Politics
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Obama Goes to War With Romney on Vets' Issues
(The Root) — President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has launched Veterans & Military Families for Obama, a “campaign within a campaign” to tout the president’s commitment to these groups — and to draw stark distinctions between his record on related issues and those of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. “It really seems like Romney just…
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Find a Black Guy to Call Obama 'Metrosexual'?
High on the list of ideas coming from high-profile Republican strategists working with conservative billionaire Joe Ricketts on a super PAC-funded attack on President Obama is this, the New York Times reports: Hire as a spokesman an “extremely literate conservative African American” who can argue that Obama misled the nation by presenting himself as what…
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Obama's Day, May 17: No Events Scheduled
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012On Thursday, the President has no public events scheduled.Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Romney's Economic Proposals Are Even Worse Than Bush's
In his column at the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson calls Mitt Romney an “expert on creative destruction.” Republicans say they’re eager for the presidential campaign to turn away from “distractions” and focus instead on the economy. Someone should warn them that if they’re not careful, they might get their wish. It is true that voters’…
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NRA, Where Art Thou?
(Special to The Root) — The National Rifle Association has strongly supported “Stand your ground” laws, which are in nearly 30 states, including Florida. But why has the group not been vocal about the Marissa Alexander case? On Aug. 1, 2010, Alexander, of Jacksonville, Fla. — then a 31-year-old mother of three with a 9-day-old…
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Obama's Day, May 16: Awarding Medal of Honor
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012In the morning, the President will visit a small business in the Washington, DC area where he will urge Congress to act on the “To Do List,” specifically highlighting the need to invest in small businesses and jumpstart new…
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Living While Obama: Paying Respects to Police Officers
President Obama hugs a survivor during the 31st Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on May 15 in Washington, D.C. Obama attended the annual event to honor law-enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty during the previous year. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us…
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Romney Wins Nebraska, Oregon Primaries
Mitt Romney easily won primary contests Tuesday in Nebraska and Oregon last night, collecting more of the delegates he needs to secure the GOP nomination. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin-endorsed Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer — once considered an underdog — won the Republican nomination in Nebraska and will challenge Bob Kerrey for his former Senate seat…
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Black Christian Voters: Get Over It
When I watched President Obama speaking to ABC’s Robin Roberts about his position on same-sex marriage, I didn’t think about it being another moment in history so much as I thought of another historic figure: Bayard Rustin. Rustin, who died in 1987, is remembered as the principal organizer of the March on Washington in 1963.…
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Living While Obama: College Commencement
President Obama greets a graduate before making the commencement address at Barnard College on May 14 in New York. Obama headed to New York to speak at the Barnard College commencement, appear on The View and attend a campaign fundraiser.