500 [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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President Barack Obama: First 100 Days Photos – Charlotte Observer
Poll shows 71% trust Obama to fix the economy: The Gallup survey also finds that 51% of respondents say they have confidence in Democratic congressional leaders when it comes to the economy. Thirty-eight percent felt that [...]
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Posted in HNN, History Buzz, History News, tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alan Brinkley, Barack Obama, Civil War, Deborah Lipstadt, Eric Foner, History Buzz, James McPherson, Populism on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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This Week’s Political Highlights April 13, 2009: The Obamas Introduce “Bo” The First Dog & Celebrate Passover & Easter at the White House
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Test of Lincoln DNA sought to prove cancer theory: John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Obama’s Approval Tops Recent Presidents Bush, Clinton: Obama’s approval rating climbed to a high of 66 percent in an April 1-5 New York Times/CBS News poll. The poll follows recent surveys by the Gallup Poll, Quinnipiac University and the Pew Research Center showing that about six [...]
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HISTORY BUZZ:
POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
This Week’s Political Highlights
April 13, 2009: The Obamas Introduce “Bo” The First Dog & Celebrate Passover & Easter at the White House
April 8, 2009: President Obama’s Europe, Turkey & Iraq Tour
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
OAH Roundup: Highlights from the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians – HNN
David Levering [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Democrat wins Illinois congressional seat: Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley, 50, trounced GOP nominee Rosanna Pulido and Green Party candidate Matt Reichel for the 5th Congressional District seat that Emanuel first won in 2002. With 59 percent of precincts reporting, Quigley had 15,977, or [...]
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This Week’s Political Highlights
April 2, 2009: Obama in Europe, Online Town Hall and Budget Passed by House
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
OAH Roundup: Highlights from the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians – HNN
John Hope Franklin: Scholar and Witness – NYT, 3-29-09
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Pays [...]
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