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Following his victory in the 2008 United States presidential election, then- President-elect Barack Obama gave his victory speech [1] at Grant Park in his home city of Chicago, [2] on November 4, 2008, before an estimated crowd of 240,000. [3][4] Viewed on television and the Internet by millions of people around the globe, Obama's speech ...
The certificate reads in part: Reposing special confidence in the integrity, learning and zeal of [honoree], I [the Governor of North Carolina] do by these presents confer The Order of the Long Leaf Pine with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary, privileged to enjoy fully all rights granted to members of this exalted order, among which is the special privilege to propose the following North ...
On August 27, 2008, at the Democratic National Convention, the Democratic Party formally nominated Obama to run for the office of the President of the United States of America. Obama would go on to win the presidential election against Republican nominee John McCain.
Biden endorsed Harris shortly after bowing out of the presidential race. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he said.
Generally, use of "presidential campaign nominating convention" refers to the two major parties' quadrennial events: the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Some minor parties also select their nominees by convention, including the Green Party, the Socialist Party USA, the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party, and the Reform ...
A nomination requires the person to be a federal employee for at least three years and for less than fifteen years. Every year, twelve awards are given in five different categories: Leadership and/or Management, Legal Achievement, Social Science, Clinical Trials and Translational Research, Applied Science and Engineering, and Basic Science.
The Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution empowers the President of the United States to nominate and, with the advice and consent (confirmation) of the United States Senate, appoint public officials. [1] Although the Senate must confirm certain principal officers (including ambassadors, Cabinet secretaries, and federal judges ...
t. e. Barack Obama, then junior United States senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for president of the United States on February 10, 2007, in Springfield, Illinois. [1] After winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic primaries of 2008, on August 23, leading up to the convention, the campaign announced that Senator Joe Biden ...