Politics
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Living While Obama: West Wing Talk
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk as they walk up a staircase in the West Wing of the White House on April 3.
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Obama's Day, April 4: Signing the STOCK Act
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012In the morning, the President will host an Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House, as he has done in previous years. Christian leaders from across the country will join the President at this breakfast for a time of…
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Romney Can't Shake His Image
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that nothing the candidate does will erase some of his worst political mistakes. The problem for Mitt Romney, assuming he eventually wins the GOP nomination, is that a general-election campaign isn’t really like an Etch a Sketch. Alas, traces from the primaries linger. The ghost image that…
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Ruling Strips Away Dignity and Privacy Rights
Almost a year ago Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote (pdf), “Prisoners retain the essence of human dignity inherent in all persons.” This week in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington (pdf), Kennedy abandoned the commitment to the inherent dignity of those held in custody by the state and ruled that correctional authorities…
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Living While Obama: Joint Press Conference
President Barack Obama walks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, left, and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico after their joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2. The three leaders are reflected in the base of flag poles situated on the Colonnade. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow…
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Michelle O and More Among Time Fashion Icons
The “All-Time” 100 Fashion Icons list compiles the most influential fashion icons since Time magazine’s 1923 launch. It’s broken down into the categories of designers/brands, models, muses, photographers and editors/stylists, with plenty of room to accommodate the plethora of ways that people can exert influence on style. The inclusion of Michelle Obama was a no-brainer.…
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Watch This: Obama's Message to Supreme Court
Speaking from the White House Rose Garden this morning, President Barack Obama reminded the Supreme Court justices that they have a responsibility to show “judicial restraint” as they evaluate the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. “I think the American people understand, and I think the justices should understand, that in the absence of an…
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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,…