Obama Town Hall Meetings

Whether Gates or Health Care, Race Matters

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Abby L. Ferber

Discussions of race are not merely a distraction from more important matters; they are essential to understanding political mobilization around many of the significant policy issues facing us today.

Obama To Take On Health-Care Critics

Washington Post | Anne E. Kornblut | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


President Obama is embarking on a final public relations push on health care Friday before heading off on vacation, wading into the same kind of often...

Macaca Day 2009: From George Allen to Claire McCaskill, Video Trackers to Town Haters

Dan Manatt | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Dan Manatt

Town Halls -- perhaps they should be renamed "Town Hates" -- have become the front lines of an anti-government revolt by various groups, including health care reform opponents.

Obama Readies Campaign-Style Approach To Sell Stimulus Package

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics


Beset by criticism of an alleged ethical double standard over some of his Cabinet choices and an intensifying partisan debate over his economic recove...