Barack Obama

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July 25, 2011

#BeforeBlackPresidents: Hashtag highlights debt ceiling double standard

OPINION - The truth is today's Republican party is controlled by a fringe group of players who are after one…
July 25, 2011

Obama renews pledge on immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, but offered…
July 25, 2011

Cornel West flunks the president

Cornel West: I think he had to keep me at a distance. There's no doubt that he didn't want to…
July 25, 2011

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

OPINION - Governor Perry's pastor problem begs a comparison with Obama's troubles with Rev. Jeremiah Wright...
July 25, 2011

Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?

OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the…
July 23, 2011

Is Obama the last reasonable man in Washington?

OPINION - The White House is betting most American will tire of the bomb throwers (and that Wall Street will…
July 22, 2011

Boehner withdraws from debt talks with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing…
July 22, 2011

Obama officially ends ban on gays in the US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday's move was expected under the repeal law Congress passed in December. Before "don't ask, don't tell,"…
July 22, 2011

Obama, Jackson Lee receive racist cartoon threats

WASHINGTON -- Federal law enforcement agencies led by the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the origins of…
July 22, 2011

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley continue to complain about Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Cornel West, Princeton professor and celebrated black intellectual, refers to Obama as a "mascot" and a "puppet"…
July 22, 2011

Defense secretary to OK end of military gay ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - His decision, which was expected, comes two weeks after the chiefs of the military services told Panetta…
July 21, 2011

Meek nominated by Obama for UN job

MIAMI - Kendrick Meek has been nominated by President Barack Obama as a public delegate to the United Nations General…
July 21, 2011

NAACP, Urban League leaders meet with Obama

WASHINGTON - In February 2010 Obama met with Al Sharpton, Morial, and Jealous to similarly discuss African-American joblessness, which at…
July 21, 2011

Gallup Pollster: Obama's ratings higher than you'd expect

Barack Obama may be the Kevlar President -- bad news can bruise him, but none can pierce his armor to…
July 20, 2011

Court reverses conviction on online Obama threat

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who posted Internet messages threatening…
July 20, 2011

How black farmers remain a Republican punching bag

OPINION - Michele Bachmann, like the GOP in general, has conveniently forgotten the USDA's history of racism as far as…
July 19, 2011

Obama backs bill overturning Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is supporting legislation to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act...
July 19, 2011

Obama pushes businesses to invest $118 million in education

President Obama meets this afternoon with business and non-profit groups dedicated to improving the nation's school systems...
July 19, 2011

RNC chair accuses Obama of 'criminal behavior'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Republican National Committee is asking for a Justice Department investigation of President Barack…
July 18, 2011

Obama appoints new head of consumer agency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vowing to fight any efforts to block the work of a new consumer…