Politics
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First Lady Cites Jesus as a Model Citizen
First lady cites Jesus as model citizen: First lady Michelle Obama told a conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church that the life of Jesus Christ is a model for democratic organizing. “It’s kind of like church,” Obama said. “Our faith journey isn’t just about showing up on Sunday for a good sermon and good…
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Obama's Day, June 29: Thanking Wildfire Responders in Colo.
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JUNE 29, 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 depart the White House en route…
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'Obamacare,' the Video Game?
(The Root) — The Saturday before the 2010 November midterm elections, President Obama’s campaign strategist David Axelrod was a call-in guest on a radio show I was co-hosting. Team Obama was already bracing for a shellacking, since for months one Republican after the next had lip-synched right-wing talking points, accusing the POTUS of having accomplished…
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GOP Snake Oil, Health Care and the Supremes
(The Root) — The Supremes have delivered their verdict on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s chief legislative achievement: the Affordable Care Act. And in a fortunate though unpredicted twist of fate, Obama won. Now it’s time to separate fact from fiction and unpack all the lies that Republicans told in their attempt to destroy…
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Living While Obama: Lunch With UAE Crown Prince
(The Root) — President Barack Obama has lunch with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates in the Oval Office Private Dining Room on June 27. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon joins them.
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Obama's Day, June 28: Visiting Wounded Service Members
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JUNE 28, 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. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch…
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Barack Obama and the Politics of Passing
Marcia Alesan Dawkins, author of Clearly Invisible: Racial Passing and the Color of Cultural Identity, weighs in at the Huffington Post on the various theories that have emerged about the president’s approach to and presentation of his ethnicity. With the November election drawing ever closer the Obama campaign is beset with accusations of Obama’s “passing,”…
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Obama's Day, June 27: Meeting With the Prince of Abu Dhabi
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 At noon, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet for lunch with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed…
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DCCC Launches 'Have His Back' Campaign
(The Root) — When it comes to getting people fired up about supporting the president’s re-election, there are a couple of things that motivate: First, there’s belief in and support for his agenda. Second, there’s frustration, shock and good old-fashioned outrage in response to the sense that Republicans — aside from politics — have a…
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Immigration: A Big Win for Obama
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that the Supreme Court struck a blow when it threw out most of Arizona’s anti-immigration law and argues that it was much more a victory for the administration than “something for both sides.” … That’s right. It’s not a crime for “illegal” immigrants to live and work…