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Commencement Speech

resident Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. Obama addressed the graduates a year from the day he kicked off his re-election campaign at the campus.The president was also given an honorary degree Doctor of Laws. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Obama dares Ohio State grads to 'dream bigger'

Josh Lederman, Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -In a sunbaked stadium filled with more than 57,000 students, friends and relatives, Obama lamented an American political system that gets consumed by 'small things' and works for the benefit of society's elite...
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First lady to address graduates in Ky., Md., Tenn.

Darlene Superville, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama's commencement speaking schedule is taking her to Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee...
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Bill Clinton to deliver Howard commencement speech

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Howard University says former President Bill Clinton will deliver the school's commencement address in May...
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Members of the Morehouse College 2002 graduating class sing their school song during commencement ceremonies May 19, 2002 in Atlanta. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)

Obama to speak at Morehouse College commencement

Darlene Superville, Associated Press
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - A White House official says President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at all-male Morehouse College in Atlanta this spring...
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First lady to West Point: 'Your family will be your rock'

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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama urged more than 1,000 cadets Friday night on the brink of graduating to keep in mind the families of the soldiers they will lead...
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Clarence Thomas takes aim at critics

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Thomas told the Augusta Bar Association that the downward spiral of public discourse from people who are "drunk on their own opinions"...
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Denzel Washington receives honorary Penn degree

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania...
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Obama to address Memphis grads, meet flood victims

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The school was selected before high waters struck at some of the most poverty stricken communities along the Mississippi...
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Why Michelle Obama gives black women hope

Sophia A. Nelson
OPINION - Young black women in their 20s and 30's especially look up to Mrs. Obama. She gives them tangible proof and hope...
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