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Black Republicans Make Their Choice
With four Republican candidates left in the presidential race, each giving his all in the countdown to the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the GOP electorate is still up for grabs. And despite the persistent “Mitt Romney is inevitable” narrative, for many Republican voters the nominee is anything but a foregone conclusion. The Root spoke…
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Rick Perry Quits Presidential Race
His slim chances of becoming the nominee having sunk in, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has dropped his presidential bid, two days before the South Carolina primary. “I’ve never believed that the cause of conservatism is embodied by one individual,” Perry said in a Thursday press conference announcing his departure from the race and his endorsement…
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Rick Perry Quits Presidential Race
His slim chances of becoming the nominee having sunk in, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has dropped his presidential bid, two days before the South Carolina primary. “I’ve never believed that the cause of conservatism is embodied by one individual,” Perry said in a Thursday press conference announcing his departure from the race and his endorsement…
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How Well Do You Really Know Ron Paul?
With views that lean more libertarian than textbook conservative, Ron Paul swept the youth vote in the 2012 Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, placing third in both contests. And despite his conservative platform and the existence of newsletters containing racist statements that went out under his name decades ago, the Texas congressman’s stands against…
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Obama Campaign Hires Black-Vote Director
Last year the Obama re-election campaign launched Operation Vote — a program dedicated to reaching core constituency groups, including African Americans, Latinos, young people, women and gays and lesbians. On Wednesday the campaign announced the hiring of Stefanie Brown, national field director for the NAACP, as the black community’s point person. “Stefanie has dedicated her…
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Republican Debate: MLK Day Edition
On Monday night, the five remaining Republican presidential candidates debated in South Carolina. The two-hour event, broadcast on Fox News and held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, covered a broad range of topics, but with its overlap on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the conversation repeatedly turned to invocations of Dr. King’s legacy and…
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Takeaways From Tavis Smiley's Poverty Panel
When I chatted with Tavis Smiley and Cornel West earlier this week about their approaches to combating poverty, in advance of a panel that Smiley hosted on the subject, they kept their specific solutions close to the vest. The panelists on Thursday evening’s “Reawakening America: From Poverty to Prosperity” discussion were a bit more forthcoming.…
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Obama's Push for Smaller Government
On Friday, President Obama asked Congress for greater power to do something. Before you talk about hell freezing over, consider that his request adheres to Republicans’ “smaller government” talking point. Seeking to streamline the government, save money and eliminate duplicative services, the president wants to merge six federal departments and agencies into one. But instead…
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First Lady Shouldn't Worry About Book
Michelle Obama has weighed in on the buzzy new book The Obamas by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor. She isn’t thrilled about the chatter it’s generating about her alleged clashes with West Wing staff and dominance over the administration. “I guess it’s just more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here,” Mrs. Obama, who…
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Tavis and Cornel's Solution to Poverty
Last summer PBS talk-show host Tavis Smiley and author Cornel West embarked on an 18-city poverty tour to highlight the hardship of poor people. Despite a record number of Americans — one in two — either living below the poverty line or classified as low-income, they felt that poor people had been rendered invisible by…
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