All posts tagged "politics"
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Georgia Lawmaker Wants to Criminalize Lewd ‘Photoshopping’
In the blogosphere and on the message boards of the Internet, “photoshopping” one person’s head on another’s body is a common form of expression and…
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Mississippi Officially Abolishes Slavery, Ratifies 13th Amendment
Two medical school colleagues, one an immigrant from India, the other a life-long Mississippian, joined forces to resolve a historical oversight that until this month…
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Obama: Hadiya and Victims of Gun Violence ‘Deserve a Vote’ On Reform
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night reached a dramatic climax as he pushed members of Congress to vote on gun reforms,…
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Gun Violence in Chicago Influences National Gun Debate
It took the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, to prompt lawmakers to call for stricter gun legislation. But the reality is that in a city…
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President Obama’s Half-Brother to Run for Office In Kenya
President Barack Obama’s half-brother is running for mayor in the rural Siaya county in Kenya. Malik Obama, 54, said his half-brother’s achievements “inspired and challenged”…
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Latino Inaugural Celebration Featuring Celebs to Be Held for Obama
Following an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy…
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The 113th Congress Is the Most Diverse In History
The 113th Congress has become to be the most diverse in history. A record number of women and racial minorities were elected to the 113th…
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President Obama Is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
President Barack Obama was named Time’s 2012 ‘Person of the Year.’ Time Magazine cites his historic re-election last month as symbolic of the nation’s changing…
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President Obama Comes to Tears As He Addresses Connecticut School Tragedy
President Obama came to tears as he addressed the tragic shooting that killed 26 people today at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. “We’ve endured…
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Rice Withdraws from Secretary of State Consideration
U.N. ambassador Susan Rice on Thursday officially withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, citing in a letter to…
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Tim Scott May Be Senate’s First African American Republican Tea Party Member
Tim Scott, a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, is quickly becoming the favorite to replace South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, who announced his resignation from…
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Story Behind White House Holiday Card
Larassa Kabel never expected to be chosen when she submitted her painting to be considered for the White House holiday card this September. The Des…
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GOP’s New Attack on Susan Rice: She Wants Americans to Learn Black History
Conservatives are digging deep to cook up new creative excuses to disqualify U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice–so deep they are pulling at straws with a book…
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Obama Nominates Openly Gay African American Judge to Federal Court
William L. Thomas, an openly gay Miami-Dade judge, was nominated Wednesday as a federal judge in South Florida. The Miami Herald reports President Barack Obama…
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Talks for Plea Deal
Attorneys for the Justice Department and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are in talks about a possible deal regarding allegations of campaign finance violations, according to…
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Tearful Obama Credits Staff for History-Books Campaign
The morning after he won re-election, an emotional President Barack Obama credited his youthful staff of several hundred with running a campaign that will “go…
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President Obama Wins Re-election, Promises ‘Best Is Yet to Come’
President Obama won a second term last night and promised his thrilled supporters “that for the United States of America the best is yet to…
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Bloomberg Endorses Obama
He may have discouraged a post-storm presidential visit this week, but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Obama for re-election Thursday. His big issue:…
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Obama Votes Early in Hometown of Chicago
President Obama took a break from a long week of campaigning to cast an early ballot for himself in his home state of Illinois, making…
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Colin Powell Endorses Obama Again
Colin Powell, the secretary of State for President George W. Bush, endorsed President Obama for re-election on Thursday. Powell also backed Obama four years ago…
