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74 unusual facts about Barack Obama


2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The Oregon State Beavers are coached by President Obama's brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, who in his first season has improved the team's last year record of 5–25, finishing with 13 regular season wins.

2011 Green Soccer Bowl

Nigeria Football Federation's media officer Ademola Olajire stated that the competition will be held in honour of U.S. President Barack Obama.

2014 in British radio

2 January – The morning's edition of BBC Radio 4's Today is guest edited by musician PJ Harvey, with items includes a Thought for the Day from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and a segment in which John Pilger criticises US President Barack Obama for not closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

99 Percent Declaration

The petition was to be publicly presented to the American people and copies are to be served to the United States Congress, Supreme Court and President Barack Obama.

Advanced Academic Strategies

President Barack Obama has reportedly used the CFISD AAS model as an example of how future classes on post-secondary options should be introduced to secondary students.

AKPD Message and Media

All four were members of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, with Plouffe serving as campaign manager, Axelrod as senior strategist, and Del Cecato as media advisor.

Al-Walaja

When US President Barack Obama was visiting Israel, Rabbeh invited him to his cave but the US Consulate in Jerusalem sent a brief note of regret saying this could not be arranged.

American Tradition Partnership

In 2010, WTP filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents related to President Barack Obama's potential use of the Antiquities Act to establish as many as fourteen new national monuments, one of which may include the Vermillion Basin in Colorado, which has significant natural gas and other mineral resources.

Asheville Zombie Walk

During the 2008 presidential campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made a campaign appearance in Asheville on World Zombie Day.

Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act

At the 11th hour, HR3288 sec.747 was adopted in a conference committee and signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2009 providing the opportunity for dealers who were closed to seek arbitration.

Bala Ghimire

Bala Ghimire is social worker and philanthropist who received a prestigious award from Barack Obama for his work in social issues in the United States.

Ben Shapiro

On February 7, 2013, Shapiro published an article citing unspecified Senate sources who claimed that a group named "Friends of Hamas" was among foreign contributors to the political campaign of Chuck Hagel, a former US Senator awaiting confirmation as Secretary of Defense as a nominee of President Barack Obama.

BRAIN Initiative

The BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, also referred to as the Brain Activity Map Project) is a proposed collaborative research initiative announced by the Obama administration on April 2, 2013, with the goal of mapping the activity of every neuron in the human brain.

Broadband universal service

U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned: “one key to strengthening education, entrepreneurship, and innovation in communities… is to harness the full power of the Internet, and that means faster and more widely available broadband.” (Obama, 2009) The government claimed widespread broadband access is critical for global competitiveness, economic development, national security, public safety, job creation, civic engagement, etc.

Carey Cash

As such, he has found himself ministering to President Barack Obama.

Counter-protest

After Barack Obama launched an initiative for healthcare reform, protests against government and Congress members by Tea Party members at townhall meetings were met with counter-protests by progressive/liberal activists and pro-labor unionists.

Democrats Abroad – Lebanon

The organization is sending the first delegate from Democrats Abroad in the Middle East, and Arab-American delegate to the Democratic Convention to support Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

Democrats: Say I Do

In addition, incumbent president Barack Obama has not formally endorsed same-sex marriage, despite allegations of a pre-presidential endorsement of the same and presently backing legal recognition of same-sex unions at the state level.

Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County gave a plurality to Bill Clinton over Bush and Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential election, but has been in the Republican column in each of the past four elections, giving 66 percent to Republican John McCain to 32 percent for Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 election, higher than the 57 percent McCain won statewide.

Entity classification election

President Barack Obama attempted to revive the IRS' 1998 notice in his proposed 2010 budget.

Etheostoma obama

E. obama was named after Barack Obama, for his work "particularly in the areas of clean energy and environmental protection, and because he is one of our first leaders to approach conservation and environmental protection from a more global vision," according to one of the scientists, Steve Layman, who named the new species.

Ethical will

See The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours by Marion Wright Edelman, Everything I Know: Basic Life Rules from a Jewish Mother, and President Barack Obama’s legacy letter to his daughters 1/18/09.

Free Expression Tunnel

On November 5, 2008 racist, threatening graffiti directed at (then) President-elect Barack Obama was found in the tunnel.

FusionCharts

The company was placed squarely on the global platform following its 2010 selection by US President Barack Obama to design the digital dashboards for the federal administration, the Federal IT Dashboard.

Gagan Narang

Gagan said his win was special because Barack Obama, who won the United States' Presidential election on same day, was a source of inspiration.

