Politics
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Obama's Day, Dec. 5: 2012 Tribal Nations Conference
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks to members of the…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 4: Talking Economy With Governors
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with governors at the White House to discuss the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce…
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Hillary Clinton: 1-Term President?
(The Root) — There are only two sure things about the next presidential election: Hillary Clinton isn’t sure she wants to run for president again, and plenty of people are sure they want her to. According to a poll released shortly after this year’s presidential election, Clinton would blow any competition out of the water…
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Yes, Racism Is Waning
Daily News contributor John McWhorter defends his view, against critics both black and white alike, that things are getting better. Does racism exist? Definitely. However, I am more interested in how much it matters. Here’s what part of the mail I got that was not interesting: those infuriated by the mere suggestion that racism might…
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Living While Obama: Kennedy Center Honors Gala
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 2 in Washington, D.C. The ceremony recognized seven individuals — blues guitarist Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, talk-show host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and the three living members of Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones,…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 3: Hosting Bulgarian Prime Minister
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will host Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria at the White House.…
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The Fiscal Cliff Is Really About Race
As Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insists a fiscal-cliff agreement is close, while House Speaker John Boehner says it’s not, Colorlines‘ Imara Jones says this political deadline is about something else entirely. What’s really at stake, argues Jones, is redistribution of wealth from whites to other Americans through taxes. The truth of the matter is that…
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NAACP Releases Diversity Report Card
NAACP releases diversity report card: In a move meant to signal the organization’s re-entry into the work of advocating for greater corporate diversity and inclusion, the NAACP announced the findings from its “Opportunity & Diversity Report Card: Hotel & Lodging Industry” today. The report card grades the largest companies on their representation of African Americans…
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Barack Obama: Our 1st Meme President
(The Root) — From his Jay-Z-inspired shoulder-dust-off to his McKayla Maroney “not impressed” pose, Barack Obama has shown a remarkable knack for going viral. While most of the highly shareable images and video of the president are generated by fans and critics, he has also carefully cultivated online buzz through appearances including his surprise “Slow…
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Cracks in the Anti-Tax Wall?
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes that he sees a possible “twitching of the eyelids” that could mean President Obama is waking Republicans from a “self-defeating dream.” Maybe the fever is breaking. Maybe the delirium is lifting. Maybe Republicans are finally asking themselves: What were we thinking when we put an absurdly unrealistic pledge to…