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  5. About Barack Obama

    Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (bəˈɹɑːk huˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə; born August 4 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

    Born to a Kenyan father and an American mother, he spent most of his early life in Honolulu, Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office and serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. After an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.

    The following year, while still an Illinois state legislator, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote. As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he co-sponsored bipartisan legislation for controlling conventional weapons and for promoting greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the current 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation on lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.

    Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as his top three priorities. He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He has written two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.

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    1. “ Following the nearly 100 years of tradition, President Barack Obama proclaimed March 2011 as American Red Cross Month. This provides Neustar with an important opportunity to demonstrate how we can extend the power of mobile to emergency response organizations like the American Red Cross. ”
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    2. Bachman Brands LightSquared Waiver As White House 'Crony Capitalism'

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      House member and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachman (Minn.) has gotten into the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Julius Genachowski   Barack Obama   House of Representatives

    3. Falcone, LightSquared push back against charges of political favoritism

      Explore FierceWireless (Sep 20 2011)

      Falcone, LightSquared push back against charges of political favoritism Philip Falcone, the head of the hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners and the principal backer of wholesale LTE provider LightSquared, pushed back strongly against accusations that LightSquared benefited from political favors from the White House. Falcone In a series of interviews, Falcone and LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja disputed assertions that LightSquared tried to use political donations to curry favor with the White House and the FCC. The furor erupted last ... (Read Full Article)

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    4. Seven States Oppose AT&T/T-Mobile Merger, AT&T Isn’t Worried

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      Seven States Oppose AT&T/T-Mobile Merger, AT&T Isn’t Worried “This proposed merger would stifle competition in markets that are crucial to New York's consumers and businesses, while reducing access to low-cost options and the newest broadband-based technologies.” So sayeth New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is joined by the attorneys general of six other states in support of the Department of Justice suit that sought to halt the pending AT&T/T-Mobile merger. And so the the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Barack Obama   US Department of Justice

    5. Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

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      Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Fifteen members of Congress aren't too pleased with the Department of Justice's recent anti-trust suit, as instanced by a letter they sent to President Obama. Penned by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) the letter urged the president to settle the suit in favor of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger because of the benefits it could bring to the American people. (Read Full Article)

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    6. Credit Suisse Says FCC Will Grant Waivers To Dish

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      Credit Suisse has advised clients it believes the FCC will grant waivers to Dish to operate a... (Read Full Article)

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    7. Will spectrum scarcity sink wireless access to content in the cloud?

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      Will spectrum scarcity sink wireless access to content in the cloud? Incumbent wireless service providers and a chorus of experts have warned of a looming spectrum crisis, which could threaten the success of cloud-based and other high-bandwidth offerings. A silver lining is on the horizon, however, in the form of policy and technological innovations. (Read Full Article)

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    8. Does blocking AT&T's merger hurt the future of mobile broadband?

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      Does blocking AT&T's merger hurt the future of mobile broadband? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week took a stand, moving to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile (CP: DOJ lawsuit dashes AT&T’s hopes of an easy merger review). The stand it took, however, rested purely on competitive grounds. Given the DOJ’s antitrust mission, that’s perfectly reasonable. But there’s another way to look at this highly controversial merger: from the perspective ... (Read Full Article)

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    9. Why Blocked AT&T, T-Mobile USA Deal is Good for Growth

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      Why Blocked AT&T, T-Mobile USA Deal is Good for Growth Critics might say, in the history of M&A, it is difficult to recall one instance where more jobs were created as a result of two companies coming together. Yet this is the argument AT&T has been making for just less than three months after the merger announcement with AT&T and T-Mobile USA was announced. In part the argument was reinforced by the company's commitment to bring ... (Read Full Article)

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    10. What does the DOJ's suit mean for the AT&T/T-Mobile deal and beyond?

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      What does the DOJ's suit mean for the AT&T/T-Mobile deal and beyond? The Department of Justice's decision to sue to block AT&T's (NYSE:T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is still reverberating in the wireless world. Analysts described a range of possible outcomes, including a decision by AT&T to spell out conditions and divestitures it might accept, or the government losing its case outright.   In its filing, the Justice Department clearly stated that the deal would ... (Read Full Article)

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    11. AT&T/T-Mobile: is the merger in peril?

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      AT&T/T-Mobile: is the merger in peril? Reports of a new poll released by the Stifel Nicolaus research group have got to be worrying AT&T about the prospects of its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile. Less than half (49.5 percent) of the polled telecom experts—described as "wise men and women"—now expect the relevant federal agencies to bless the marriage. This is almost a five point drop in optimism from July, when a ... (Read Full Article)

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    12. AT&T's Stephenson predicts a chaotic world of mobile data services

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      AT&T's Stephenson predicts a chaotic world of mobile data services This story is part of Connected Planet's coverage of TIA 2011: Inside the Network, in Dallas, May 17-20. Read all the stories this week at TIA2011Connected.com. AT&T CEO and Chairman Randall Stephenson tried a new tactic Wednesday in his ongoing campaign to sell his company’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. He stressed the unpredictable future of the wireless network and the still unknown demands ... (Read Full Article)

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    13. Marc Benioff: This Is The Era Of Cloud 2

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      Marc Benioff: This Is The Era Of Cloud 2 Salesforce.com's founder and CEO saw the cloud coming before anyone even named it. Now Cloud 2 is here and Cloud 3 is on the horizon (Read Full Article)

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    14. FCC Commissioner Baker Joins Comcast: Comcast and Cable Show Clout

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      FCC Commissioner Baker Joins Comcast: Comcast and Cable Show Clout Meredith Attwell Baker, a member of the five-person Federal Communications Commission, is leaving to become Comcast Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at NBCUniversal. Her current term at the Commission expires at the end of June 2011, and she had widely been expected to be renominated by President Obama. (Read Full Article)

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    15. US warns of gov'ts trying to control the Internet

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      The State Department's annual human rights report paints a worrying picture of countries "spending more time, money and attention in efforts to curtail access to these new communications outlets." More than 40 governments are now blocking their citizens' access to the Internet, and the firewalls, regulatory restrictions and technologies are all "designed to repress speech and infringe on the personal privacy of those who use these rapidly evolving technologies." (Read Full Article)

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    16. YouTube Goes Live with New Streaming Platform

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      YouTube Goes Live with New Streaming Platform YouTube made big step forward as a viable entertainment medium on Friday by launching a live video streaming service that will offer consumers yet another alternative to traditional broadcast television. (Read Full Article)

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