Politics
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Living While Obama: Selling the Buffett Rule
Standing with millionaires and their assistants, President Barack Obama makes a statement about the “Buffett rule” in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 11 in Washington, D.C. Named after the billionare investor Warren Buffett, the Buffett rule would ensure that the wealthiest Americans pay at least 30 percent of their income in federal taxes.…
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Blacks Nowhere in Romney's Orbit?
Harry Siegel and Ben Jacobs of the Daily Beast argue in a piece today that Mitt Romney has scarcely even bothered to try to win the support of African-American voters and has given little indication that he’ll ever make the push: After a long primary season, Mitt Romney begins his contest with Barack Obama without…
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Obama's Day, April 11: Discussing the Buffett Rule
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver a statement on the Buffett Rule. This event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is open press. Later in the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the…
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Why Is Romney Avoiding Religion and Race?
In an opinion piece for BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says that ignoring these issues is probably sound strategy because the GOP candidate’s faith teaches that black people are cursed by God. Even though the overwhelming majority of African-American voters will support President Barack Obama in the general election over Romney, black Republicans have been particularly…
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The Other 2012 Fight: Who Gets the House?
When Republicans picked up 63 House seats in the 2010 midterm elections, they didn’t just wipe out the previous Democratic majority. They pulled off the largest congressional sweep since 1948. “It was a message from voters, that they were rejecting the big-government agenda pursued by Democrats in Washington during the first two years of Obama’s…
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Living While Obama: Presidential Pushups
President Barack Obama does pushups on the White House basketball court after a member of the Harlem Globetrotters makes a shot on April 9. The president was participating in “Shoot for Strength,” a game in which children did pushups for every basketball shot made by the pros, during the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll…
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Obama's Off His (Basketball) Game
According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out today, President Barack Obama is beating Mitt Romney in nearly every major policy area, including “protecting the middle class,” “creating jobs,” “handling taxes” and “dealing with social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.” His performance in the athletic arena is another story altogether. After recently…
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Obama's Day, April 10: Campaigning in Florida
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route West Palm Beach, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Palm Beach International Airport are open press. In the afternoon, the President will…
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Crazy Talk: Senator Calls Obama 'Stupid'
Over the weekend, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley took to Twitter to call president Barack Obama “stupid” in a message riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. The mini social networking rant was in response to the president’s recent comment about the Supreme Court — specifically, that he didn’t believe the justices would take the “unprecedented, extraordinary…
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Obama's Day, April 9: Hosting White House Easter Egg Roll
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting is closed press.Also in the morning, the President and the First Lady will host the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. The…