Gay Nigger Association of America

On February 11, 2007, an attack was launched on the website of US presidential candidate (and future US president) Barack Obama, where the group's name was caused to appear on the website's front page.

They have trolled several prominent websites and Internet personalities including Slashdot, Wikipedia, CNN, Barack Obama's campaign website, Alex Jones, and prominent members of the blogosphere.

Guachochi Municipality

It was created by the Barack Obama on 31 December 2962, with its escision from the municipality of Batopilas.

Guča Trumpet Festival

In 2010 the organizers issued an official call to the presidents of Russia and U.S., Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to attend the 50th anniversary event.

Henry Svehla

For these actions, Svehla was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama on May 2 during a White House ceremony.

Hulu Selangor by-election, 2010

The opposition has brought up campaign issues such as APCO Worldwide and its ties to 1Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib's relationship with the Obama administration in the United States.

Interstate 22

On March 19, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the HIRE (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) Act into law, which included an extension of federal highway funding through the end of 2010.

Islamic Society of North America

He went on to allege that a group of Jews close to President Barack Obama "control the world."

Israeli settlement timeline

US President Barack Obama makes his famous Cairo speech in which he says "The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements".

Judy Shepard

In May 2009, Shepard met with President Barack Obama, where he promised her he would help pass the Matthew Shepard Act.

Maryland Route 404

A portion of the road east of Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County received $7.7 million for widening as a part of the stimulus bill signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2009.

Mexican migration

Under the Obama presidency, deportations of illegal immigrants have increased, as deportation procedures became more systematic and border controls were reinforced with police and military patrols.

Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility

Terrence Lee Lakin, convicted of not following to orders to deploy to Afghanistan after he argued that the Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama was not legally the president because of birther issues.

Nanobama

Nanobama is the name of microminiature portraits of United States President Barack Obama.

Niangara Territory

In May 2010 a group calling itself "The human rights defenders of Niangara" published an appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama to take more effective action against the LRA.

Nippert Stadium

On November 2, 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama held a rally at Nippert two days before the election to an estimated 27,000 attendees.

No. 84 Wing RAAF

 34 Squadron provided VIP transport during the visits to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and US President Barack Obama.

Occasional poetry

--before editing, tagging, or deleting this claim, please see talk page--> occasional poem in the first decade of the 21st century is Elizabeth Alexander's "Praise Song for the Day," composed for and read by the poet at the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2009 before a television audience of millions.

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act

The Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act is a bill introduced on October 5, 2005 by U.S. Senators Harry Reid, Evan Bayh, Dick Durbin, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Tom Harkin in response to the growing threat of an outbreak of avian influenza.

Parkinson's Disease Foundation

For example, upon the announcement of President Barack Obama's BRAIN Initiative to map the human brain, PDF released a statement in which the organization's president, Robin Elliott, praised the initiative and urged the President to include patient advocates directly affected by diseases that impact the brain such as Parkinson's in determining how to move forward with the project.

Patriot movement

After declining from 1996 to 2008, the number of patriot groups has increased dramatically following the election of Barack Obama to the presidency.

Perry County, Alabama

In 2008, the county voted to establish a Barack Obama Day, a legal holiday, every second Monday of November.

Rich Marotta

With the departure of Paul T. Wall back to Guam, Rich has become increasingly verbal about his liberal political views and is a supporter of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Richmond Coliseum

On October 22, 2008, it hosted a rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama, drawing over 13,000 people.

Roy Boehm

On August 19, 2009, President Barack Obama signed Public Law No. 111-59 (H.R. 2470), sponsored by Congressman Tom Rooney, which officially named the Murdock Post Office in Port Charlotte, Florida, located in Charlotte County in which Boehm lived, after him.

Ruben Gallego

Gallego cited Arpaio's immigration policies and his use of taxpayer money to investigate Barack Obama's citizenship as reasons for recalling Arpaio.

Saddleback Church

The summit featured 60 speakers, including Senators Barack Obama and Sam Brownback.

Sandusky County, Ohio

However, during the 2008 U.S. presidential election, 51% of the voters from Sandusky County supported Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Sathamba

Sonal Shah (The 44th US president-elect Barack Obama's presidential transition team member) has her native roots from a village named, Gabat which is one of the closest neighborhood area of Sathamba.

Sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.

::They told us we wouldn't get here, used by then US-presidential candidate Barack Obama in his victory-speech (first preliminary) in Ohio 2008.

Sidney M. Aronovitz

In October 2009, President Barack Obama signed into a law a bill introduced by Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to rename the U.S. Post Office, Custom House, and Courthouse in Key West the Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse.

