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Slideshow: Wyclef returns to Haiti for presidential run

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — After the hip-hop party was over, the cheering supporters back in their tents and the speaker trucks parked for the night, newly minted presidential candidate Wyclef Jean...

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5 lessons Obama can learn from 'the first black president'

President Obama will meet with former President Clinton today for reasons that go beyond the mounting furor and looming Congressional stalemate over the tax cut deal he brokered with the GOP. Clinton’s...

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Diddy on Obama: 'I just want the president to do better'

From Huffington Post: Covering the January issue of The Source magazine, hip hop mogul Diddy had some tough words of criticism for President Obama. Talking about the intersection of race and politics,...

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Herman Cain: 'Don't condemn me because first black prez was bad'

From: The Huffington Post Potential presidential candidate Herman Cain reportedly spoke out on the issue of race during a recent stop in the early primary state of New Hampshire. According to the Union...

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Is Obama's presidency the end of white male privilege?

It seems that the power structure in America, which has benefited white males in business, politics and media for 400 years, is finally experiencing an upset. The election of Barack Obama was a...

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Cory Booker can count on becoming Mr. Senator

I’ve never met Cory Booker, the promising young politician who is currently serving as the mayor of Newark, New Jersey. But I’d have to say that I admire him. I don’t admire Booker because I agree with...

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50 things you might not know about Obama on his 50th birthday

News One Today is President Obama’s 50th birthday. News One has put together a list of 50 facts you might not know about the president on his 50th birthday! Check out the list. 1. He and Bill Cosby are...

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The 10 cutest moments of Obama's first 50 years

Madame Noire It’s August 4th, and you know what that means! It’s time to send a Happy Born Day to everyone’s favorite commander-in-chief (unless you’re Republican), President Barack Hussein Obama II....

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Obama, Arizona governor Jan Brewer have tarmac dispute

President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer had a tense exchange on an airport tarmac on Wednesday afternoon after Air Force Once landed near Phoenix. Obama, who was in the area for a speech, is often...

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Lawsuit claims Obama can't be president because he's 'mulatto'

If we thought President Obama silenced all the birthers by releasing his long form birth certificate last year, think again. Apparently, some folks still have doubts and are taking it one step further:...

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Brad Pitt says Obama is not the target of ‘Killing Them Softly’

Killing Them Softly, Brad Pitt’s latest film, which just debuted at Cannes, has been called a critique of President Obama’s presidency by at least one critic at the esteemed annual film festival. This...

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Ice T: ‘Rap put Obama in the presidency’

Rapper and actor Ice-T appeared on The Today Show this morning, and he explained how hip-hop helped elect the first black president of America, Barack Obama. Ice-T says that hip-hop created a climate...

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Behind-the-scenes photographs of the Obama White House

The White House has released a new batch of behind-the-scenes photos of President Barack Obama and his family. Check out these striking candid moments in the slideshow above.

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‘Madea Goes to the White House’ parody hits Web (VIDEO)

Cult Comedy Politics, a short-film comedy website,  recently created a parody called Madea Goes to the White House. The clip certainly follows the typical Madea script created by actor and director...

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Inside the ‘Romney Readiness Project,’ the ambitious plans for an unrealized...

If Mitt Romney had won the presidential election, insiders say, it’s not hard to imagine what he and his number two, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, would have been tackling on this very day. An extensive...

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Obama signs protection bill for former presidents

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill granting lifetime Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives. The measure Obama signed Thursday applies to...

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Waka Flocka running for president in 2016?

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has decided to extend his reach beyond music and hopes to have a bigger impact on the nation by running for the 2016 presidential election — or so he says on Twitter. “Running...

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Why Bush and Obama have failed to unite the country

George W. Bush ran for president in 2000 as the “compassionate conservative,” trying to shift the Republican Party to the political center after the intense partisanship of House Republicans under the...

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How Obama’s Trayvon Martin remarks fit into fabric of presidential history

Although you could not judge by the vitriolic tone from some members of the political right and left in the press this week, President Barack Obama isn’t the first president to speak about race. Most...

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JFK-Obama parallels more apparent than ever

Comparisons between presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy began in earnest when Obama first ran for the highest office in the land. When Kennedy made his presidential run, he, like Obama, was...

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