All AUGUST POSTS (11)
Obama Backs Gay Scouting
Blogging the Beltway: The president "opposes this policy that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation," the White House said in a statement today.
Early-Voting Battle on VRA Anniversary
Blogging the Beltway: Forty-seven years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the presidential candidates bump heads over early voting.
Obama on Republican 'Upside-Down Economics'
Blogging the Beltway: At the White House on Friday, President Obama delivered remarks urging Congress to extend middle-class tax cuts.
Hill Harper to Join Obama's Cancer Panel
The actor, who has survived thyroid cancer, was one of the key Obama-administration appointees announced this week.
Hill Harper to Join Obama's Cancer Panel
The actor, who has survived thyroid cancer, was one of the key Obama-administration appointees announced this week.

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