Politics
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Obama's Day, Aug. 10: Hosting Iftar Dinner
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the evening, the President will host an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room. This…
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Sikh Slayings: White Anxiety Gone Extreme
(The Root) — When Wade Michael Page walked into a Wisconsin temple last week, murdering six Sikh worshippers and critically wounding three others, it was an incident waiting to happen. As the neo-Nazi loser marched through the temple randomly shooting one Sikh after the next, perhaps the “14 words” motto of white supremacists was running…
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Beware of Big Lies at the Republican Convention
BET‘s Keith Boykin runs down the anti-Obama rhetoric that he can already predict will come out of the RNC. 1. Higher Taxes Will Hurt “Job Creators” Despite what Republicans have been arguing lately, taxes are actually lower today than at any time in decades. Here’s the history they don’t want you to know. For six…
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Romney and the War Over Tax Returns
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that Mitt Romney’s secrecy about his taxes is a cross Republicans will bear until Election Day, and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why the candidate is keeping the information a secret. Apoplexy is not the tone politicians generally seek to project. Yet there was…
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Single Ladies, Put Your Ballots Up
Clutch magazine‘s Stacia L. Brown notes that neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama has tailored ads to this group but says single women have significant legislative concerns. Since this is an election year, it’s time for our presidential candidates to come a-courtin’. Our incumbent and hopefuls are hard-selling their platform to key voting contingents–perhaps with…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 9: Speaking at Colorado College
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo, Colorado. This event is open to pre-credentialed media. In the afternoon, the President will depart Pueblo, Colorado en…
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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…