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Tag: Barack Obama

Posted inElection 2018, News

Everyone Obama took to task in his Philly stump speech

Avatar photo by Max Marin September 21, 2018January 17, 2023

Slacktivists, millennials, apathetics and no-show voters were the former president’s targets.

Posted inPower

Bill Clinton’s lawyer asks President Obama to pardon Chaka Fattah

by Mark Dent January 12, 2017January 17, 2023
Posted inElection 2017, Power

Hillary Clinton lost Pennsylvania by just 46,000 votes, latest figures show

by Mark Dent December 1, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inElection 2017, Power

Clinton family and both Obamas to rally in Philadelphia the night before the election

by Anna Orso November 3, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inElection 2017, Power

Maybe Obama’s last visit as president: ‘I’ve got incredible memories of Philly’

by Mark Dent September 13, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inDNC 2016, Election 2017, Power

Which DNC speaker threw the best shade at Donald Trump?

by Cassie Owens July 29, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inPower

Cliche alert: Politicians aren’t eating cheesesteaks in Philadelphia anymore

by Mark Dent April 26, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inPower

Can politicians really win Pennsylvania by dominating Philly and its suburbs?

by Anna Orso April 19, 2016January 17, 2023

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