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Hillary Clinton's Testimony Shows She's Ready
(The Root) — The tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, has already claimed the lives of four Americans, as well as the career of one American diplomat. The first African-American female ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, saw her hopes to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, and her reputation, go up in flames after…
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2013 Inauguration Highs and Lows
(The Root) — With the final inaugural ball finally wrapped up and all of the out-of-town attendees headed back home today, The Root decided to take a look back at the highs and lows of President Obama’s second inauguration. High: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Hollywood could not have scripted it better. On the day the…
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40 Years Later: Abortion Rights Still Matter
(The Root) — After many Americans finish celebrating the second inauguration of the first black president, many others, including feminists and progressives, will recognize another milestone: the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court decision that decriminalized abortion. The occasion has also sparked a great deal of reflection on the role of…
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How Will Obama Tackle LGBT Issues?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: LGBT rights. See previous postings in this series…
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Will Obama Boost His Cabinet's Diversity?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: cabinet appointments. See previous postings in this series…
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Will Obama's Plan Affect Urban Gun Violence?
(The Root) — With family members of some of the children who died in the Newtown, Conn., shooting in the audience, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled his second-term plans (pdf) to implement new gun-control measures. Among the proposals mentioned: strengthening background checks to ensure that the 40 percent of gun purchasers who evade background checks…
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Beyond Obama: 13 Power Players in 2013
(The Root) — As President Obama prepares to begin his second term as the nation’s commander in chief, we decided to take a look at the other powerful black men and women who will be shaping the nation’s policy and political landscape in the coming year. Some names and faces may look familiar. However, we…
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Powell Calls Out GOP on Race — Now What?
(The Root) — As President Obama grapples with criticism that his Republican predecessor’s cabinet better reflected the diversity of our country than the first black president’s, one of President George W. Bush’s most high-profile black cabinet members is harshly criticizing the GOP for racial insensitivity. In an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Powell declared himself…
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How Will Obama Handle Affirmative Action?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: affirmative action. See previous postings in this series…
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Black Job Crisis: How Will Obama Handle It?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: black unemployment. See previous postings in this series…
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