Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Inaugural Quote of the Day

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Monday, January 21, 2013 “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.” – President Barack Obama, January 21, 2013

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President Obama Signs 23 Executive Actions on Gun Control

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 President Obama unveiled sweeping new gun-control initiatives on Wednesday aimed at reducing gun violence in America. The president announced 23 executive actions not requiring congressional approval, such as improved tracking of recovered guns, improvements to the … Continue reading →

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States Sending the Most Racist Tweets Post Election?

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Monday, November 12, 2012 Floating Sheep, a tech group, charted states who sent racist post-election tweets Reelecting the black guy to a second term as president is bound to drive the racists out from under their rocks. So much for … Continue reading →

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President Barack Obama Wins Historic Second Term

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 President-elect Obama greets the crowd at his election-night headquarters President Barack Obama, America’s first African American president, written off a year ago as too hobbled by frustratingly high unemployment to win a second term, defied the … Continue reading →

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President Obama Has a 83.7 Percent Chance of Victory

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Sunday, November 4, 2012 Nate Silver, the highly respected founder of FiveThirtyEight weighs in on President Obama’s chances of winning reelection. Looks like Ann Romney measured for new carpets and drapes for the White House too soon. President Obama now … Continue reading →

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Battleground State Polls and President Obama Looks Good

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Friday, November 2, 2012 Four days before the start of voting and President Barack Obama looks strong in the so-called battleground states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. In fact, President Obama’s pathway to … Continue reading →

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New York Times’ Nate Silver Skyrockets Obama Chances Of Winning Reelection

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Thursday, November 1, 2012 What a great analysis of the presidential race just five days before election day. Nate Silver, the respected creator of FiveThirtyEight just increased President Obama‘s chances of winning to 79%, with a whopping 300 Electoral College votes. … Continue reading →

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Newest Battleground State Polls

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 With less than a week to go until the presidential election, here’s a sample of the latest swing state polls. President Obama is looking good going into Nov. 6th. Florida: Obama 48%, Romney 47% (Quinnipiac) Michigan: … Continue reading →

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Obama Enjoys Electoral Advantage Thanks to Battleground States

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 Here are the latest polls from the several key battleground states. President Obama enjoys the lead in all of them except Florida: Florida: Romney 50%, Obama 49% (Gravis) Iowa:: Obama 49%, Romney 47% (Public Policy Polling) … Continue reading →

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Colin Powell Endorses President Obama for Second Term

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 Some presidential endorsement carry more gravitas than others. When a highly decorated four-star general, or former Joint Chiefs of Staff, throws his support behind a candidate for president, I believe voters, particularly the undecided voters, sit … Continue reading →

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Reaction to Last Night’s Third and Final Presidential Debate

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 President Obama and Mitt Romney Spare at Third and Final Debate Reaction to last night’s third and final presidential debate uniformly favored Obama. Here’s a sample of instant poll responses. CBS News poll strongly favored Obama, … Continue reading →

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Ohio’s Largest Newspaper Endorses Obama’s Reelection

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Saturday, October 20, 2012 Ohio, referred to as a critically important swing state in a presidential election, announced its largest newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, endorsed President Barack Obama’s reelection. The Plain Dealer Editorial Board writes: Today, we recommend President … Continue reading →

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A Message from Bruce Springsteen

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Thursday, October 18, 2012 Rock icon Bruce Springsteen is an ardent supporter of President Obama. Posted on his blog, “the Boss” shared a letter to readers expressing his belief in the importance of reelecting President Obama, his support for women’s … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Schooled by President Obama and Candy Crowley

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 One of the highlights of last night’s presidential debate was this exchange between President Barack Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney. Mr. Romney tried and failed to politicize the tragic Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack on the … Continue reading →

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Gun Nut Shoots Out Window at Obama Campaign Office in Denver

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Saturday, October 13, 2012 Obama Campaign Worker Cleans Up Glass Shattered by Drive-By Shooter A gun nut shot out the window at a field office for President Obama’s campaign office in Denver on Friday. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. … Continue reading →

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David Axelrod: ‘There will be adjustments’ after Obama’s Terrible Debate Performance

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 Mitt Romney Delivered a Sucker Punch on President Obama’s Chin in Denver After President Obama stumbled badly in his first debate against Mitt Romney last night in Denver, Obama’s senior campaign strategist, David Axelrod said they … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Crashes and Burns with Hispanic Voters

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 President Obama and Mexican Rock Band Mana on Stage in Las Vegas Despite lacing his campaign speeches with the occasional Spanish word or phrase, it looks like Romney’s hopes of winning support among Hispanics is muerto. … Continue reading →

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Romney Campaign Internal Memo Gives Next Week’s Debate to President Obama

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Friday, September 28, 2012 This is intriguing. A Mitt Romney campaign internal memo from Beth Myers, Senior Adviser, says Presidential Obama will probably win next Wednesday’s debate. Now, there are a couple of possible explanations for this extraordinary memo. 1.) … Continue reading →

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