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Obama defends all-male hoops game

Oct. 21, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks candidly in an interview with NBC News' Savannah Guthrie.
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NEW YORK, June 23 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will throw out the first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis on July 14.
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OAKLAND, Calif., March 26 (UPI) -- An alternative middle school in Oakland, Calif., has been renamed in honor of U.S. President Barack Obama.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Barack Obama license plates are now available to Illinois residents who can't get enough of the new U.S. president, state officials say.
The oath of office taken by Pres. Obama

The oath of office taken by Pres. Obama

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Barack Obama Tuesday recited the oath of office to become the 44th president of the United States, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts:

Obama relatives feel spotlight in Kenya

NYANGMA-KOGELO, Kenya, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Kenyan relatives of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama are new celebrities in their country, but say the spotlight isn't always welcome.

Kenya hospital reports Obama name boom

KISUMU, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Kisumu, Kenya, hospital said it has experienced a boom of babies named for the family of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.

Lieberman: McCain's Ayers ad fair

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain's camp has the right to question Democrat Barack Obama's ties to an ex-radical, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday.
Bill Clinton: 'I ... support Barack Obama'

Bill Clinton: 'I ... support Barack Obama'

DENVER, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, buoyed by Democratic delegates' cheers in Denver Wednesday, joined his wife's call to unite behind Barack Obama.
Barack Obama related to Brad Pitt

Barack Obama related to Brad Pitt

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Hollywood actor Brad Pitt are ninth cousins, researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society said.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch