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You wanted Harry Reid ‘in the foxhole with you’ -Obama Barack Obama

You wanted Harry Reid ‘in the foxhole with you’ -Obama

PoliticsPosted Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy for former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday at his funeral in Las Vegas, Nevada. PoliticsYou wanted Harry Reid 'in the foxhole with you' -ObamaHouse launches probe of Trump's White House recordsSarah Palin testifies against NYT in defamation trialEmotional…
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January 8, 2022
Biden, Obama laud former Senator Harry Reid at Nevada memorial service Barack Obama

Biden, Obama laud former Senator Harry Reid at Nevada memorial service

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLAS VEGAS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. political luminaries including President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama celebrated the life of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday, describing him as an unpretentious pragmatist who got things done. Reid died last…
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January 8, 2022
In photos: Biden, Obama and senior Dems remember “sometimes irascible, deeply good” Harry Reid Barack Obama

In photos: Biden, Obama and senior Dems remember “sometimes irascible, deeply good” Harry Reid

President Biden and former President Barack Obama, along with their past congressional colleagues, came together on Saturday to honor the life of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Driving the news: "Harry Reid will be considered one of the greatest Senate Majority leaders in history," the president said in…
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January 8, 2022
New Mayor in Columbia, South Carolina, Takes Office After Defeating an Obama-Backed Candidate Barack Obama

New Mayor in Columbia, South Carolina, Takes Office After Defeating an Obama-Backed Candidate

Former Columbia, South Carolina, City Councilman Daniel Rickenmann was sworn in as the city’s new Republican-backed mayor on Jan. 4 after defeating Tameika Isaac Devine, a candidate endorsed by former President Barack Obama. Though mayoral elections in the capital city are nonpartisan, Rickenmann is affiliated with the Republican Party. In…
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January 8, 2022
Whither the ‘Grand New Party’? Barack Obama

Whither the ‘Grand New Party’?

Twelve years ago, a duo of young right-of-center intellectuals foretold the future of conservatism. Twelve years ago, a duo of young right-of-center intellectuals foretold the future of conservatism. Half a year into Barack Obama’s first term, Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, then both associate editors at the Atlantic, published a…
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January 7, 2022