Politics
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Obama's Day, May 15: Speaking at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012In 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 deliver remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service,…
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No Justice for CeCe
“I never thought I would make it past my 16th birthday. To grow up and have that thought at a young age is unsettling — the thought or feeling of knowing or expecting that today could be my last day on Earth, only because someone hates me for being the person I felt would make…
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Obama's Day, May 14: Delivering Commencement Address at Barnard
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 14, 2012In the morning, the President will travel to New York City. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport are open press.In New York City, the President will deliver the commencement address…
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NAACP Takes Up the Clean-Energy Fight
Amid the sea of statistics I scan each day, one jumped out recently: According to a study, African-American children are four to six times more likely than white children to die from asthma (pdf). That chronic disease, along with other illnesses, is linked to toxins pumped out by coal-fired power plants, and approximately 68 percent…
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Behind the Lower Unemployment Rates
Some of the ways that we measure the economy just don’t square with our daily reality. Take the unemployment rate, announced to great fanfare each month. A lot of people think it measures the percentage of Americans who don’t have jobs. But that would be too simple. The Bureau of Labor Statistics explains the measurement…
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Obama Gets It: Gay People Are Fully Human
Gara LaMarche says that the president’s evolved view on gay marriage is a reminder that we mustn’t deprive anyone of his or her humanity. Yesterday’s watershed declaration by the President on same-sex marriage made me think about an experience I had with the class I taught this semester to prisoners at Eastern Correctional Facility. It’s…
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Can Recess Slow Childhood Obesity?
In almost all cases evolution is a good thing. The fact that I am sitting at a desk typing is evolution — my prehistoric ancestors found relief by banging their hands against a rock. The president’s recent announcement that he has become fully evolved on the issue of marriage equality is another sign that over…
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Did Bill Clinton Call Obama 'Amateur'?
Marissa Alexander sentenced to 20 years: Marissa Alexander, the 31-year-old Florida woman who fired what her family calls a warning shot at her abusive husband, was sentenced Friday morning to 20 years in prison. Did Bill Clinton call Obama an amateur? That’s what Edward Klein reportedly said in his new book, but a lot of…