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After Foster Care: What Happens Next?
On April 29, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation recognizing May as National Foster Care Month. “For nearly half a million youth in foster care across our country,” the president began in the lengthy statement, “the best path to success we can give them is the chance to experience a loving home where they can…
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Who to Watch in the First GOP Primary Debate
For those of you not hitting the bars this Cinco de Mayo, the first 2012 Republican presidential primary debate airs tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Co-hosted by Fox News and the South Carolina Republican Party, the GOP candidates who are fully in the race will talk issues. All five of them. The lineup, which will…
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Barbara Lee: End the War Now
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was the sole member of Congress to vote against the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, a decision all the more controversial against the backdrop of post-9/11 fear and pain. Nearly 10 years later, and in the wake of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the progressive lawmaker tells The Root…
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Donna Brazile: Voter Photo ID Not the Answer
In the month since political analyst Donna Brazile took the helm as interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, she’s been focused on matters relating to the 2012 election, including a push by Republican-controlled state legislatures to require photo identification at the polls. Republicans say that the laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud, but…
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VIDEO: Michelle Obama Moves Her Body
When the first lady’s office called about an unannounced, details-to-come “Let’s Move!” event at a local middle school, I thought: Will this involve Beyoncé? After all, last week the singer released the full version of “Move Your Body,” a kids’ dance workout video, for the White House childhood obesity initiative. It was a good guess,…
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Bin Laden Death Sparks Mixed Emotions
When President Obama walked down the red-carpeted corridor to the White House East Room on Sunday night — to announce the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — he did so against the backdrop of thousands of people celebrating the news just outside, waving American flags and jubilantly singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” He was…
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Obama Laughs Best at White House Correspondents' Dinner
In six years, Barack Obama and Seth Meyers may want to consider teaming up for a comedy tour. Sparing nobody in their routines, the president and the Saturday Night Live head writer killed at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Both bits had a particular emphasis on ridiculing guest Donald Trump, the birther icon and…
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'I've Never Seen Devastation Like This'
After an outbreak of tornadoes ripped through the Southeast this week, killing more than 300 people in seven states, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visited Alabama to see firsthand the extent of the damage. With at least 210 fatalities, Alabama was hit hardest by the storms. “We can’t bring those who have…
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Blacks With Bulimia: A Secret in Plain Sight
When stress mounts for Stephanie Covington Armstrong, she catches herself before reaching for comfort food. Instead she chews over what’s really bothering her. “Once I can identify that, then I’m quickly able to just shift,” she told The Root. “I’ve gone through a lot of therapy, so I’m very aware if I’m on the road…
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Obama's Birth Certificate Released: Why It Took So Long
With Congress on spring recess and President Obama darting in and out of Washington for town hall meetings and DNC fundraisers, it had been relatively quiet in the nation’s capital (except for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s press conference on the economy, the announcement that CIA Director Leon Panetta is poised to succeed Robert Gates…
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