Obama's Madison Visit

Teachers, staff trying the ‘Wright way’

President Barack Obama's visit called attention to a school trying to overcome some of the biggest problems in education.

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Obama visit costs won't be known until after Nov. 24

Madison police won't know until after Nov. 24 how much Wednesday's visit by President Barack Obama cost them.

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Obama’s visit a hallmark of his mild presidency

One year ago, Barack Obama was elected president of the U.S., restoring a measure of presidential legitimacy to the country. And he acknowledged as much Wednesday in Madison.

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Obama: Make education 'America's national mission'

On the anniversary of last year’s historic election, President Barack Obama today told an audience at Madison’s Wright Middle School that he wanted to use more than $4 billion in federal incentives to “make education America’s national mission.”

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Madison360: Obama visit is mega news here, but elsewhere? Not so much

On Wednesday, our little section of the city gained a spot in Madison history with the visit of the president.

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Criteria for 'Race to the Top' funding

Here are the four "key measures of reform" President Barack Obama said his administration will require in evaluating states' proposals for federal "Race to the Top" dollars, and how Wisconsin measures up:

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Wright Middle School students express their views on Obama's visit

"He did influence me a lot. He had the same thoughts I had. Parents should be more involved with education. That's why kids who listen or who have more discipline ... have more success."

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Protesters hard to distinguish from supporters at Obama visit

When it came to President Obama and the Madison public Wednesday, the protesters were sometimes hard to distinguish from the supporters.

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The President in Madison

Nov 04, 2009 | 6:25 pm | Loading…

President Obama's visit by the numbers

Number of vehicles in the presidential motorcade from the airport: 26

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