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    <title> Obama Official Brings Birtherism Into Argument Over Scandal</title>
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    <published>2013-05-21T15:46:13Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-21T15:46:15Z</updated>
    
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		        White House spokesman Jay Carney brought up birtherism while answering questions Tuesday, mocking reporters for repeatedly asking questions on a numbe...
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    <title> Obama Delivers Commencement Speech At Morehouse College</title>
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    <published>2013-05-19T14:47:35Z</published>
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		         BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told gra...
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    <title> Obama to address Morehouse College commencement</title>
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    <published>2013-05-19T09:54:17Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T09:54:17Z</updated>
    
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		        BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the h...
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    <title> &#039;Britain&#039;s Obama&#039; Urges Ties With West Africa</title>
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    <published>2013-05-19T09:41:37Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T09:41:37Z</updated>
    
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		        ACCRA, Ghana &amp;mdash; A rising star in Britain&#039;s Labour Party, described by some as the &quot;British Barack Obama,&quot; Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom t...
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    <title> Obama Visit Shines Spotlight On Historically Black Colleges And Universities</title>
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    <published>2013-05-18T16:27:42Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-18T16:27:46Z</updated>
    
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		        ATLANTA &amp;mdash; When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he&#039;ll also be speaking to the broader community of his...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/morehouse-college&quot;&gt;Morehouse College&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/morehouse-graduation&quot;&gt;Morehouse Graduation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/historically-black-colleges-and-universities&quot;&gt;Historically Black Colleges and Universities&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hbcu&quot;&gt;Hbcu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bv-politics&quot;&gt;Bv-Politics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/president-barack-obama&quot;&gt;President Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hbcus&quot;&gt;Hbcus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama&quot;&gt;Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/morehouse-college-graduation&quot;&gt;Morehouse College Graduation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/morehouse&quot;&gt;Morehouse&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-morehouse-college&quot;&gt;Obama Morehouse College&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Florida Teen Whose Science Experiment Went Terribly Wrong Discusses Future Plans</title>
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    <published>2013-05-17T13:17:03Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-17T13:17:06Z</updated>
    
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		        Kiera Wilmot, the Florida teen who found herself facing possible felony charges after a high school science experiment went wrong, spoke to Roland Mar...
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    <title> Obama: U.S. Natural Gas Exports Could Help Central America</title>
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    <published>2013-05-04T15:39:00Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-04T15:39:00Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        * Closes out three-day Latin America tour                * Obama administration mulling natural gas exports                * Opposed by some U.S. inte...
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    <title> Black Voter Turnout Rate Passes Whites For The First Time</title>
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    <published>2013-04-29T10:35:31Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-29T10:35:41Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- America&#039;s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the firs...
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    <title> CARTOON: Is Fox News&#039; G.W. Bush Poll A Joke?</title>
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    <published>2013-04-25T13:17:06Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-25T14:13:30Z</updated>
    
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		        George W. Bush had a pretty rough second term -- the most unpopular in the post-World War II era to be exact. But, according to a recent Fox News poll...
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    <title> Supreme Court To Hear Affirmative Action Case</title>
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    <published>2013-03-25T09:42:20Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-25T09:42:23Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON &amp;mdash; The Supreme Court&#039;s decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intr...
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    <title> The Complicated History Of Gun Rights Advocacy In Black Communities</title>
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    <published>2013-03-18T09:21:04Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-18T09:45:33Z</updated>
    
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		        Despite the differing opinions on either side of the gun control debate, one thing holds true: crime rates in inner-city neighborhoods are harrowing. ...
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		        WASHINGTON -- Responding to criticism from a fellow Democrat, the White House said Tuesday that anyone unhappy with the level of diversity in Presiden...
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    <published>2013-03-11T16:20:22Z</published>
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		        Forty eight years ago, the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the site of a horrific attack on some 600 civil rights demonstrators, traveling from Selma to Mont...
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    <published>2013-03-05T22:23:18Z</published>
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		        JACKSON, Miss. &amp;mdash; A Mississippi congressman on Tuesday asked the FBI to review the slaying of an openly gay mayoral candidate to determine if any...
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    <title> Biden Honors Marchers Who &#039;Broke The Back Of The Forces Of Evil&#039; </title>
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    <published>2013-03-03T16:14:41Z</published>
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		        BY PHILLIP RAWLS, ASSOCIATED PRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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SELMA, Ala. — Black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the i...
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		        PALM CITY, Fla. &amp;mdash; Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together...
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    <published>2013-02-06T17:38:12Z</published>
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		        What&#039;s more unlikely than Al Sharpton and Chris Christie teaming up together? Well the two men, who are usually on separate sides of the political spe...
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    <published>2013-01-21T09:00:22Z</published>
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		        Help us celebrate today&#039;s inauguration with a look back on some of your favorite memories from 2009. &lt;br /&gt;
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    <published>2013-01-21T07:01:46Z</published>
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		        ATLANTA &amp;mdash; Commemorative events for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. slid seamlessly into celebrations of the swearing-in Monday of the nation&#039;s f...
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    <title> The Road Forward: Black America Struggles To Get On Obama Agenda</title>
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    <published>2013-01-18T10:46:16Z</published>
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		        WASHINGTON -- Less than a month after President Barack Obama won his second term, the National Urban League summoned Bernard Anderson to a meeting in ...
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    <title> Florida Democrats Join Trayvon Martin&#039;s Mother In Fight Against &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039;</title>
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    <published>2013-01-16T15:59:42Z</published>
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		        TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &amp;mdash; The mother of Trayvon Martin and Democratic lawmakers are calling for the repeal of Florida&#039;s so-called &quot;stand your ground&quot; ...
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    <title> WATCH: Powell&#039;s GOP Criticism Slammed As &#039;Preposterous&#039;</title>
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    <published>2013-01-15T16:35:07Z</published>
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