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Have you met Barack X? He’s the candidate that the political right has invented in a bid to win back the White House: a fictional president with no decipherable religion and questionable loyalties. According to their dogma, Barack X is raising taxes, destroying the military, apologizing for America, waging war on religion and creating death…

Stewart Alexander bristles at the misconception that he’s running for president of the United States to make a point. “It’s a very serious campaign. It’s more than just raising awareness,” Alexander, 60, told The Root. “Working people have been very disappointed under the leadership of Barack Obama. They’ve also been disappointed under the leadership of the…

President Barack Obama makes a toast after speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted the 2012 Governors Dinner, which coincides with the yearly meeting of the National Governors Association meeting in D.C. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

Let there be no mistake: There is a direct, pernicious and unprecedented attack on women and their health care being waged right now in our country. As an employee of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the married father of two young children, I am an outspoken supporter of women’s health because I recognize the…

Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Afterwards, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later in the morning,…

As the cliché has it, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. That ancient maxim certainly applies to conservative columnist George Will, who, despite having been wrong about nearly everything else, has been dead accurate in his assessment of the Republican presidential field. Earlier this week he concluded a characteristically orotund analysis with…

First Lady Michelle Obama views The Slave Pen exhibit while touring the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2012. Pictured, from left, are: Dina Bailey, Associate Curator of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory; Verna Williams; and Allison Singleton.

Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. Later in the morning, the President will attend the Democratic Governors’ Association Meeting. This meeting in the Eisenhower…

Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Miami, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Miami International Airport are open press. While in Miami, the President will travel to the University of Miami where he…