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December 12, 2012
President Obama will speak to a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders about growing the economy.
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by Dedrick Muhammad onDecember 6, 2012
In a piece for Huffington Post Black Voices, financial expert Dedrick Muhammad, senior director of economic programs for the NAACP, takes the focus away from the national "fiscal cliff" and puts it on individuals' own fiscal wellness.
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November 28, 2012
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend a meeting with various business leaders to discuss the country's economy.
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November 14, 2012
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with business leaders to discuss the economy.
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November 13, 2012
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend a meeting with leaders from the labor community.
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by Lawrence Bobo onOctober 23, 2012
Despite the president's strong showing, there are reasons that Mitt Romney remains in the running.
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by Anthonia Akitunde onMay 10, 2012
Despite social pressures, these black mothers have decided to forgo the workplace.
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by Eugene Robinson onApril 25, 2012
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson says that overseas events, more than domestic economic concerns, could decide the outcome of the race for the White House.
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by Nsenga Burton onApril 1, 2011
The economy gained 216,000 jobs last month.
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January 24, 2011
The president will focus on the economy and jobs in Tuesday's State of the Union address, but some wish he would sharpen his focus even more--on ever-present racial disparities.
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