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President Barack Obama calls for service in All-Star Game message

Feb. 14, 2009
President Barack Obama taped a message for Sunday night's NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix.
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Obama license plates available in Illinois

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 funeral home cutout a big hit

ELIZABETH, N.J., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The operators of a funeral home in Elizabeth, N.J., say a cardboard cutout of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is a huge hit with visitors.
Spears, Obama hit by Twitter tampering

Spears, Obama hit by Twitter tampering

LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Hackers tampered with the Twitter.com accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, pop star Britney Spears and actor Stephen Fry, Britain's Daily Telegraph said.

Obama to spend Christmas in Hawaii

HONOLULU, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Political sources say President-elect Barack Obama will attend a memorial for his late grandmother during a holiday stay in Hawaii before his inauguration.

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.
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.
Michelle: Barack has right to choose veep

Michelle: Barack has right to choose veep

NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Michelle Obama, the wife of presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama, says she won't have any input into the selection of a running mate.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler