Politics
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Fatherly Advice on Stop and Frisk
(The Root) — Although I might be biased, my dad, Ronald Johnson, was one of New York City’s good cops. He spent nearly half his career on the other side of the blue shield, investigating reports filed with the department’s Civilian Complaint Review Board and assessing police wrongdoing as a sergeant in the Internal Affairs…
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Listen: Obama's Black Radio Ad
The Blaze describes the spot as having a “Soul Train soundtrack” and “Barry White-like music” in the background. Not sure about that, but we’d argue that it sounds, well, exactly like a commercial made for black — or “urban” — radio. Which is, of course, what it is. As the general election ramps up, the…
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Obama's Day, June 13: Honoring Israeli President Shimon Peres
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012 In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will hold a bilateral meeting with President Shimon Peres of Israel. This meeting in the Oval Office is closed press. Later in the afternoon, the President will attend…
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Pardoned Prisoners Ask Obama to Fix System
This week a group of 16 formerly incarcerated people who received sentence commutations from Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama asked President Obama to make sure that others in their position get the same chance at a fair review from the administration’s pardon attorney. They have reason to believe that’s not happening these days. Their letter,…
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Obama's Day, June 12: Campaign Events in Maryland and Philly
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 In the morning, the 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 Baltimore, Maryland. The President’s…
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Obama's Day, June 11: 'Live From the White House' Interviews
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JUNE 11, 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, as part of Live From the White House, the…
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Purging Democracy in the Sunshine State
(Special to The Root) — What’s old is new. Florida’s Secretary of State Ken Detzner is boldly refusing to comply with the Department of Justice’s demand that the state stop its efforts to purge voters from the registration rolls. On Wednesday, he sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that the purge…
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Romney's Urban Education Plan Is Disastrous
In a piece for the Huffington Post, Christopher Emdin provides five serious critiques of the Republican’s approach. This positioning of educational inequities as a civil rights issue has been a part of the discourse for decades among educational researchers and experts lamenting the increasing educational gaps among youth from different race and class backgrounds. However,…
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Book Reveals More on Obama's Teen Years
Eleven things you might not know about the young Obama: The Washington Post reports on some more highlights from David Maraniss’ Barack Obama: The Story. “Black and white” twins celebrate 7th birthday: The headline-making little girls, whom some of us would call instead “the darker- and lighter-skinned fraternal twins, who are both the same race,”…