Barack Hussein Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th President of the United States and the controversial recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Overcoming a short political career, Obama defeated Republican nominee John McCain for the presidency in 2008, campaigning on promises of "change" after an unpopular administration headed by George W. Bush. In effect, that change has been an embrace of Socialism and liberal policies perhaps before unseen by the White House.
| Barack Hussein Obama | |||
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| 44th President of the United States From: January 20, 2009-Present | |||
| Vice President | Joe Biden | ||
| Predecessor | George W. Bush | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Senator from Illinois From: January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008 | |||
| Predecessor | Peter Fitzgerald | ||
| Successor | Roland Burris | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama | ||
| Religion | Described in this article | ||
Immediately after entering office, Obama was faced with a recession - one of the most severe since the Great Depression. By and large, his economic policies to combat the recession have, to date, ranged from ineffective to counterproductive.[1] Also on the domestic front, Obama passed a major health care bill in 2009 with no bipartisan support and 34 Democrats dissenting. In foreign policy Obama has escalated the Afghanistan War and, against his own Defense Secretary's advice, attacked Libya - a possible violation of the War Powers Act. On May 1st 2011 he announced that the United States had killed September 11th mastermind and terrorist Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, perhaps at the cost of the United States's alliance with Pakistan.
It is ironic that liberals such as Barack Obama advocate