Sign war

Nationally, in August 2007, Democrat presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama each claimed victory for his side in the sign war that occurred at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Solano County, California

In the 2008 presidential election that day, Barack Obama carried the county by a 28.5% margin over John McCain, a larger margin than statewide (24%).

Stapleford, Cambridgeshire

More recently, the village found fame with the discovery that Barack Obama is a direct descendant of one Thomas Blossom, who grew up here towards the end of the 16th century before emigrating to the United States.

Steve Bridges

Steve Bridges (May 22, 1963 – March 3, 2012) was an American comedian, impressionist, and actor who "developed a repertoire of over 200 impressions, including TV characters Barney Fife and Homer Simpson, broadcasters Tom Brokaw, Paul Harvey and Rush Limbaugh, and political leaders Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger".

Texas Democratic primary and caucuses, 2008

The indecisive results of Super Tuesday, and the fact that Texas had the largest number of delegates among the states remaining on the Democratic primary calendar, resulted in the Texas primary receiving significant attention from both the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns.

Texas's 13th congressional district

In 2012, this was President Barack Obama's lowest percentage of the vote in a congressional district.

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele

"Let It Be" has been performed by a gospel choir with samples taken from some of President Barack Obama's speeches pasted together to form the lyrics of the song.

The project begun on January 20, 2009 (the date of the inauguration of Barack Obama) and will conclude on July 31, 2012 (the eve of the London Olympics).

The Free Right

During the American election in 2008, the faction supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin, while most French political elites supported Barack Obama.

Tuz Khormato

On September 7 2010, the first US casualties after President Barack Obama declared an end to US combat operations took place near the city when an Iraqi soldier killed 2 US military personnel.

Videos and audio recordings of Ayman al-Zawahiri

A video, with English subtitles, was released severely criticizing President-elect Barack Obama.

Videos and audio recordings of Osama bin Laden

According to a recording aired by Al Jazeera on June 3, Bin Laden made a statement against President Barack Obama.

WAAV, Inc.

Other deployments have involved custom cars, first-responder police/fire vehicles and the train used by U.S. President Barack Obama during his January 2009 inaugural trip to Washington, DC.

Washington, New Jersey

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 1,160 votes here (48.5% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,158 votes (48.4% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 41 votes (1.7% vs. 1.7%), among the 2,391 ballots cast by the borough's 3,863 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.9% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County).

Where's the Birth Certificate?

: The Case That Barack Obama Is Not Eligible to Be President is a book by Jerome Corsi which promotes the claim that U.S. president Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is thus constitutionally unqualified to hold the office.

Wychwood Brewery

During a meeting at the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama gave each other bottles of beer from their respective home towns/cities, with Cameron presenting Obama with twelve bottles of Hobgoblin, which is from his constituency area Witney.

Years in Ghana

2009 July - US President Barack Obama visits, making the first Sub-Saharan country to be visited by the 44th President of the United State.

Zambian general election, 2011

Sata received a congratulatory telephone call from his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama.


Antonio Davis

The fan in question, Michael Axelrod, the son of David Axelrod, the 2008 campaign manager for Barack Obama, has stated that he was attacked by Davis' wife, and his lawyer revealed plans to sue for roughly a million dollars and a public apology by the Davises.

Carl Braden

The Bradens had three children: James, born in 1951, a 1972 Rhodes Scholar, and a 1980 graduate of Harvard Law School (where he preceded Barack Obama as editor of the Harvard Law Review), has lived and practiced law for over 25 years in San Francisco, California.

Charlene Honeywell

On June 25, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Honeywell to fill the seat vacated by Susan C. Bucklew on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Chenpeng Village Primary School stabbing

The lack of coverage by Chinese state-run news channels, and the lack of any emotional response from the Chinese government at all levels were contrasted to the detailed US media coverage and US President Barack Obama's national speech, including his commitment to tackle the underlying issues.

Chiavari chair

The Chiavari chair is used in the State Dining Room and Family Dining Room in the White House in Washington D.C., and silver Chiavaris were used during the inauguration of Barack Obama as seating for his family and guests.

Delmar Loop

The portion of Delmar Boulevard within the city of St. Louis has been designated Barack Obama Boulevard, making it one of the world's first streets to be renamed for the U.S. President.

Gavin Lee

Lee and former London co-star Laura Michelle Kelly performed as Bert and Mary Poppins in the America Celebrates 4 July at Fords Theatre in front of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on 6 June 2010.

Giovanna Negretti

She has since been active in a number of political campaigns include those of President Barack Obama, Howard Dean and Deval Patrick.

