Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's re...
Barack Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, 2008, becoming the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. Obama's Inauguration took place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
A nation that in living memory struggled violently over racial equality will have as its next president a 47-year-old, one-term U.S. senator born of a Kenyan father and Kansan mother. He is the first president elected from Chicago and the first to rise from a career in Illinois politics since Abraham Lincoln emerged from frontier obscurity to lead the nation through the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
Obama's resounding victory over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) repudiates an unpopular incumbent and an ongoing war, shifts national leadership to a new generation and provides dramatic proof to the world of the American ideal of opportunity for all.
Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Merger of Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC behind schedule
The merger of Verdugo Hills Hospital into USC’s Keck Medical Center is behind schedule. In June 2012 leaders of the independent Glendale hospital voted to partner with USC, and a hospital spokeswoman said at the time that Verdugo Hills hoped to...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Two La Caņada residents win national science and technology medals
Two longtime residents of La Caņada Flintridge will take a trip to the White House early next year to receive recognition for their groundbreaking scientific work. Frances Arnold, a Caltech professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and...
Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards
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La Caņada Unified tables parcel tax
With state income taxes rising and the federal government's “fiscal cliff” looming, La Caņada school officials have agreed not to place a parcel tax before La Caņada Flintridge voters next year. La Caņadans currently pay $150 per parcel to...Tags: Politics, Income Tax, Fiscal Cliff, Executive Branch, Government
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Election results show La Caņada voters lean right
La Caņada Flintridge residents leaned Republican in Tuesday's general election, supporting GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romey and Republicans running for the U.S. Senate and State Assembly. Of La Caņada’s 14,360 registered voters, 8,408 cast...
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Exercise your right to vote
Eyes from around the globe will be watching the United States on Tuesday as Americans select their next president. This exercise of popular power is the envy of the world, and we encourage all registered voters to take advantage of the opportunity. The...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Elections, White House
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Piece of Mind: Vanishing signs of the times
Every so often it occurs to me that I'd like to reinvent myself. Yet again. And maybe I've hit upon a real money-making idea this time: manufacturing political yard signs. Think about it, because maybe you'd like to join me in this venture. At the rate...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Theft, Elections
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Schiff lambastes Congress for lack of compromise
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) came to La Caņada Flintridge on Wednesday to decry the partisan division in Congress and warn that it could lead to economic devastation. “This is a terrible way to run a government. It is a byproduct, I think, of an...
Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, David Dreier, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Verdugo Hills Hospital to merge with USC medical center
Verdugo Hills Hospital, for the last 40 years an independent hospital, has entered into merger talks with USC’s Keck Medical Center, officials said Tuesday. Members of the Verdugo Hills board of directors voted at a June meeting to partner with...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Health and Medical Professionals, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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La Caņada mentor visits White House
When Vance “Mike” Trueblood started mentoring a Monrovia boy five years ago, he knew it would involve fishing trips, museum visits and movies. He didn't figure it would result in a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office....
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Hospitals react to 'Obamacare' ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to uphold President Obama's health insurance mandate will expand coverage to many uninsured Americans, but its effect on area hospitals remains unclear. Len LaBella, president of Verdugo Hills Hospital, is...
Tags: Politics, Prescription Drugs, Earache, General Practitioners, Democratic Party
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Everybody's talking about Obamacare
David C. Wilcox's content-free analysis of the threat to liberty posed by the requirement for people to have medical insurance (“Get rid of Obama and Obamacare,” Mailbag, July 5) misses a rather important point: It's highly unlikely that...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judges, Justice System
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Q&A: From La Caņada to the White House
Andy Beattie is a member of the La Caņada Flintridge Public Safety Commission, and when not working at his apparel company or on local safety issues, he can be found in close proximity to the president of the United States. He answered questions from...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics, Emergency Health Procedures, Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Substance Abuse
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