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Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Fraser Robinson

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Flotus, Michelle Obama, Heritage, LaVaughn Johnson, Cohen, Jewish, Ancestors, Wpa, First Lady, Slavery, Chicago, South Carolina, Fraser Robinson, Genealogy, Family History, African Americans, Great Migration, Great Depression, Rabbi, Funnye, Celebrity News
Megan Smolenyak

It's providential for Michelle's sake that LaVaughn ever met Fraser C. Robinson, Jr. because he would have much preferred to never leave the South.

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Obama's Lack of Credibility Undermines His Initiative on Genocide Prevention

Harut Sassounian | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Genocide Prevention, Cia, Homeland Security, Economy, Ineragency Atrocities Prevention Board, Obama, Iraq, Armenian Genocide, Biden, Cohen, War Crimes, Presidential Directive, Visa, Mass Atrocities, Hope, Change, Yes, Afghanistan, Albright, Crimes Agaisnt Humanity, George Santayana, Secretary of State, We Can, Politics News
Harut Sassounian

For his new super agency on "Mass Atrocities" to have any credibility, Pres. Obama should stop playing political games with genocide, recognize previous "Mass Atrocities", such as the Armenian Genocide, and draw appropriate lessons from them.

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Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Udall, White House, Tea Party, Competitiveness, President Obama, Speech, Mccaskill, Udall, Narrative, Storytelling, Democratic, Obama, Charles Schumer, Republican, Dennis Kucinich, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Ryan, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Merkley, Race Card, Bachmann, Story, Steve Cohen, Tea Party Republicans, House, Senate Rules, Rules, George Lakoff, Post-Partisan, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Cohen, Barack Obama, Moran, Schumer, Lakoff, Michele Bachmann, Response, Mddotw, Rahm Emanuel, Chris Weigant, Sotu, State of the Union, Jeff Merkley, Paul Ryan, Messaging, Friday Talking Points, Claire McCaskill, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Jim Moran, Communication, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

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U.S.-China Relations: A Long View, A New Book

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World, U.S. China Relations, China, Sino-American Releations, Cohen, Warren I, Books, Books News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Given the current interest in interactions and tensions between Washington and Beijing, I decided to ask Warren I. Cohen a few questions about the new edition of his book, America's Response to China.

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