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Barack Obama

California Attorney General Kamala Harris looks on after California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (AB 278 and SB 900) on July 11, 2012 in San Francisco, California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Homeowners Bill of Rights that establishes landmark protection rules for mortgage loan borrowers. The laws go into effect on January 1, 2013. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

President Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has apologized to California's attorney general for commenting on her looks at a Democratic fundraiser....
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President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Obama praised California's attorney general for more than her smarts and toughness at a Democratic Party event Thursday, April 4, 2013. The president also commended Harris for being "the best-looking attorney general" during a Democratic fundraising lunch in the Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Cut Obama slack for Kamala Harris quip

Angela Rye
OPINION - President Obama was at a fundraiser. He was comfortable among friends. I am choosing to believe the best in the president of the United States of America...
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris attends TheWrap's 'Power of Leadership' brunch at Scarpetta on December 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TheWrap)

Obama's Kamala Harris 'best looking' comment crossed the line

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - President Obama is a feminist ally which is why it’s important to call this remark out, with love, in order to bring awareness to the issue of sexism in politics...
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This Friday, March 29, 2013, photo, shows a help wanted sign in front of a restaurant in Richmond, Va. The U.S. economy has enjoyed a four-month stretch of robust job gains, and on Friday, April 5, 2013, the government will signal whether that trend endured into March (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Black teen unemployment drops 10 percent, national rate dips slighty

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring...
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton stands with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Did GLAAD snub Obama for Clinton?

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Maybe Obama is playing politics, too, but in the end, he’s been more progressive on gay rights than any president before him...
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A man lights up a marijuana joint at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco,  Tuesday, April 20, 2010.  Marijuana legalization advocates lit up across the country during the annual observance of 4/20, the celebration-cum-mass civil disobedience derived from "420" - insider shorthand for cannabis consumption. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Will we see marijuana legalized in our lifetime?

David A. Love
OPINION - A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people are now in favor of the legalization of marijuana. But will we see legalization in our lifetime?...
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Roger Ebert and Chaz Ebert attend the 2011 Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library gala benefit awards dinner at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum on October 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Roger Ebert dead: Legendary film critic was a champion of black film

Adam Howard
theGRIO REPORT - The Pulitizer Prize winner, who is survived by his African-American wife, Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert, was also a great champion of African-American filmmakers and cinema...
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Obama to return 5 percent of salary to Treasury

Josh Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary each month to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts...
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Al Roker and Michelle Obama (Courtesy: TODAY)

Al Roker, Michelle Obama bust a move

TODAY
TODAY - TODAY host Al Roker and the first lady were a hit as they cooked and danced together at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll...
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Obama, Rachel Robinson

'Why '44' embraced the movie '42'

Joy-Ann Reid
OPINION - When President Barack Obama embraced Rachel Robinson, the 90-year-old widow of baseball Hall of Fame legend Jackie Robinson on Tuesday, he did so as a man in a unique position to relate to her late husband's story...
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