Politics
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Obama's Day, May 1: Meeting With White House Officials
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULEFOR TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting in the Oval Office is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval…
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Presidential Race: Reject the Politics of Umbrage
In his Chicago Tribune column, Clarence Page says he’s fed up with manufactured outrage and refuses to get excited about headline-grabbing political stories that he calls “cable catnip.” I refuse, for example, to get all worked up over Ted Nugent. Sure, he’s a blight on decent society for his recent rant about President Barack Obama…
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Let's Move! How Fast Is It Moving Forward?
It’s been more than two years since Michelle Obama launched her Let’s Move! campaign to fight childhood obesity, but don’t go looking for statistics on how many kids have slimmed down. Contrary to popular belief, the scope of the first lady’s efforts has never been about immediate results in pounds and inches lost, or how…
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Melissa Harris-Perry on Obama's Cool
As the president kicks off his bid for re-election, Karl Rove’s super PAC has released an anti-Obama ad piecing together his cool moments — from dancing with Ellen DeGeneres and singing Al Green, to the time he caught that fly with one hand during an interview. Those are all good things, right? Maybe not in…
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Obama's New Campaign Slogan: 'Forward'
The Obama campaign came out today with a Web video defending the accomplishments of his first term — highlighting the stimulus, the auto bailout, Wall Street reform, health care reform, the repeal of “Don’t ask don’t tell,” the end of the war in Iraq and the death of Osama bin Laden — along with a…
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Obama's Day, April 30: Meeting With Prime Minister of Japan
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULEFOR MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012In 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 deliver remarks at the Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference. The President’s…
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Why I Fight to Keep Abortion Safe and Legal
I have a good friend who comes to mind a lot lately, now that it seems barely 24 hours can pass without the news reporting on some new bill or state law aimed at eliminating women’s access to safe, legal abortion. Years ago, I went to a Planned Parenthood health center with this friend, who…
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Living While Obama: In the Hot Seat
First lady Michelle Obama takes questions from children of Executive Office employees in the East Room on April 26 during the White House’s annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
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Obama's Day, April 27: Meeting With Military Families
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012 In the morning, the President and the First Lady will depart from the White House en route Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Hunter Army Airfield are open press. In…
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Living While Obama: Commander on Campus
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of students at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 25. The event was part of his two-day trip to presidential battleground states — including North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa — to discuss his student-loan reform platform and other issues. In addition to the University of…