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Barack Obama

Despite change coming to the White House, Columbia scientists remain unsure if the new administration’s policy on stem cell research will have a tangible impact on medical developments.

President-elect Barack Obama will take his oath of office in 63 days, becoming the 44th president of the United States of America. There are those who will claim that because the U.S.

We attempted to stake our claim as the generation of cynicism, and thankfully we failed miserably.

In Tuesday night’s chorus of thousands of jubilant “yes-we-cans” that emanated from the spontaneously gathered masses on 125th Street, we saw not only the joy that a redemptive political moment can

CHICAGO, Nov. 4—Barack Obama, CC ’83, was elected President of the United States on Tuesday—the first Columbia College graduate and black person in history to win the office.

Facing two wars, an uncertain economy, and heightened fears about the effects of global warming, the nation's next president could fundamentally alter the future of the United States.

To most, this question will appear absurd, and without the proper understanding, it ought to appear that way.

Rarely do two presidential candidates pause their campaigns with less than two months until Election Day. But in honor of the attacks of Sept.

A young man with a red backpack often lingered outside the International Affairs Building.

Today, the Columbia campus plays host to the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum, a program including Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.), and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), and New York state Go