Politics
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Obama's Day, July 26: Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 26, 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 meet with Secretary of Veterans Affairs…
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Obama's Careful Urban League Speech
(The Root) — President Barack Obama walked a narrow line in his speech to the National Urban League convention in New Orleans Wednesday night, attempting to fire up his most enthusiastic base while giving his most rabid enemies as little ammo as possible to fire back at him. It was no easy task. There has…
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Improving Black Education by Executive Order
(The Root) — In an action certainly aimed at energizing his Democratic base, President Obama will announce today that he is signing an executive order specifically intended to improve educational opportunities for African-American students. The president will announce the order Wednesday evening at the National Urban League Conference in New Orleans. (Watch the live webcast…
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Texts From FLOTUS: Weigh In on Twitter
Remember the viral Texts From Hillary meme? It all started when the nation’s imagination and sense of humor was sparked by a photo of the secretary of state dialing her cellphone, so the Huffington Post is hoping to create the same momentum around this recent similar shot of the first lady by Associated Press photographer…
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Romney Camp Denies 'Anglo-Saxon' Remark
Controversy is growing over a report on Tuesday from the United Kingdom’s Daily Telegraph about a Mitt Romney campaign adviser’s comments that the Republican presidential candidate’s commitment to rebuilding the so-called special relationship between England and the United States had to do with a sense of “Anglo-Saxon heritage” that the White House didn’t fully appreciate.…
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Déjà Vu in Texas Voter-ID Fight
(The Root) — If you’re a strong believer in maintaining the status quo, the outbreak of voter-identification laws across the nation just might make sense. If you’re a student of American politics and history, on the other hand, you see it slightly differently. In that case, what you see is what we’ve got: voter suppression.…
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Groups Team Up to Stop Voter Discrimination
Voter ID laws, legislative redistricting, misinformation and other tactics have led to what advocates say is black voter disenfranchisement. And, as the campaign season reaches its boiling point – and Nov. 6 swiftly approaches, three advocacy organizations are partnering to ensure that blacks and other minorities have a voice at the polls this Election Day.…
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Obama Fundraiser Planned With 'The Wire' Cast
Stars from HBO’s The Wire are adding some (albeit fictional) street cred and fundraising muscle to President Obama’s re-election campaign, according to the Huffington Post. Cast members from the critically acclaimed series are set to attend an event hosted by the Obama Victory Fund in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., on Aug. 15. Tickets cost $500 or…
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Obama's Day, July 23: Attending VFW Convention
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart San Francisco, California, en route [to] Reno, Nevada. The departure from San Francisco International Airport and arrival at Nevada Air National Guard at Tahoe International Airport are open press. In…
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Obama, Romney Can't Avoid the Gun Issue
(The Root) — On Friday morning at about 12:39 a.m., when James Eagen Holmes walked into the Century Cinema 16 theater complex in Aurora, Colo., outside Denver; kicked open an emergency-exit door leading into Theater 9; and opened fire on a crowd of people gathered for a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, resetting…