Politics
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Black Female Voters Under Attack
In 2008, 69 percent of black women eligible to vote cast their ballot for President Barack Obama. Now, Ebony contributor Zerlina Maxwell writes, this group is especially targeted by new voter-ID laws, which may keep them away from the polls. Unsurprisingly, Black women are also among those groups more likely to be impacted by voter…
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Film Sliming Obama Parents Hits Swing States
With President Obama pulling out ahead of Mitt Romney in some national voter polls, it’s no surprise that some right-wing partisans are resorting to tactics of pure desperation. Wild conspiracy theories and attacks on a candidate’s dead mother are about as low as anyone can go — even more troubling when they attract the endorsement…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 28: Campaign Events in Washington, DC
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and then meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign…
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A Personal Reality Check on the 47 Percent
At Politico, political commentator Jamal Simmons says that we need a president who understands families like his, who had to work hard to keep things together. Surely, among the 47 percent of Americans that Romney lumped into the victim or dependent category in his secretly taped remarks are parents of kids like me. There were…
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The Magical Negro Falls to Earth
Touré writes at Time that victory for Obama in 2012 would signify more racial progress than it did in 2008. In 2008, Obama was Morpheus and America was Neo, a nation of great potential that had lost its mojo and did not understand reality. Obama offered America the red pill — the chance to vote…
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Closing the Racial Voting Gap
(The Root) — Recent polls showing President Barack Obama leading Republican challenger Mitt Romney in key swing states like Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina have the potential to lull Democrats — and African Americans in particular — into a false sense of security. Restrictive voter-ID laws passed by Republican legislatures in 23 states in the…
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Kids Slam First Lady's Lower-Cal Lunches
In January, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and first lady Michelle Obama revealed new standards for school lunches, designed to reduce calorie intake and help kids eat more nutritious foods. But some students say the requirements — in particular the one that sets calorie maximums for school lunches at 850 for high school kids — has…
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Tea Party Groups Want Ohio Voters Purged
“Too much of this is going on for this not to be a coordinated effort,” said Tim Burke, chairman of the Hamilton County Democratic Party. He was referring to the efforts of Tea Party groups to remove names from the state’s voter rosters in what they say is an attempt to prevent ballot fraud. The…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 27: Campaign Event in Virginia Beach
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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 travel to Virginia Beach, Virginia. The…
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Romney's 'Freedom' Hasn't Really Been Free
The Root’s contributing editor David Swerdlick argues in a piece for New York’s Daily News that the candidate’s answer to a question about his “big idea” didn’t make any sense. When CBS’ Scott Pelley asked Mitt Romney what his “big idea” was in this election, he went bold and unpredictable with: “Freedom.” It’s the…