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Alex Wagner

Obama Losing Liberal And Black Support Over Jobs Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 09.25.2011

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Amidst new research showing historic disparity in wealth between whites and minorities, President Obama is facing plummeting approval over his jobs ag...

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Obama To Supporters: I Understand Your Frustration

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 06.21.2011

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LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to "root out" cases of fraud or manipulation in oil mark...

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New Year's Resolution 2011: Start Supporting President Obama

Fred Goldring | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Goldring

We're lucky to have such an intelligent, levelheaded, thoughtful, compassionate, family-focused, worldview, cool, basketball-loving man in the White House right now.

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Obama Says "Offshore It!" We're All For It!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Once the president announced on Wednesday that he wanted to go ahead with expanded offshore drilling -- we were only too happy to point out what a wonderful thing this would be.

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We Tried to Warn Obama, But He Wouldn't Listen

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Michael Lerner

If the people who elected President Obama stop feeling excited about his current direction, the populist energies that could mobilize fundamental change, will instead mobilize the right's reactionary goals.

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Obama Donors Grumble At Their Lack Of Perks

The Washington Post | MIchael D. Shear and Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some of President Obama's wealthiest supporters are becoming a bit whiny, and it has nothing to do with policy. Tickets for tours of the presidential...

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Obama's Election: Destiny Called

Charles Madigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Madigan

It sounds arrogant--"I'm going to find a new way to write about politics" -- but that was my objective with Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama. A new kind of history was being written.

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How Tough is Our President?

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Reich

The widening gap between admiration for Obama and cynicism about his policies reinforces passivity in his base, which makes it even harder to advance a specific agenda like health care.

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Obama-Supporting Counties Got Twice As Much Stimulus Aid

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Billions of dollars in federal aid delivered directly to the local level to help revive the economy have gone overwhelmingly to places t...

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10 People, 10 Backgrounds, One President (VIDEO)

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Bellantoni

What happens when you bring together 10 strangers with nothing in common for a conversation about what Obama's candidacy means to them and how they may continue their work to help the administration?

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Americans Gather Together Across The Nation To Cheer Obama

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — From the boisterous streets of New York to the suddenly silent casinos in Las Vegas and virtually everywhere in between, American...

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A Superficial Take on Politically Historical Events as Perceived While Watching CNN and MSNBC

Jann Karam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jann Karam

I'm not saying that getting laid is the agenda at every political event. But when everybody's drunk on America, there's a good chance to engage salaciously with legislators or the fit security staff.

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Barack Obama: Change

Don King | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don King

The world is watching American history in the making, live and in living color. We've taken an important step in the right direction by electing Barack Obama as President.

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Obama Victory Inspires Christie Hefner to Embrace Change

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Theresa Darklady Reed

The new year will see new leadership not only in the White House but also at Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with chairman and CEO Christie Hefner handing the mantle of responsibility to someone else.

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Obama and the Reinvention of Democracy

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don Tapscott

President-elect Obama's mobilizing the millions of young people who supported his presidential campaign to help him as he prepares to govern a troubled country.

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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Menin

While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?

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Your Very Best Friend, Barack

Victoria Lautman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Victoria Lautman

I'm grateful to Obama supporters who didn't trumpet their insiderness and perks to everyone within earshot. Gratitude is one thing. Tolerating one-upsmanship another.

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What We Won on Election Day

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah van Gelder

Obama ran a campaign of high integrity, focusing on issues that really mattered, showing he could lead the whole country forward -- not pandering, but speaking to our higher selves.

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Voting Day in Philly: Historic and Proud

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.25.2011

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SaraKay Smullens

Without exception the people we took to the polls carried the elegance of the history they knew they were making.

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Every Morning Voting in Rural VA

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adrienne Birecree

My husband and I got up at 5am this morning so we would be at our polling place before it opened at 6am. We definitely knew where we were going. If w...

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Obama Victory Scenes: Grant Park Reacts (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Scenes from Barack Obama's victory celebration in Grant Park ...

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Sam Stein

Obama Backers Confront The Elements, The Fringe, The Sign Thieves

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Send us your Election Day stories here. Read letters from HuffPost readers at our On The Ground page. Here are two of the more colorful emails from O...

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The Alison Effect

John Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Koch

My sister lives in Jacksonville, Florida, one of the more conservative cities in the state. Alison is a registered Republican and has voted that way every four years. Now she is voting for Obama.

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McCain Volunteers Working Hard in Philly

The Ballot Box | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ballot Box

McCain's Center City headquarters are located in the heart of Philadelphia's Chinatown. Here and elsewhere in this Democratic-leaning city, support fo...

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Obama Needs You!

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schaeffer

Voters in many places are either being prevented from voting, tricked into fearful silence or otherwise hindered. So the only safe option for our country is a landslide victory for Obama!

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