Politics
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Obama's Day, April 3: Attending ASNE Convention
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting in the Oval Office is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks and answer questions at the Associated Press luncheon during the…
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Have Women Had Enough of the GOP?
American Prospect blogger Jamelle Bouie describes how being a woman and a Republican may soon become mutually exclusive ideas. Between the Komen-versus-Planned Parenthood uproar, Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” war with Sandra Fluke and transvaginal ultrasounds in Virginia, GOP-leaning women may have had enough.The controversy over contraception has definitely made its way onto the political landscape. At the…
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Van Jones: From Adviser to Outsider
In 2009, when Van Jones stepped down from his post as President Obama’s special adviser for green jobs, it was amid intense criticism from conservative activists. Now, still a committed Obama supporter, he has his own critique of the administration and of Democrats who became passive after the last presidential election. In his new book,…
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The Fallacy of Bipartisanship
If, as most legal observers seem to expect, the Supreme Court in June overturns the most important provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it will be a major setback for President Barack Obama at a crucial time in his re-election campaign. No matter how some overly optimistic commentators try to spin it…
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Obama's Day, April 2: Hosting North American Leaders' Summit
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, APRIL 2, 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 host Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and President…
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Time to Stand Up to Police Mistreatment
We can be sure about one thing as we try to understand the Trayvon Martin case: There will be other Trayvon Martins. Maybe tomorrow or next week or next month, other young black men will die under ambiguous circumstances at the hands of law enforcement — or, in Martin’s case, law enforcement’s surrogate: an overzealous…
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Trayvon Martin and Vigilante Justice
The tragic death of Trayvon Martin has ignited a firestorm of emotion across the country, in the African-American community and beyond. At the heart of the case are centuries-old ideologies about black masculinity and white fear. Recently, a group named the New Black Panther Party offered $10,000 to anyone who makes a citizen’s arrest of…
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Why Obama Will Never Call Out Racism
In a piece for Time, Touré explains why he believes the president will never really tackle race head-on. Barack Obama is not a black leader. He’s a leader who’s black. This is not an insignificant distinction. In order to become President, he had to promise to be President for all the people and not be…
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What Did Rick Santorum Call Obama?
What did Rick Santorum call Obama? “We know the candidate Barack Obama, what he was like — the anti-war government nig … ,” he seems to say, then suddenly stopping, and changing tack to add: “America was a source for division around the world, that what we were doing was wrong.” Was he going or…
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Living While Obama: Air Force One Departure
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 30 en route to Burlington, Vt., and Portland, Maine, to attend campaign events. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.