Expectations of the Obama administration / Public Affairs Television (Firm)

Table of Contents: “…(3:11) -- President Obama's Bipartisan Strategies (3:42) -- Progressive Support Base for Obama (4:43) -- Wall Street: Regulators and Crooks (3:44) -- What Obama Offers America (2:56) -- Euphoria Over Obama Election (3:56) -- Vocabulary of Racism (4:03) -- Barack Obama: Identity as a Black Man (3:51) -- Civil Rights Issues Under Obama Administration (4:27) -- Rule of Law (3:10) -- Military Faith and Faith-Based Analyses (4:05) -- Obama: Hope and Education (4:30)…”
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Inside Buffalo / FKK Filmz presents ; written & directed by Fred Kudjo Kuwornu ; produced, FKK Filmz.

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Executive Privilege Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability. by Rozell, Mark J.

Table of Contents: “…Beyond the Watergate Taint II -- 8. Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, and the Era of Intensified Polarization and Investigations…”
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Colorblind : the rise of post-racial politics and the retreat from racial equity / Tim Wise. by Wise, Tim J.

Table of Contents: “…Rise And Triumph Of Post-Racial Liberalism: -- Colorblind universalism and public policy -- Barack Obama and the rhetoric of racial transcendence -- Trouble With Post-Racial Liberalism: -- Reality of racial disparities -- Race-based injury, inherited disadvantage and ongoing discrimination -- Dispensing with victim-blaming: the inadequacy of culture of poverty thinking -- How colorblindness can make racism worse -- Talking class, hearing race: why post-racial liberalism fails on its own terms -- Illuminated Individualism: A Paradigm For Progressive Color-Consciousness: -- Illuminated individualism as a key to fairness and equity -- Illuminated individualism in practice -- Notes -- About the author.…”

Dark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election / Melissa M. Smith and Larry Powell. by Smith, Melissa M., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the genesis of super PACs in the 2010 midterm elections -- Super PACs in the 2012 primaries -- Major super PACs and supporters: an overview -- The Republican primaries: Mitt Romney and Restore Our Future -- Democratic super PACs active in the 2012 Republican primary -- Super PACs in the 2012 general election -- Major Democratic super PACs in general election -- President Barack Obama and Priorities USA -- Not-for-profit super PACs -- Major Republican super PACs -- Romney and Restore Our Future 2: the general election -- Karl Rove and American crossroads -- Lone mavericks -- Looking back, looking forward: conclusions and discussion -- Index.…”
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What Are Stem Cells? : Definitions at the Intersection of Science and Politics. by Lynch, John Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Bush's Manichean Idiom and Barack Obama's Return to a Scientistic Idiom.…”
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Race in the age of Obama. editors, Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce.

Table of Contents: “…Major ChallengesSummary Conclusion; References; PART II: Race and Rights in the Obama Administration; Chapter 3 LGBT Politics and Rights through the Obama Era: President Barack Obama's Evolution on LGBT Issues; Introduction; Views on Homosexuality among African-Americans; The Influence of President Obama's Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage on Ethnic and Racial Minorities; Theorizing about President Obama's Evolving Policy Stance on Marriage Equality; Barack Obama -- A Hyper-Cautious Politician; President Obama's Guiding Public Philosophy on Domestic Issues -- Civic Universalism.…”
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The new Arab revolt.

Table of Contents: “…-- Arab League Resolution 7360 on the Repercussions of the Current Events in Libya -- UN Security Council Resolution 1973, Libya -- Remarks by President Barack Obama in Address to the Nation on Libya -- Joint Statement by Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron on Libya -- Excerpts from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Speech Before the Syrian People's Assembly -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's Remarks at the Gala Dinner Celebrating the U.S.…”
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A Culture of Conspiracy : Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America / Michael Barkun. by Barkun, Michael

Table of Contents: “…10 September II Conspiracies: The First Phase11 September II Conspiracies: The Second Phase; 12 Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama; 13 Conspiracists and Violence; 14 Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012; 15 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Overal Vincent : de (inter)nationale identiteiten van Van Gogh / Rachel Esner, Margriet Schavemaker (red.).

