Politics
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Voter Registration Deadlines Approaching
By some estimates, BET News reports, roughly one quarter of all eligible voters in the United States are not yet registered to vote. There’s still time – but not much. Both political parties, as well as various advocacy groups, are making a final push this week to encourage as many as possible of those tens…
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Affirmative Action's True Purpose
(The Root) — As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments this week in Fisher v. University of Texas, we can expect our country to descend into the now standard hand-wringing about affirmative action. But our conversations about Fisher, like those surrounding the Ricci v. DeStefano firefighter case four years ago and the Grutter…
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Will Ann Romney's 'GMA' Visit Be a Win?
Good Morning America announced that Ann Romney will be a guest host Wednesday, and her appearance says as much about media’s changing face as it does about her husband’s presidential campaign. In 2008, both Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain, wife of Barack Obama’s then-opponent Sen. John McCain, stopped by shows like The View as co-hosts.…
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Ohio Grants Early Voting to All
All registered voters in Ohio will be able to cast their ballots early, ruled several judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Friday. Voters will now be able to vote on the weekend before Election Day on Nov. 6, reports the Washington Post. “While there is a compelling reason to…
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Mitt Romney's Big-Bird Blowback
On Wednesday, the star of PBS’ Sesame Street got a social-media boost no one expected after Mitt Romney dismissed the channel and Big Bird as frivolous. “I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it,” Romney said during Wednesday’s debate with President Obama. New York…
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Don't Be Fooled, Romney's Still Terrifying
Wednesday’s debate wasn’t the best for President Obama. As his opponent Mitt Romney seemed to charge over the both the president and the night’s moderator, Jim Lehrer, some viewers felt that the Republican presidential hopeful came across strong and insightful. Colorlines editor Imara Jones, however, points out the clear differences between Romney’s fundamental platforms and…
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Obama Raised $181 Million in September
Despite Thursday night’s controversial showing during the first presidential debate, President Obama raked in $181 million in campaign donations in September. The campaign said that 1,825,813 people gave last month, and 567,000 were new financial supporters. Reuters reports that the average donation was $53. Obama’s campaign is proud of its base of low-dollar donors, believing…
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Time for Obama to Become the 'Angry Black Man'
If fear of racial perceptions was what kept the president from really going in on Romney, it’s time to get over it, Kelly Virella writes at the Huffington Post. Most likely, Romney’s logic is that if white independent voters are given a choice between a black man and a white man with the same ideas,…
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Obama-Romney Round 1: The President's Stealth
The president let his opponent punch himself out in this week’s debate, Michael E. Ross writes in his Short Sharp Shock blog at Open Salon. Everyone thought Mitt Romney did a great job … but what did he do a great job doing? Testily going on offense from a defensive crouch; proposing to do what…
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Texas Now Forcing Voters to Prove They are Alive
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