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11 Mar
2012
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…
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11 Mar
2012
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…
Obama for America
9 Mar
2012
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…