Politics
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What 'Obamacare' Means for Women's Health
(Special to The Root) — Taking bold steps to expand access to women’s health care services and treatments, to strengthen women’s health and wellness and to reduce gender health disparities is extremely personal to me as a woman and as a physician. As President Obama has said, he is happy to own “Obamacare,” and as…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 8: Campaigning in Colorado
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Denver, Colorado. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Buckley Air Force Base are open press. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks…
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Obama: I'm Not the President of Black America
Obama: I’m not the president of black America: This was his response to a Black Enterprise question about whether he’d done enough for black businesses: “I want all Americans to have opportunity. I’m not the president of black America. I’m the president of the United States of America, but the programs that we have put…
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Would They Bully Obama for 'Talking White'?
The Root’s political correspondent, Keli Goff, writes in a piece for the Huffington Post that bullying kids for the way they speak is “disastrous for our community,” and she wonders whether the perpetrators would apply the same scrutiny to the president. When Logan West, the newly crowned Miss Teen USA, announced that she wanted to…
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Michelle Obama to Talk Olympics With Leno
The last time first lady Michelle Obama appeared on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she promoted her Let’s Move campaign and its focus on fitness and healthy eating habits. In her next stopover, scheduled for Aug. 13, she’ll talk to the host about life in the White House and her trip to the London…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 7: Meeting About Ongoing Drought
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In the afternoon, the President meets with the White House Rural Council to discuss ongoing efforts in response to the…
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Mayor: New ID Law Not America We Fought For
(The Root) — Though he was making an early campaign swing through Charlotte, N.C., a city he’ll revisit for the Democratic convention in September, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s mind was also on the battle over a voter-ID law going on in his Pennsylvania home. “We are very concerned about disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters,”…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 6: Signing Veterans Bill
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later, the President will sign the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of…