Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.
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Tags: Barack Obama, college, Congress, federal aid, tuition, universities
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
When Mattie Lawson’s husband, Michael, suggested in 2003 that they consider hosting a political fundraiser at their lavish Los Angeles estate for a new up-and-comer in the field, she immediately said no.
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Tags: African-Americans, Angela Bassett, Barack Obama, Cookie Johnson, Cornel West, Courtney Vance, Diahann Carroll, hollywood, Magic Johnson, Mattie Lawson, Michael lawson, reelection, reelection 2012, samuel l jackson, tavis smiley
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
President Obama formally notified Congress on Thursday of his intent to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion, two weeks after he had postponed the request to give lawmakers more time to consider the action.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, debt, debt limit, John A. Boehner, White House
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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
As the American left continues to seek a coherent way to articulate its moral priorities in these days of political stalemates and widening income gaps, it might look to the most unlikely of places — the academy — for guidance and inspiration.
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Tags: African American, Barack Obama, Baraki, Bible, black church, Christian, Clarence Thomas, conservative, conservatives, Cornel West, Jeremiah Wright, Jesus, left, liberals, moral, morals, obama, occupy, Occupy Wall Street, priorities, radical
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
President Obama told a group of African-American leaders the country has been through worse times, and urged the group to “stay unified.”
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Tags: American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Black, economy, Election2012, Voters, White House
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Nearly half of African-Americans remain optimistic, despite a stubbornly high black unemployment rate. And African-Americans are more enthusiastic about voting in 2012 than in previous elections.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Black Voters, Election2012, Optimism, polls
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Black members of Congress have spent months knocking President Barack Obama for not paying more attention to the black community.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Congressional Black Caucus, Jesse Jackson Jr., John Conyers
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