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Obama library: Bidders settle on sites
Chicago Tribune ^
| June 11, 2014
| By Melissa Harris and Dahleen Glanton
Posted on 06/11/2014 6:22:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The South Side lakefront jewel where Barack and Michelle Obama held their wedding reception vs. a rare, open downtown field set against Chicago's majestic mountain range of skyscrapers.
These are just a few of the preliminary offerings area universities plan to present to the president, the first lady and the few confidants helping them as they begin to weigh where to locate the Obama presidential library and museum.
Meanwhile, the University of Hawaii, where the president grew up, has said it wants to build the library on oceanfront property in Kakaako, a commercial and retail district of Honolulu between Ala Moana and Waikiki. It remains to be seen what parcels Columbia University, the President's undergraduate alma mater, will offer, with a report pinning the site at just north of its Morningside Heights campus.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; cultureofcorruption; failure; indonesia; liebrary; obama; obamalegacy; obamalibrary; payforplay; payola; transparency
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:23:42 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Learn To Search. Ask Me How.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I suggest either Midway or Johnson Island.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:25:07 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm not sure what this means. . . . Could give more points?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:29:48 AM PDT
by
Starboard
To: Oldeconomybuyer; GeronL
There’s some real estate in Benghazi that’s not being used.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:30:51 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Don Corleone; MeshugeMikey; Lady Jag; cripplecreek; Diogenes; Jane Long; BuckeyeTexan
Why not Gitmo? The Soccer Field could easily be converted to a putting green- - - - .
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:31:35 AM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Do I need an Indonesian library card to be admitted?
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:31:57 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The Kremlin works for me.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:32:05 AM PDT
by
AU72
To: Starboard
They are gonna build a whole library to store a hashtag?
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:32:39 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
My suggestion:
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:33:12 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: AU72
It's going to be located in Hawaii and perpetually closed.
#TRANSPARENCY
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:34:52 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: a fool in paradise
They need a building to display those famous teleprompters.
To: a fool in paradise
All the records will be sealed.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
A great depository for his executive orders...but it will take a two-seater at least.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:39:44 AM PDT
by
lonestar
(It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Build that crapper in Hawaii. They deserve it.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:43:08 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:43:31 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Don Corleone; Slings and Arrows; Lucky9teen
Is this bidding process going to be as lucrative as the bids for his Senate seat?
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:44:05 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
There is no way they are going to put the library at the Garfield location. The area west of Cottage Grove is hostile to civilization in general, but especially at night. Interestingly, there is a Catholic Church nearby honoring the great
St. Charles Lwanga, a man Obama would have no use for.
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posted on
06/11/2014 6:44:21 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If youÂ’re litigating against nuns, youÂ’ve probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
To: lonestar
Will house what?
Shredded Constitution???
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