Politics
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Obama's Day, Sept. 20: Participating in Florida Town Hall
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 In the morning, the 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 Miami, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn…
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Chicago School Strike Ends, but Not the Fight
(The Root) — Even the dullest knife in the drawer could predict that when the mayor of a big city drops the f-bomb on the president of the teachers union during one of their earliest meetings, subsequent strike negotiations might not go as smoothly as possible. No, they didn’t. So as Chicago schoolteachers returned to…
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Romney's 'You Didn't Build That' Moment
The now-infamous “47 percent” comment was more like President Obama’s “You didn’t build that” comment than anything else, The Root’s contributing editor, David Swerdlick, writes at the NY Daily News. Yesterday, when I heard Mitt Romney’s blockbuster comment that “47% of Americans” are voting for President Obama because they’re “dependent on government,” I had the…
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Leadership, Mitt Romney Style
(The Root) — The Republican candidate for president of the United States, Mitt Romney, apparently really, really dislikes people like me. My opinion isn’t based on his having cussed me out or anything. (He’s Mormon. He’s not allowed to curse.) Mitt Romney, the man known for flip-flopping when it’s to his political advantage, refuses to…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 19: Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. The meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with…
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Watch This: Obama Responds to '47 Percent' Comment
Responding for the first time to a secretly taped video in which Mitt Romney describes “47 percent of the people” as supporters of President Barack Obama who depend on government and believe they are victims, Obama retorted in a Tuesday taping of The Late Show With David Letterman that Americans are not “victims” and that…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Raise $4M for Obama
President Obama’s re-election campaign collected $4 million at a fundraiser hosted by Jay-Z and Beyoncé at the 40/40 Club last night, while the superstar couple collected accolades from the commander in chief. At the event, which each guest paid $40,000 to attend, the president said Malia and Sasha were jealous that they couldn’t be there,…
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Romney Video: Hard for Loyalists to Defend
(The Root) — The secretly taped video in which Mitt Romney writes off 47 percent of voters as “victims” who lack a work ethic and don’t pay income tax was revealed on the first anniversary of the Occupy Movement. That was just one of the “You can’t make this stuff up” moments of the day.…
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Romney's '47 Percent' Gaffe: No Knockout Punch
Devona Walker, writing at the Burton Wire, is not convinced that the leaked video of the GOP candidate means the end for him. Democrats shouldn’t forget about the issue of voter suppression, she warns. Many say Mitt Romney lost his bid for the White House yesterday, but I am not too sure. A videotape was leaked to Mother…
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Who Are the 47 Percent?
(The Root) — Mitt Romney — whose candidacy has been characterized by more “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Romney” moments than are easily quantifiable — is finally starting to reveal who he really is. Yesterday, veteran Washington reporter David Corn of Mother Jones magazine released a video that was secretly taped in May at a private…