Politics
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Living While Obama: Touching Down
President Obama greets onlookers at Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Wednesday, April 18. The president brought his campaign to the Midwest to discuss his economic plan and federal job-training programs in Elyria, Ohio. President Obama also attended several campaign fundraisers in Detroit during his daylong trip.
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Obama's Day, April 19: Hosting BCS National Champions
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed…
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Why Chicago Schools Brought Back Gym
When Kyler Sumter was a student at Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary on Chicago’s South Side, it was one of the few schools in the city’s sprawling system to offer physical education classes. During classes, Kyler would do situps, pushups and jumping jacks and play traditional relay games like dodgeball and steal the bacon, she…
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Living While Obama: Hosting NASCAR
President Barack Obama looks at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship trophy as he approaches Tony Stewart’s car during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on April 17. NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart (left), Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman watch nearby.
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When Temper Tantrums Become Criminal
Salecia Johnson cannot sleep at night. According to her mother, Constance Ruff, the 6-year-old wakes up repeatedly through the night screaming, “They’re coming to get me!” Last week the kindergartner was handcuffed and arrested by police at Creekside Elementary School in Milledgeville, Ga., and taken to the police station for having a temper tantrum after…
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Romney and Obama in Dead Heat
A new poll out Wednesday suggests that Mitt Romney has closed the gap with President Obama and that the two men are in a dead heat heading into their one-on-one matchup. CBS News reports: Mitt Romney has closed the gap with President Obama among registered voters, a CBS News/New York Times poll released Wednesday found,…
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Obama's Day, April 18: Campaigning in Ohio and Michigan
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 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 from the White House en route Elyria, Ohio. The departure…
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Sorry, Mitt, Your Wife Can't Relate to Black Women
In her column at Essence, The Root contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas weighs in on the “war on moms,” arguing that Ann Romney has little in common with most of us, especially African-American mothers. Raising a family is unquestionably a job. But I find it curious that a presidential nominee would take his cues about…
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Michelle O Writes Back to Beyoncé
It looks like two of America’s highest-profile black women are as starstruck by each other as the rest of us are by them. In an open letter to Michelle Obama posted on her website last week, Beyoncé called the first lady the “ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman” and wrote, “no matter…
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Obama 'Angry' If Prostitution Story True
President Barack Obama, speaking for the first time about allegations that Secret Service agents in Colombia hired prostitutes, said yesterday, “Of course I’ll be angry” if an investigation proves those reports to be true. Obama said that the agents represent the United States and are supposed to conduct themselves with the highest levels of dignity…