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Obama Presidential Library to Be Located in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side: Report
President Barack Obama has reportedly checked off one more item on his leaving-the-White House to-do list, having made the decision as to where the Obama presidential library will be located, the Washington Post reports. A source familiar with the decision, but who asked the Post for anonymity because it has not yet been formally announced, told…
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Obama Reacts to Fatal Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
President Barack Obama took to Facebook to discuss the recent officer-involved shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn. In the post, the president acknowledged that while he is unable to comment on the particular facts of the cases, he understands the shootings are “not isolated incidents.” “They are…
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Supreme Court Deadlocks on Obama Immigration Plan
The Supreme Court was split down the middle in its decision on President Barack Obama’s immigration program. The deadlock deals a hard blow to what the president had hoped would become a part of his legacy, and leaves millions of undocumented immigrants unprotected, the New York Times reports. The 4-4 deadlock leaves in place the…
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President Obama to Travel to Orlando, Fla., to Meet With Families of Mass-Shooting Victims
President Barack Obama will be spending most of Thursday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., meeting with the families of the victims of the horrific mass shooting that occurred over the weekend at a gay nightclub. According to the White House, both the president and Vice President Joe Biden will “meet with families of victims of the…
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White House Hosts 1st United State of Women Summit
The Obama administration has shown up and shown out for women, and the White House is stepping to the plate once again, hosting the first United State of Women summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The summit is built around six main ideas: economic empowerment; health and wellness;…
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108-Year-Old Man, ‘Grandson of a Slave,’ Meets President Barack Obama
The White House released a touching video over the weekend of President Barack Obama meeting a 108-year-old man in Indiana last week. “The grandson of a slave shaking hands with the president of the United States,” Lester Townsend said as he took Obama’s hand. “Oh, man, that’s something right there,” Obama responded. “What an honor…
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