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November 10, 2008

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Obama's first press conference as President-Elect

Aggregated from: Minor Matters

After meeting with 17 economic advisers, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will hold a press conference today probably focusing on the worsening financial crisis. The press conference is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. (central time) at the Hilton Chicago. Attending the earlier meeting are billionaire busin...

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A South African in America: what the Obama victory means for us all

Aggregated from: Mandela Rhodes Scholars Blog

Four days later, my heart is still pounding! Hands shaking, butterflies in the stomach — an unfathomable feeling of awe! How can the election of a president in a country of which I am not a citizen have such an indescribable effect on me? The voice inside of me abruptly responds: “How can his el...

November 9, 2008

Social Media and The Making of the President

Posted by John Liebhardt · 11:03 pm · South Africa

How influential was the web in this year's presidential election? Many onlookers and supporters of Barack Obama claim the President-Elect's mastery of video, audio and blogs helped him win the vote. A few international bloggers debate the role social media played in Obama's victory. 2 comments · read »

Green Dreams: Environment Bloggers Weigh in on Historic Election

Posted by Juliana Rotich · 8:27 pm · South Africa

For envrionment bloggers around the world, hopes are high for the Obama Administration. After Obama's victory in the Presidential election last week, however, can he maintain the high expectations people have for him and his policies? This group of environment bloggers have begun ranking proposals and issues they hope Team Obama will begin tackling. 0 comments · read »

November 8, 2008

Obama's Victory: A Boost for Global Health?

Posted by Juhie Bhatia · 7:40 pm · Ethiopia · South Africa

As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama prepares for his four years in the White House, many are discussing how his term will impact health issues, globally and in the U.S., and if he will deliver on his campaign promises. As part of their campaign, Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden said that ... 0 comments · read »

November 5, 2008

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Day of mourning: God's judgement ensues

Aggregated from: BiblioPolit

It is a day of mourning. 4 November 2008, the day that Barack Obama was elected president of the United States of America. Here in South Africa, it was at about 06:30 (5 November), that I heard the news. It was truly bad news. At the time of this post, Obama had 51% and McCain 48% of the popular vo...

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Politics and pessimism

Aggregated from: Notes From Underground

So it looks as though Barack Obama is going to win the US Presidential election, and that the Democratic Party in the US will have a majority in the legislature as well. No doubt his supporters will be elated. For myself, I'm relieved, rather than happy. I'm relieved that the nightmare of a...

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Obama or McCain; South Africa Will Sell Ivory

Aggregated from: Baraza

Tomorrow, the entire world waits for history to be made. For the first time in its 200+ years of independence, the United States of America could have an African American as president. It will be historical indeed as for the first time ever, a person of colour - a minority - will lead the most power...

November 4, 2008

African Bloggers Offer Solidarity to Obama

Posted by Ari Herzog · 9:01 pm · Egypt · Ethiopia · Morocco · Rwanda · South Africa

As Americans line up to vote-in their 44th President, African bloggers write in solidarity and offer near unanimous support for an Obama Administration. So what are people saying? Ari Herzog brings us the scoop from Africa and around the globe. 4 comments · read »

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Is Obama the anti-christ?

Aggregated from: BiblioPolit

The questions has been asked, "Is Barack Hussein Obama the anti-christ?" Famed Catholic-Canadian author, Michael O'Brien, says "not a chance!" But, he does not say that for the reasons you might suppose!"From my own reading of Obama's declarations and stated positions, I knew he was an ultra-libera...