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January 28, 2011
In a carefully worded statment, Obama pledged to work with both the Egyptian people and the Egyptian government.
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January 28, 2011
The White House announced more than a dozen staffing changes, including a new press secretary. Can the new team solve the messaging problem?
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by Cynthia Gordy onJanuary 27, 2011
The new Congressional Black Caucus budget commission says that we need to address the federal deficit -- but also protect the needs of the poor.
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by Nsenga Burton onJanuary 27, 2011
Reid wants the president to "back off" on earmark elimination.
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by Dr. Wilmer J. Leon onJanuary 26, 2011
His speech tried to push his opposition into cooperating on the country's competitive challenges.
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January 26, 2011
Obama declares "We do big things" in a job-centered State of the Union address.
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January 25, 2011
Putting tech savvy to use, the White House encourages online viewer participation during this year's State of the Union.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onJanuary 20, 2011
VIDEO: The ex-senator "goes there" and invokes the "three-fifths of a person" formula used during slavery.
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by Jack White onJanuary 20, 2011
A century from now, our first black president will be seen as a key transitional figure when America's superpower status was about to be sharply curtailed.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onJanuary 19, 2011
A poll of more than 1,000 readers of The Root shows that the racial divide persists in how people assess President Obama exactly two years after he took office.
