Melody Barnes

Melody Barnes, Former Adviser To President Obama, Talks Life Outside The Bubble

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.24.2012

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On her last day at the White House, Melody Barnes finished packing up what was left of the mementos she’d gathered over the past three years. She tu...

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Key Obama Adviser Leaves Amid Crises

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama's administration is get...

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Obama's Body Man Reportedly Plans To Leave The White House

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2012

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Reggie Love, President Barack Obama's personal aide, is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year, The Washington Post reported. A k...

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Arne Duncan: Schools Will Get Testing Waivers

AP | DORIE TURNER | Posted 10.07.2011

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The Obama administration effectively gutted the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law Monday, giving states a way out of a decade-long policy that focused...

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Why Young Americans Should Care About Equal Pay Day

Melody Barnes | Posted 06.12.2011

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More needs to be done to ensure that our policies address persistent discriminatory employment practices, including unequal pay, so that college graduates entering today's workforce have the pay they deserve.

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Why President Obama Must 'See Like a State,' Not Like a Teacher

John Thompson | Posted 06.11.2011

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The President always must look at education from 30,000 feet. We need to help him, though, to see how big-picture "reforms" work on the ground.

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Education Is Key to Winning the Future

Melody Barnes | Posted 05.25.2011

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What will we make of our new Sputnik moment in education? Will we mobilize our nation to make a quality education a priority? The answer is -- we must.

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POTUS' part-time principles

Lane Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, President Obama stood on principle. At an Iftar dinner at the White House celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the President anno...

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WATCH: HuffPost College And WhiteHouse.Gov: Open For Student Questions

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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You asked -- and we got the answers. This morning, HuffPost College met with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Director of Domestic Policy Mel...

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Aspen Ideas Fest 2010: Stars Come Out For Intellectual Summit

Posted 05.25.2011

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Aspen has long been known as a playground for the rich and famous. During the Aspen Ideas Festival, that maxim may be more true than ever. The July ...

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Duncan On Rising Tuition Costs: Students Will 'Vote With Their Feet'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the White House claims that the president secured a major education reform victory Tuesday by signing into law policy that limits the role of pr...

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Obama Fights 'Boys Club' Image In The White House

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Late last year, President Barack Obama summoned the highest-ranking women on his staff to a dinner at the White House so he could a...

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Golfing with Hillary's Ghost

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Hillary Clinton may have "forgiven" the President, reconciled with him and moved on -- and moved in to his Cabinet -- there remain some still mourning the presidency that might have been.

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What Melody Barnes Said About Gay Marriage

The Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remarks made Monday by senior Obama official Melody Barnes to students at Boston College School of Law caused a stir when some attendees said she expr...

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Who Is Hot And Who Was Blocked (Or Forgotten) At First White House State Dinner

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House released the list of those attending the State Dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But it's not just India's night -- there are a lot of folks that could push other agendas in Obama Land.

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Melody Barnes' Golf And Other Attire: Dressed To A Tee? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday October 25th was a great day for America as White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes became the first woman to play golf with...

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Melody Barnes, Obama Adviser, Signals Support For Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: ABC News has posted video (below) of White House domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes acknowledging disagreement with President Obama on the ...

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Melody Barnes's Semi-Endorsement Of Gay Marriage Causes Discomfort In White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a poorly kept secret that inside the Obama White House, plenty of of aides, staffers, and high-ranking officials support gay marriage. In fact, t...

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Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

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Obama Gets Gender Right in First 100 Days: Women in Top Spots, Policies Signal Shift toward Equality

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is also significant is about Obama's appointments is that more than half are women of color -- this is more than any other president in the history of the country.

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The Call for Common Ground on Abortion

Cristina Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a never before attempted event, the Obama administration merged dozens of leaders from the pro-choice and pro-life movements onto one conference call line and, wisely, muted us.

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Facing GOP Resistance, Obama Vows Three-Quarters Of Stimulus Will Go In 18 Months

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Facing Republican resistance to a massive economic stimulus plan, the Obama administration on Wednesday said $3 of every $4 in the ...

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White House Releases Schedule For Rest Of Obama's First Day

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House Press Office just released President Obama's schedule for the rest of his first full day in office. Check it out below. Early this a...

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Phasing Out of Transition and Into the Book Business

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.

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Despite What the Washington Times says, Poverty is Definitely Not off the Political Radar

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Washington Times really missed the mark with this headline:Poverty Off Political Radar As Elizabeth Rigby explains on Huffington Post, this is ju...

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