Articles tagged: Obama

COLUMN: U.S. Churches: Is Obama a first-timer, switcher, returnee?

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Posted: Jan 21, 2013

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the official swearing-in ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. ... Read more »

COLUMN: 2008 vs. 2012: A new money record?

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Posted: Nov 02, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the past four years. Will the 2012 presidential election set ... Read more »

COLUMN: 2008 vs. 2012: Do your Facebook friends 'like' Obama or Romney?

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Posted: Oct 31, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the past four years. More than a billion people around ... Read more »

COLUMN: Election 2012: Will 'Unaffiliated' pick the next president?

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Posted: Oct 26, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the upcoming election. How will the religiously unaffiliated vote? All ... Read more »

COLUMN: Election 2012: Race penalty or religion penalty?

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Posted: Oct 22, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing election penalties. Election Day is two weeks from tomorrow. Tonight ... Read more »

Stop in Ann Arbor vital in Michigan gymnast Syque Caesar's journey to London Olympics

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Posted: Jul 20, 2012

Syque Caesar’s chance to fulfill a dream at the London Olympics was nearly over before it even began. A knee injury prior to the most important recruiting event for high school gymnasts nearly cut short ... Read more »

photo gallery: Images from the 2012 Ann Arbor Art Fair: Street Art Fair

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Posted: Jul 18, 2012

The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair got under way Wednesday, drawing crowds to the downtown area. Read more »

COLUMN: Presidents: Is the ghost of Ronald Reagan a good thing?

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Posted: Mar 05, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing presidents and presidential hopefuls, past and present. Read more »

College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

Posted: Jan 28, 2012

Fuzzy math, Illinois State University's president called it. "Political theater of the worst sort," said the University of Washington's head. Read more »

Send us your photos from the U-M Obama speech and ticket line

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Posted: Jan 26, 2012

Will you be standing in line this morning to get one of the 3,000 tickets to President Barack Obama's Friday speech at the University of Michigan? Take a picture, and share it with us. Read more »

U-M president 'could not agree more' with Obama's remarks on college affordability

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Posted: Jan 25, 2012

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman lauded President Barack Obama's renewed pledge to address college affordability after his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. Read more »

COLUMN: Iraq: Did the war succeed? Now that we're gone, will Iraq go up in smoke?

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Posted: Dec 21, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. The troops have pulled out of Iraq, and this week, Dr. Baker is discussing whether or ... Read more »

COLUMN: Iraq: Was the war worth it?

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Posted: Dec 19, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. The troops have pulled out of Iraq, and this week, Dr. Baker is discussing whether or ... Read more »

COLUMN: Now, is it time to declare a new 'War on Poverty'?

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Posted: Sep 20, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing poverty in America. How many Americans live in poverty? Poverty ... Read more »

COLUMN: Cult of Celebrity: Political pop stars

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Posted: Apr 28, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the cultural obsession with celebrities, what it means, what values ... Read more »