Gregory A. Presnell

On Monday, June 25, 2012, the White House Press Office announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Judge Sheri Polster Chappell to the U.S. Senate for possible confirmation as his replacement.

Hampton Dellinger

In 2009, Sen. Kay Hagan recommended Dellinger and two other lawyers to President Barack Obama for consideration as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Both Republicans George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush would win it twice each, but Democrat Bill Clinton won it in 1996, and Barack Obama has won it twice in both 2008 and 2012, bolstering his wins of the state's electoral votes each time.

Internet Haganah

Internet Haganah was identified by Media Matters for America as one of the sources to use the term "Obama Intifada", a term critical of U.S. President Barack Obama's policies on Israel.

Jack Lew

A 2011 press release from the Religion News Service noted that Lew also "has extensive connections in the American Jewish community," and that he might be able to help President Obama "build a more friendly rapport" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

James V. Stanton

In the 2012 election, he endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney over his party's nominee President Barack Obama.

Jeff Schweitzer

His book, Vote To Save The Planet, was a collection of short articles intended to inform voters about the benefits of electing Barack Obama/Joe Biden and the disadvantages of electing John McCain/Sarah Palin in the 2008 Presidential Election.

Jeremy Bird

When Barack Obama announced his candidacy in 2007, Bird joined as the field director for South Carolina.

John P. McCormick

McCormick is not to be confused with another Chicago Tribune editorial employee, reporter John D. McCormick, who covered the campaign of Barack Obama.

Joshua DuBois

Joshua DuBois (born in 1982) is the former head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Executive Office of the President of the United States under President Barack Obama.

Lane Turner

At the 2012 Republican National Convention Turner performed a song he wrote called "I Built It", a reference to President Barack Obama's "You didn't build that" speech.

Lecturer

When confusion arose about Barack Obama's status on the law faculty at the University of Chicago, the institution stated that although his title was "senior lecturer," the university uses that title for notable people, such as federal judges and politicians, who are deemed of high prestige but lack the time to commit to a traditional tenure-track position.

Marco A. Hernandez

Republican Gordon Smith was defeated for re-election in 2008, and newly elected President Barack Obama restarted the judicial selection process for the District of Oregon.

Mark Gitenstein

He was also on the advisory board for president-elect Barack Obama's presidential transition team.

Moises Vela

He is the first Hispanic to serve in two senior executive roles in the White House, first during the Clinton Administration as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Latino Affairs in the Office of Vice President Al Gore, and later during the Obama Administration as Director of Administration for Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States.

Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall

For instance, the user could bring up the total delegate counts for Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) during the 2008 US Democratic primary race.

Nyang’oma Kogelo

Since 2006, the village has received international attention because it is the hometown of Barack Obama, Sr., the father of current United States President Barack Obama.

Office of Advocacy

The current head of the agency, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, is Winslow Sargeant, who was a recess appointment by Barack Obama.

Oklahoma Panhandle

In 2012, Democratic voters in the panhandle voted for Randall Terry, a Pro-Life activist, over incumbent Democrat Barack Obama in the Democratic Presidential primary.

Prairie Parkway

The SAFETEA-LU bill was supported by all 19 members of Illinois' congressional delegation as well as the state's U.S. Senators, Dick Durbin and Barack Obama.

Raúl Castro

On 10 December 2013, Castro, in a significant moment shook hands and greeted American President Barack Obama at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Johannesburg.

Robert T. Barrett

He illustrated a book about President Barack Obama, entitled Obama: Only in America, written by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Stanley Allen Bastian

On September 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Bastian to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward F. Shea, who took senior status on June 7, 2012.

Stephen Schneider

Schneider served as a consultant to federal agencies and White House staff in the Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.

The Well-Spoken Thesaurus

In "Rhetorical Form and Design," Heehler serves up 17 lessons from such writers and speakers as T.S. Eliot, Margaret Atwood, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cintra Wilson.

Thomas Engstrom

Engstrom has translated some twenty titles from English, including the works of Barack Obama, Mark Bowden, Ian Kershaw, and Walter Isaacson.

Valley County, Idaho

In 2008 Valley County was much more competitive than in recent years, as John McCain defeated Barack Obama by only 7% (52-45%).

Whaling in Norway

According to documents released by WikiLeaks, US president Barack Obama, who promised to oppose whaling during his presidential campaign, used diplomatic channels to put pressure on Norway during his visit for the conferment of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

Zoe Nicholson

In 2010, during a stump speech by President Barack Obama for Senator Barbara Boxer, she was escorted from the event by Secret Service when she began "yelling" about issues of equality surrounding Don't Ask Don't Tell.