Table of Contents: “…Rachel Esner en Margriet Schavemaker; Van Gogh en de nationale canon van de Nederlandse geschiedenis Christine Delhaye; Jonge neger bij dageraad Van Gogh en Barack Obama in een gedicht van Derek Walcott Thijs Weststeijn; Van Gogh was een Marokkan Fouad Laroui; Geschiedenis versus mythologie hoe Nederlands is Van Gogh? …”
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A new look at black families / Chuck V. Willie and Richard J. Reddick. by Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-2022

Table of Contents: “…Social and economic supports for black family life ; The complex and interesting family life of Barack Obama -- Summary and conclusions.…”
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The rhetoric of American civil religion : symbols, sinners, and saints / edited by Jason A. Edwards and Joseph M. Valenzano III.

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter Ten: Discovering Self in the Absence of Privacy; Chapter Eleven: Barack Obama and the Expansion of American Civil Religion…”
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Debatable Humor : Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign. by Stewart, Patrick A., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…DEBATABLE HUMOR; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Laughing Matters on the Campaign Trail: Humor and Laughter in the 2008 Presidential Primary Debates; 2 Laugh Codes: Serious Thoughts About Humorous Comments and the Politicians Who Make Them; 3 Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Audience Laughter, Media, and Money; 4 Punchline Politics: Laughter and Humor during Primary Debates; 5 Funny Faces: Presidential Candidate Display Behavior; 6 "Likeable Enough": Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Barack Obama.…”
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Artistic ambassadors : literary and international representation of the New Negro era / Brian Russell Roberts. by Roberts, Brian Russell

Table of Contents: “…Du Bois and Ida Gibbs Hunt -- The practice of hip-to-macy in the age of public diplomacy : Richard Wright's Indonesian travels -- Epilogue : hipster diplomacy's fall and Barack Obama's forms of things unknown.…”
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The power presenter : technique, style, and strategy from America's top speaking coach / Jerry Weissman. by Weissman, Jerry

Table of Contents: “…Preface: The wrong way and the right way to coach presentations -- Introduction: How speaking style and delivery can raise the value of an IPO -- Your actions speak louder than your words -- The crucial task : creating audience empathy -- The butterflies in your stomach -- How to prepare your content -- You can be a power presenter--charisma not required -- The mental method of presenting : make the butterflies fly in formation -- Learn to speak with your body language -- Control your cadence -- Masters of the game -- What every speaker can learn from Barack Obama -- Graphics synchronization -- Graphics and narrative -- The power presentations pyramid -- Coda: Ending with the beginning.…”
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The education of a British-protected child : essays / Chinua Achebe. by Achebe, Chinua

Your weekly address, Saturday, May 16, 2009 / by the White House.

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Your weekly address, Saturday, May 23, 2009 / by the White House.

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Youth and media / Andy Ruddock. by Ruddock, Andy

Table of Contents: “…-- Understanding media content : social and cultural approaches to media effects -- Understanding the influence of media technologies : youth, dissent, social media and social history -- Understanding global media industries : China, reality television and media governance -- Understanding media users : girls, mobile phones and identities -- Understanding media violence : school shootings, media stories and the framing of social reality -- Understanding advertising and marketing : students and alcohol -- Understanding political communication : Barack Obama, media convergence and mediated intimacy -- Understanding celebrity : Bam Margera and the role of sport in media convergence -- Understanding critical media studies : child soldiers, media business and media education -- Epilogue : doing youth and media.…”

Yes we can? : white racial framing and the Obama presidency. by Wingfield, Adia Harvey, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…: White Racial Framing and the Obama Presidency; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 WHITE RACIAL FRAMING AND BARACK OBAMA'S FIRST CAMPAIGN; 2 "TOO BLACK?" OR "NOT BLACK ENOUGH?"…”
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