Wednesday, December 31, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama
President-Elect Barack Obama
Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961 -) will be the 44th President of the United States of America. He was elected President on November 4, 2008, as a Democrat. His Vice-President running mate was Joseph Biden. Barack Obama is the first African-American president of the USA.
In the summer of 2008, Obama became the first African-American to be the presidential candidate of a major political party (the Democrats). On November 4, 2008, Obama won the general election, defeating John McCain (a Republican) to become the 44th President of the United States. For the complete story check out the following source.
Source: EnchantedLearning.com Copyright ©2008 The Presidents of the United States of America http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/list.shtml
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http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/elections.htm Elections
http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/blackamericanhistory.htm African-American History
http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/governmentandcitizenship.htm Government/Citizenship
http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/inaugurationday.htm Inaugurations
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