Barack Obama
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Today in Obama: Soon as I Get Home
In which we look back at simpler times. While we’re waiting for the real Melania Trump to please stand up, let’s throw it back to Oct. 19, 2011. Here, President Barack Obama and forever-my-(first-)lady Michelle were at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., sharing a moment. Ummmmfff. I’m blushing over my coffee over here. How…
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States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Obama-Era Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
A coalition of 18 Democratic attorneys general are suing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for the second time over her plan to end an Obama-era regulation that protects student loan borrowers from predatory career-training programs. The rule, “gainful employment” was created to protect students from exploitation and fraud by cutting off federal funding to vocational…
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I Never Knew So Much About Myself Until I Attended Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, formerly the Ashmun Institute, is a school rich in history and culture. While I was excited to attend the first HBCU—catch this fade if you disagree—upon first look 10 years ago, there was nothing remotely spectacular about the campus. Lincoln was extremely small and old, and it rested in the MIDDLE…
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Today in Obama: Your Oompa Loompa President Could Never
In which we look back at simpler times. We’re dipping way back to 2008 for this one (because it’s been that type of week where the need to time-warp is super real). Behold, a president (to be) who wore the right-sized suit. Oh boy, did he wear that suit.
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Judge of Characters: Trump Saves the World With Cheap Paper Towels
This week, the whole world got a chance to see just how terrible the U.S. president could be when he finally made his way to the devastation in Puerto Rico. When Donald Trump wasn’t blaming Puerto Ricans for busting the budget because, you know … aid, he was throwing paper towels and flashlights at them,…
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Today in Obama: It’s Our Anniversary
In which we look back at simpler times: OK, we’re fudging it a bit with this one, but it’s been a hell of a week, so we’re taking it all the way back to Tuesday—which, in 2017, feels like three years ago. While Melania Trump was rocking her castastro-fit (with the Timbs, no less) and…
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The Obamas May Be in a New York State of Mind
Page Six is reporting that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have been shopping around New York City’s Upper East Side for some new digs. Citing multiple sources, Page Six reports that the first couple of our hearts is checking out 10 Gracie Square, a “white glove, full-service” apartment complex not too far…
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Today in Obama
In which, on Throwback Thursday, we look back to simpler times. Behold, Barack and Michelle Obama, two people who actually like touching each other. Was this really just a year ago?
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Racist Ex-Convict Pledges to Investigate Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate: ‘Biggest Cover-Up’ in American History
Thanks to a pardon from President Donald Trump, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now a free man. And in a recent interview given to the San Jose Mercury News, Arpaio has pledged to keep up the fight for one of Trump’s old pet causes: searching for former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. The former sheriff and…
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Michelle Obama Had a Simple Reminder for the 53 Percent: ‘Any Woman Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton Voted Against Their Own Voice’
Former first lady Michelle Obama, queen of our hearts, took some time out of her schedule to address the Beckys who voted for President Donald Trump while discussing a wide range of topics at a conference in Boston on Wednesday. “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice,” Obama said during…
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