Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts

Friday, November 26, 2010

Aretha Franklin - singer, songwriter

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Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist usually referred to as The Queen of Soul. Although famous for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B and gospel music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin Number one on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Aretha is one of the most pleased artists by the Grammy Awards, with 18 competitive Grammys to date, and two honorary Grammys. She has achieved a total of 20 No. 1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, one of which also became her first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967).

"I Knew You Were Waiting" (1987), a duet with George Michael, became her second number one on the latter chart. Since 1961, Franklin has achieved a total of 45 "Top 40" hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also has the majority million selling singles of any female artist with 14. Between 1967 and 1982 Aretha had 10 #1 R&B albums more than any additional female artist. In 1987, Franklin became the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin was the only characteristic singer at the 2009 presidential inauguration for Barack Obama.

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Birth name

Aretha Louise Franklin

Date Of Birth

March 25, 1942

Place Of Birth

Memphis, Tennesee, U.S.

Genres

Soul, jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, rock

Occupations

Singer, songwriter, pianist

Instruments

Vocals, piano

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Secretary of State, Lawyer

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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, helping in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York in between 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the initial Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election, Clinton was a foremost candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Her years as First Lady drew a polarized reaction from the American public. The only First Lady to have been subpoenaed, she testify before a central grand jury in 1996 due to the Whitewater controversy.

After moving to the state of New York, Clinton was selected as a U.S. Senator in 2000. That election noticeable the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent the state. Senator Clinton was reelected by an extensive margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential proposal race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and provide than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to Senator Barack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton becomes the first former First Lady to serve up in a president's cabinet.

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Date Of Birth

October 26, 1947

Place Of Birth

Chicago, United States

Political party

Democratic Party

Spouse(s)

Bill Clinton

Profession

Lawyer

Religion

Methodism

Friday, October 8, 2010

Michelle Obama - Lawyer and Most Powerful Woman in the world 2010

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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the forty fourth and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Obama concentrate Princeton University and Harvard Law School before returning to Chicago and to work at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her prospect husband. Afterward, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Throughout 2007 and 2008, she helped movement for her husband's presidential bid and delivered a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

In 1993, she became Executive Director for the Chicago office of community Allies, a nonprofit organization cheering young people to work on social issues in nonprofit groups and government agencies. She worked there almost four years and set fundraising records for the organization that still stood 12 years after she left. She is the mother of two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and is the sister of Craig Robinson, men's basketball trainer at Oregon State University. As the wife of a Senator, and later the First Lady, she has develop into a fashion icon and role model for women, and a notable advocate for poverty awareness and healthy eating.

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Birth name

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson

Date of Birth

January 17, 1964

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois

Nationality

American

Political party

Democratic

Spouse(s)

Barack Obama

Profession

Lawyer

Religion

Protestant Christian

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Warren Buffett

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Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor, industrialist and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in the world. Often called the "legendary investor Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people, he was ranked as the world's second wealthiest person in 2009 and is currently the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2010. Buffett is called the "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.

Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees at Grinnell College. In addition to further political contributions over the years, Buffett has formally endorsed and made campaign contributions to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. He is the third and final presidential debate, Obama mentioned Buffett as a potential economic advisor. Buffett was also finance advisor to California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during his 2003 election campaign.

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Birth Date

August 30, 1930

Birth Place

Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Birth Name

Warren Edward Buffett

Nationality

American

Occupation

Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Investor

Salary

US$100,000

Net worth

US$47 billion

Spouse

Susan Thompson Buffett,

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