Politics
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Will 'White' and 'Black' Lose Their Meaning?
(The Root) — Recent census data reveal that, for the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half of all children born in the United States, with 50.4 percent of children under age 1 identified as Hispanic, black, Asian American or members of another ethnic minority group. In terms of the overall…
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Do Polls Undercount Obama Supporters?
(The Root) — In the weeks before an election, much of the media coverage becomes a numbers game, obsessively chronicling which candidate is in the lead in which states and with which voter blocs, according to the polls. But one question that media and consumers of media rarely ask is, how do we know the…
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GOP's Obsession With Obama's Black Staffers
Ebony‘s Zerlina Maxwell argues that the recent attacks on Valerie Jarrett are just the latest example of the Republican Party playing dirty with high-level African-American liberals. When the same thing happens twice, it’s possibly a coincidence. When the same thing happens three times, it’s time to talk trends. The Republican party and, by extension, their…
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Poll: Obama Pulls Ahead of Romney
A new Politico-George Washington University Battleground Poll of likely voters shows that President Obama now has a national lead in his close presidential race with Mitt Romney. He leads 50 percent to 47 percent, with a 50 percent job-approval rating, Politico reports. Romney, meanwhile, finds himself sliding in the wake of two events — the…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 24: UN General Assembly Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 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. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch.…
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Romney's Likability Issues Linger
Mitt Romney’s had a rough week, from the 47 percent gaffe to the release of his tax returns, but have his foibles made voters more or less willing to trust him? According to polls highlighted by Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King, Republicans said in the early days of the presidential primary that they’d trust…
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MHP: Dissecting Mitt Romney's Taxes
During the 2012 presidential election campaign, much attention has been paid to Mitt Romney’s tax returns. Now that the governor has released financial documents to the public, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests parse how this new information will affect the presidential hopeful’s bid for the White House and if they even matter at…
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Why Some Unemployed Have Stopped Job Hunting
During these financially tough times, people of all ages are struggling to stay among the working. Reuters reports that the people most affected by the economic downturn are those between the ages of 20-24, who struggle to find work. Some experts worry that the constant discouragment may impact America’s workforce competitiveness in the long term.…