Politics
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Watch This: Mitt Romney Likes Grits
Some of the most awkward moments of the GOP primaries have involved Mitt Romney trying to connect with Americans in different parts of the country. There was the time he proclaimed that the trees in Michigan were the perfect height, his soliloquy about visiting national parks with his father and, of course, the time he…
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Watch This: Obama: 'Can I Hear an Amen?'
Listen to the introduction from Juan Smith that got the president to remark, “He was starting to get the spirit up here” and joke that he’d like to take the preacher on the road with him. Obama delivered a speech at the Daimler plant in Mount Holly, N.C., on Wednesday. Watch the video, courtesy of…
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Breitbart's Site Got Barack and Bell Wrong
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Obama's Day, March 8: Meeting with President of Ghana
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President will…
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Julius Malema: South Africa's Enfant Terrible
The ruling by South Africa’s African National Congress last week to expel its rebellious youth leader sounded like the refrain of an exasperated parent: Julius Malema “has shown no remorse; is not prepared to be disciplined,” read the statement from the 100-year-old political party most famously led by Nelson Mandela. And with that, by stripping…
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Obama Calls for Youth Jobs, and Tech Firms Listen
When a proposed bill that would have allocated $1.5 billion to summer and year-round jobs for low-income and underprivileged youths failed in Congress earlier this year, President Obama urged the private sector to create around 250,000 positions for students and youths by this summer. Thirty-five companies pledged commitment to the initiative on Jan. 5, when…
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It's Time to Stop Calling Obama a Wuss
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be mistaken, of course, if he went home this week with the impression that all along, he’s been dealing with some sort of peace freak in the White House — but you could still forgive him for it. After all, that’s what President Barack Obama’s rivals like to say.…
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Living While Obama: Wounded Warriors at the White House
President Barack Obama signs the prosthetic arm of Sgt. Carlos Evans of the U.S. Marine Corps after greeting wounded warriors in the East Room during their tour of the White House on March 6. First lady Michelle Obama first met Evans, who was injured in Afghanistan while on his fourth combat deployment, during a visit…