Politics
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Marriage-Equality Stance Makes NAACP Relevant Again
In his column for the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson says the civil rights organization has finally returned to center stage. With its support for gay marriage, the NAACP has done more than strike a blow for fairness and equality. The nation’s most venerable civil rights organization has made itself relevant again. The NAACP’s 64-member board…
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Can We All Agree That Obama Is a Citizen Now?
It’s been more than a year since what should have been the end of the right-wing obsession about whether President Obama was really a natural-born U.S. citizen — when the White House provided a copy of his long-form birth certificate for all to see. But “should” doesn’t really apply when it comes to this issue.…
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Obama's Day, May 23: US Air Force Academy Commencement Address
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 In the morning, the President will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at Peterson Air Force Base are open press. While in Colorado Springs, the President will deliver the…
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Obama's Lesson From Cory Booker-gate
Make no mistake about it: Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker did his best on Meet the Press to throw President Barack Obama under the bus. Political pros don’t go on national TV and call their candidate “nauseating” by accident. And as a campaign surrogate who equated Obama’s attacks on businessman Mitt Romney’s business record with…
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Did Cory Booker Have a Point?
(The Root) — After appearing on Meet the Press on Sunday, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, a surrogate for President Obama’s re-election campaign, raised more than simple awareness about the president’s tax cuts for small businesses and middle-class families. The popular mayor, widely considered a growing Democratic star, also raised quite a few eyebrows. During…
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Hey, Remember the Economy?
(The Root) — Ronald Reagan once said, “The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.” It’s a sentiment that is especially true as we watch government declare a war on profits, a siege on success and a crusade against capitalism. Of course, such frontal assaults on capitalism are…