President Barack Obama on Tuesday filled out his Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which was created to improve election systems in the United States. “As I said in my State of the Union Address, when any American, no matter where they live or what their party, is denied that right [to vote] simply because too [...]
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Don’t count Obama out
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
Joseph Nye says history shows that external events can shape the carefully laid plans of presidents in a final term, even when scandal intervenes CNN.com – Top Stories
Read More...Obama to meet Chinese President Xi in June
By admin on Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on June 7-8 in California, the White House announced on Monday. The talks come amid rising U.S. anger at alleged cyberattacks originating in China and concerns about Beijing’s expanding global influence. “The two leaders will review progress & challenges in U.S.-China [...]
Read More...Obama directs FEMA to ready help for tornado-ravaged Oklahoma
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President Barack Obama has been getting updates on the massive tornado that ravaged homes and schools near Oklahoma City and has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare to get “all available assistance” to the disaster-hit area, the White House said Monday. FEMA has been closely monitoring the storm. Obama has discussed it with [...]
Read More...Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Obama delivers historic Morehouse commencement
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
President Barack Obama took a break from the trifecta of controversies—IRS, Benghazi, Dept. of Justice—swirling around the White House on Sunday to deliver the commencement address at the historically black Morehouse College. “What I ask of you today is the same thing I ask of every graduating class I address,” Obama told 500 graduates and [...]
Read More...On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said Republicans are trying to make political hay with the scandals. News
Read More...Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
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Five months into President Barack Obama’s second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
Read More...Obama to address Morehouse College commencement
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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