2. 9. 2008 Election
a. Bush’s VP Dick Cheney did not run for office
b. Democrat Barack Obama vs. Republican John McCain
c. Obama won becoming first black president in US history
3. 10. Barack Obama’s Presidency
a. Inherited the most costly war in US history
b. Inherited a rough economy
c. Attempting to fix health care in US; very difficult task
d. Approved mission that found and killed Osama bin Laden
e. Ongoing debt crisis
f. Legacy? To be determined…
