Four More Years – Obama Wins Election
Credit: AP Photo/Jerome Delay
11 Nov
2012
Written by Lia Eastep

Four More Years – Obama Wins Election »

After a grueling and costly campaign season, President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term, defeating his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. While Read more…

The Role of a Political Spouse
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24 Sep
2012
Written by Lia Eastep

The Role of a Political Spouse »

The wives of the two presidential candidates are playing important roles in this year’s election campaign. Ann Romney and Michelle Obama gave speeches at their party’s national Read more…

The Road to U.S. Citizenship
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14 Sep
2012
Written by David Martin

The Road to U.S. Citizenship »

Were you born in the United States? If you answered yes, then you are a United States citizen. Anyone born in the United Read more…

Why a donkey? Why an elephant?
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11 Mar
2012
Written by Lia Eastep

Why a donkey? Why an elephant? »

Why did the two major political parties choose a donkey and an elephant as their party symbols? Actually . . . they didn’t. Read more…

The Promise and Price of Citizenship
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11 Mar
2012
Written by David Martin

The Promise and Price of Citizenship »

On January 20, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States—the first African American to hold the nation’s highest Read more…

Barack Obama’s Road to the White House
Obama for America
9 Mar
2012
Written by Lia Eastep

Barack Obama’s Road to the White House »

When Barack Obama stood outside the Capitol to take the presidential oath of office, he changed history. Obama is the first African American Read more…