Birmingham Post - Tag - barack obama

A taste of power in Washington DC

Birmingham Post — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:01:00 GMT

Alison Dayani mixes with the deal makers and politicos in the capital of the free world, Washington DC.

Chris Upton: Morality in politics – like oil in water

Birmingham Post — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:02:00 GMT

Last week’s tête-à-tête between David Cameron and Barack Obama had rather more edge to it than the usual get-togethers at the White House.

Obama’s challenge

Birmingham Post — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:49:00 GMT

In the second in our series, Professor of American Studies Scott Lucas explores leadership, power and influence

Mike Whitby was first leader to meet Barack Obama

Birmingham Post — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Whitby’s special

Obama team portraits a study in power at Birmingham Art Gallery

Birmingham Post — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

An exhibition of portraits of President Obama’s team is a coup for Birmingham, says Terry Grimley

Andrew Painter looks at the first 100 days of the Obama administration

Birmingham Post — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Historian Anthony Painter examines the first 100 days of Barack Obama’s presidency

Birmingham hosts first exhibition of portraits of Barack Obama administration

Birmingham Post — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Birmingham has been given the go-ahead to host the world’s first exhibition of portraits of President Barack Obama and his administration.

Obama enlists Sutton Coldfield's anti-mobile phone campaigner Eileen O'Connor on cancer fight

Birmingham Post — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

US President Barack Obama has turned to a Sutton Coldfield anti-mobile phone mast campaigner to help the fight against cancer.

What Barack's inauguration meant

Birmingham Post — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Rugby-based historian Anthony Painter asks what Barack Obama’s inauguration as US President represents

Obama helps lift the spirits of Sarah Evans

Birmingham Post — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

To my horror, someone described my outlook on life with particular reference to this column as ‘grumpy’ the other week. Now - I like to think of myself as a positive, glass-half-full sort of person, able to look with a detached objectivity on the world around us, certainly, see the absurdity in our daily obsessions, a little cynical at times perhaps – but ‘grumpy’, surely not! However since then I have noticed that maybe I do rather dwell on what’s wrong and not what’s right, so here we go on upbeat observations for the week.