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Obama Library: Behind Schedule, Over Budget and Mired in Lawsuits
Newsweek ^ | January 31, 2025 | Monica Sager

Posted on 02/01/2025 8:21:04 PM PST by Red Badger

Afederal lawsuit reviewed by Newsweek alleges that a company involved in constructing the Obama Presidential Center subjected a Chicago-based Black American-owned subcontractor to "baseless criticism and defamatory and discriminatory accusations" and blamed the company for construction delays.

"In a shocking and disheartening turn of events, the African American owner of a local construction company finds himself and his company on the brink of forced closure because of racial discrimination by the structural engineer of record (Thornton Tomasetti) for the construction of The Obama Presidential Center," the case reads.

"At this time, we don't have any comment," attorney John Sebastian at Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, who is representing the subcontractor, told Newsweek.

Newsweek reached out to Thornton Tomasetti and was told the press contact would "find out" if the company wants to comment. Newsweek also reached out to the Obama Foundation's communication team via email.

Why It Matters

The Obama Presidential Center, which is under development in Chicago, is a cultural and historic landmark as a tribute to former President Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States. His election in 2008 reflected a change in the country's demographic and political landscape, both of which will be a theme of the center, focusing on democracy, leadership and public service.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: chicago; obama
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1 posted on 02/01/2025 8:21:04 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Even for his own library, they stole the money.


2 posted on 02/01/2025 8:21:59 PM PST by Jonty30 (If you ate your twin in the womb, your pronouns should be we/us.)
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To: Jonty30

He should build it in Kenya................


3 posted on 02/01/2025 8:24:13 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Obama the ‘Magic Negro’


4 posted on 02/01/2025 8:25:24 PM PST by Beowulf
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To: Red Badger

Trump could straighten out the mess in short order... doubtful Obama will ask.


5 posted on 02/01/2025 8:28:00 PM PST by GOPJ (Jeffery Dahmer's parents didn't want his name released either -DEI pilot parents the same.)
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To: Red Badger

The perfect metaphor for The Democratic Party


6 posted on 02/01/2025 8:29:13 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger
In a fitting tribute to DIE and the 44th president, the Obama library's concrete foundation has severe cracking:

slab-cracking-01
7 posted on 02/01/2025 8:30:40 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Red Badger
Why It Matters

Oh for Eff sake, Newsweek, just stop with that insipid line! It doesn't!

8 posted on 02/01/2025 8:33:22 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Red Badger

Obama deserves a Presidential library.

One small room and enclosed in glass, a Koran.


9 posted on 02/01/2025 10:17:15 PM PST by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

Plus it still has 33 million records that archives claims is under archives control.

The National Archives said it “assumed exclusive legal and physical custody of Obama presidential records when President Barack Obama left office in 2017.”

The agency said about 30 million pages of unclassified records went to a National Archives facility in the Chicago area. Classified Obama presidential records are in a facility in the Washington, D.C., area.

How could they possible have looked at 33 million documents to determine none were classified. None of that passes the smell and laff test. That archives facility happens to be housed by Obama under Archives control...too funny !


10 posted on 02/01/2025 11:09:16 PM PST by stylin19a ( If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.)
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Well, they were in boxes labelled ‘NO CLASSIFIED STUFF IN HERE” next to a old Corvette........


11 posted on 02/01/2025 11:12:40 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I would love to set up the Virtual Hussein Presidential Lie-Barry.

There would be two rooms. One room would have an empty chair with a teleprompter running 24/7 with one phrase on the teleprompter screen.

“If you like your doctor, then you are sh**t out of luck.”

The other room would be from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show with the 5-10 minutes of Hussein saying Uh Ah Uh Uh Ah Uh.


12 posted on 02/01/2025 11:35:04 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Red Badger

BTTT


13 posted on 02/02/2025 12:54:10 AM PST by nopardons
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Obama Center subcontractor files $40M discrimination lawsuit against engineering firm for overruns

https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/obama-presidential-center-facing-40m-discrimination-lawsuit/


14 posted on 02/02/2025 1:46:52 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

That makes me happy.


15 posted on 02/02/2025 4:15:25 AM PST by JayGalt (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
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To: Red Badger

He’s building it on the site of the 1892-3 Columbian Exposition, America’s great coming out party, obliterating that chapter in our history. A logical choice for America’s first anti-American president.


16 posted on 02/02/2025 5:02:14 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: Jonty30

And they’re paving over the White City from the Chicago World’s Fair.

That’s not a coinkydink.


17 posted on 02/02/2025 5:03:09 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Red Badger

Funny. Just funny as hell. Obama’s legacy in a nutshell. Incompentence and skullduggery. What a combination.


18 posted on 02/02/2025 7:12:37 AM PST by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: StAntKnee

I have often been comforted by the fact that Obama although an immoral, evil narcissist caused much damage his incompetence and that of his team saved America from the full weight of the evil aimed at her by the left.


19 posted on 02/02/2025 7:42:45 AM PST by JayGalt (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
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black racist PRIVILEGE!!!!

WHAT “oppression”????
WHAT “favoritism”????

How much of soros’ $$$$ is behind this retarded abomination????


20 posted on 02/18/2025 7:16:41 PM PST by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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