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Education Dept. Keeps Obama Plan to Streamline Loan System – New York Times


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Education Dept. Keeps Obama Plan to Streamline Loan System
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The Obama administration announced last year that it would replace that patchwork approach with a new, single web portal through which all borrowers would obtain information on their loans. The contract to create the new system is expected to be one of ...
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Yes, the young Obama compartmentalized. That’s what ambitious people do. – Washington Post

May 19 at 6:47 PM

Regarding Obamas calculated life, Carlos LozadasMay 7 Outlook reviewof Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama by David J. Garrow:

I doubt we need the books 1,400 pages to learn what we already know: Most exceptionally successful people in politics, business,the arts, the military, athletics are extremely ambitious, or they would not achieve their level of success. Very ambitious people often compartmentalize their lives; often, their personal lives are affected. This applies to relationships of manyextremely successful people. Obama is in good company with millions of others.

When it comes to primary romantic relationships, such as Obamas serious girlfriend before he met Michelle Robinson (now Obama): Who among us, highly successful or not, has not had various factors damage or end such relationships such as ambition, pressures from family of origin, geography,racial/ethnic issues or just being immature, no matter our age at the time we ended one relationship, and later began another that ended in marriage? From what we know, the Obamas have an excellent marriage, so he is managing that part of his life better than many highly ambitious people.

David Zwerdling, Silver Spring

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Backstage with Michelle and Barack Obama: Neither Of the Former First Couple Is Ready to Retire – PEOPLE.com

She packs her own lunch, and he still isnt allowed to drive. Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obamas lives after moving out of the White House only in PEOPLE!

After eight years of living at the epicenter of a tightly controlled bubble,BarackandMichelle Obamaseem to savor the little things most now that their historic White House tenure has ended.

For Michelle, its the chance to pop into a Soul Cycle class, pack her own bag lunch (turkey chili is a favorite) and eat with her staff while laughing over viral videos in their new work space in D.C.s West End, where her office is painted the same warm salmon pink of her old East Wing digs.

For Barack, its the opportunity to dust off the leather jacket that stayed hidden in his closet for years because he didnt think it was presidential enough to wear while in office.

RELATED: Barack and Michelle Obama: Exclusive Scenes from Their Afterlife

Imagine putting on a suit and tie almost every day for eight years. I think he enjoys not having to do that, Baracks chief of staff, Anita Breckenridge, tells PEOPLE in this weeks issue, which offers an inside look at the former first couples post-White House life.

But exclusive images of the former president and former first ladyalready making quiet visits to Washington, D.C.schools, and speeches on higher education and health careshow that neither one is ready to retire.

Says longtime friend Marty Nesbitt, who now chairs the Obama Foundation: They had always been engaged citizens working to help improve the lives of the people around them and the presidency was a part of that continuum. Their lives dont end after his presidency ended and so they energized by the opportunity to be private citizens again.

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‘President Barack H. Obama Freeway’ en route to California – Sacramento Bee


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'President Barack H. Obama Freeway' en route to California
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Soon Southern California drivers could be cruising along the President Barack H. Obama Freeway. A resolution passed by the state Senate this week would name a roughly four-mile stretch of Highway 134 in Eagle Rock and Pasadena after the 44th ...

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Barack Obama And Joe Biden’s ‘Bromance’ Continues After The White House – GOOD Magazine

There are certain relationships that are fostered by day to day proximity. Then, after movingto a new neighborhood, job, or school, you lose touch because you have less in common. Some feared that would happen with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden after they left the White House in January. How terriblewould it be for them to slowly drift apart after thebromance that launched a million memes?But Americans can rejoice, because according to People, the bromance is still alive.

The bromance continues. Its not ended, Anita Decker Breckenridge, Obamas post-presidency chief of staff told People. Thats one of the things I would say, you know What does he miss about the White House? I mean, they had lunch every single week for eight years. An unnamed source in the article revealed that the two have even managed to get in a few rounds of golf since leaving office as well. The vice president walked in and he and President Obama embraced and then immediately clicked back into the relationship they had working together, former White House aide Peter Velz said. It was really nice to see, just how warm the vice presidents reception was.

According to Bidens daughter Ashley, after the vice president learned about the Jobama memes he sat for an hour laughingat them. His favorite meme? A picture of the two celebratingafter eight years in the White House.

See? Doesn't this feel right? Joe I'm not leaving my wife for you. You said we'd be together forev- 8 years. I said 8 years.pic.twitter.com/C2PoAXCD00

Heres the cover of the upcoming Peopleprofileon the Obamas life after the presidency.

Barack Obama reveals what he really thinks of Donald Trump & Michelle Obama shares the couple's surprising next move https://t.co/XaniFOBlnb pic.twitter.com/ymUogUgex5

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