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Obama draws sharp contrasts with ‘mean’ Republicans

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wading into presidential politics, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his brand of middle-class economics by drawing sharp contrasts with…

For Obama and Clinton, twisty paths to ‘yes’ on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) _ When President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court’s watershed same-sex marriage ruling, he held it up as evidence that a “shift in…

Contours of Obama’s legacy form with help of unlikely allies

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Long past the prime of his presidency, Barack Obama is defying the lame-duck label and solidifying the contours of his legacy with…

Jesse Jackson Jr. released from halfway house in Baltimore

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. returned to his family’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday after leaving a halfway house where he…

Obama remembers Joe Biden’s son for living ‘life of meaning’

 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Mourning a loss that touched people on Delaware street corners and far beyond, President Barack Obama on Saturday remembered Beau Biden,…

Loretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general; first Black female to hold post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than…

Clinton kicks off 2016 campaign online, heads next to Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped back into presidential politics on Sunday, making a much-awaited announcement she will again seek the White House with…

In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black enough’

SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was repeated…

Selma civil rights milestone marked by first Black president

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — America’s racial history “still casts its long shadow upon us,” President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and…

Justices sharply divided over health care law subsidies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply divided along familiar lines, the Supreme Court took up a politically charged new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health overhaul Wednesday…

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