Politics
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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…
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Obama Adviser: What's Romney 'Hiding'?
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently suggested that Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had failed to pay taxes for 10 years, according to a source, Romney declared that Reid should reveal that source. Romney also said that he had, indeed, paid “a lot of taxes.” On Fox News Sunday, Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said,…
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The Obamas' Presidential PDA
(The Root) — Betty Everett sang it best in 1964: “If you want to know if he loves you so, it’s in his kiss.” Nearly five decades later, that maxim still holds true for smooching purists and presidents alike. Just ask Michelle Obama. Earlier this month, while taking in a Team USA basketball exhibition game…
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Barack Obama Celebrates Birthday With Golf
On Saturday, President Barack Obama rang in his 51st birthday with a round of golf with friends at Andrews Air Force Base. The game was a precursor to a Camp David trip, during which the commander in chief will relax with his family — but not for long, according to the Washington Post. He returns…