Politics
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Obama's Day, June 6: Campaign Events in California
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart from the White House en route San Francisco, California. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at San Francisco International Airport are open press. In San Francisco, the President…
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Artur Davis: Why I Left the Democratic Party
(The Root) — It didn’t exactly come as a shock last week when Artur Davis announced his switch to the Republican Party. Although the former U.S. congressman from Alabama served as a top surrogate to Barack Obama in 2008 and was once widely anticipated to become a Democratic power player, he frequently walked out of…
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Watch Out, Radio: Herman Cain's Coming
You didn’t have to be a seasoned political analyst to guess that when Herman Cain suspended his campaign for the GOP nomination amid sexual harassment allegations, announced that he was endorsing “the people” and hopped aboard a bus to spread (and probably sing) the gospel of his 9-9-9 tax plan on a “Revolution Solution” tour,…
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Obama's Day, June 5: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. The President will then meet with senior advisors. These meetings in the Oval Office are closed press. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us…
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What's Obama Done for Black People? Nothing
(The Root) — Rick Santorum once said that John F. Kennedy’s 1960 address on religious freedom made him want to “throw up.” But with the notable exception of the former senator and onetime GOP presidential contender, it would be tough finding a Catholic American who’d look back on the tenure of our first Catholic president…
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Bill Clinton: Haunted by the Ghosts of '08
(The Root) — In addition to the GOP, President Obama is contending with a pesky Bill Clinton bent on distracting the re-election campaign of the man who, by defeating his wife, blocked Clinton’s return to the power stage of the White House. Damning the president with high praise for his Republican rival is but the…
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MHP: The Case for Obama
On her MSNBC show on Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry made the case that President Obama’s re-election campaign strategy should focus on his legislative record, making the “affirmative case” for why the nation should choose his vision in 2012 again. In other worse, he should run on his record because, as she put it, “there are actual…
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Obama's Day, June 4: Campaigning in New York City
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryIMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will travel to New York City. The departure from the South Lawn and…