Both led populist campaigns that challenged the ruling elite, and both won long-shot races against Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama
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Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
The Portuguese water dog was a gift from the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
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Commentary: I’m young and Black. Barack Obama is not my hero
His politics have always been those of a cautious centrist.
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Former presidents say they would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton say they’d be willing to publicly take a coronavirus vaccine, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
Obama memoir sells a record 1.7 million copies in first week
The former president’s ‘A Promised Land’ sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America, roughly equal to the combined first-week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Obama releases ad in support of Gideon
The former president appears in a 1-minute video to support the Democratic House Speaker’s bid for U.S. Senate.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for vice president
The first Black woman on a major party ticket issues an urgent plea for Americans of all colors to rally behind Joe Biden and find a way to vote despite concerns about the pandemic and postal slowdowns.
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Jim Fossel: Congress should stand up to Trump’s power grab
The Founders wanted the legislative branch to be a check on the executive’s power, but that’s not happening.
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Maine Voices: Trump rights a wrong by reopening marine monument to fishing
Though Maine vessels don’t routinely fish Seamounts, the process that created the monument raised important issues.
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.