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President Obama: Trust Young Americans to Relay the Healthcare Message!

Stephen Ratner | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Americans, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Obama Youth Vote, Health Care Reform Youth, Health Care Message, Health Care Reform, Obama Grassroots, Health Care Legislation, Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care Message, Medicare Reimbursements, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Stephen Ratner

If the president is to pass his health care legislation, he must tap into the core base of support the helped him win the 2008 elections -- a core that consists significantly of young Americans.

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A Hip-Hop Response To Chris Brown & Rihanna

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rihanna, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Chris Brown, Obama Hip-Hop, Chris Brown Rihanna, Domestic Abuse, Entertainment News
Bakari Kitwana

Now is not the time for young people inspired during the election cycle to fall into complacency. Instead, their energy should be channeled into the fight to end domestic violence.

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Diddy Gets Political: The Birth of "Vote or Die"

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sean Combs, Youth Vote, Puff Daddy, Obama Youth Vote, Diddy, P. Diddy, Vote or Die, Diddy Obama, Entertainment News
Barry Michael Cooper

Sean Combs's 2004 political awareness initiative, "Vote Or Die," was assaulted with a banana clip of rapid fire derision. Now, as we celebrate our new American President it looks like Combs right on.

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What the Press Didn't Tell You About the Largest Youth Movement in Decades (Part One)

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 04.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Power Shift 2009, Green Jobs, Youth, Youth Vote, Energy Action Coalition, Obama Youth Vote, Activism, Green News, Global Warming, Youth Activism, Energy, Climate Change, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

Part One: A Growing Movement Comes of Age By Jesse Jenkins, reporting for the Energy Collective and WattHead - Energy News and Commentary This is th...

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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Red the Book: Ticket Snubbed at the Inauguration

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Field Organizing, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Campaign, Inauguration, Barack Obama, Teens, Teens and Politics, Teenagers, First-Time Voters, Obama's Inauguration, Youth, Youth Vote, Obama Youth, Voting, Politics News
Amy Goldwasser

We held up our purple tickets to prove that we all deserved a place on the other side of the gates, and watched with envy as anyone who made it through ran in with joy.

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This Is a Call

Daniel Kohn | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, Generation O, Obama's Inauguration, Youth, Youth Vote, Rush Limbaugh, Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day 2009, Ann Coulter, Obama Inauguration, Obama Community Service, Barack Obama Inauguration, Obama Volunteers, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration Day, Generation Obama, Obama Youth Voters, Volunteering, Obama Youth Vote, Community Organizing, Politics News
Daniel Kohn

This is a call to you, Generation Obama. We must show the equal enthusiasm to our communities as we did in getting out the vote.

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Why the Youth Vote Is the Big Story -- For 2008 and for Decades to Come

Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Internet, Jews, John McCain, Youth, Youth Vote, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Web, Hispanics, Facebook, Obama Young People, Barack Obama, Internet, Obama Youth Voters, Millenials, Obama Youth Vote, Voters, Obama Youth, Technology, African-Americans, Myspace, Politics News
Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber

We'd like to state the case for the youth vote as being crucial in understanding the Obama victory and what it means for the future. The youth vote deserves a lot of respect in its shaping of the electoral map.

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A Fly in the Anointment: Bobby Jindal as the Republican Obama

Disgrasian | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Social Conservatives, Bobby Jindal Governor, Youth Vote, Bobby Jindal, Immigrants, Immigration, Youth Voters, The Republican Obama, Conservative Values, Barack Obama, Children of Immigrants, Immigrants American Dream, Creationism, Obama Youth Vote, American Dream, Religion and Politics, Bobby Jindal 2012, Stem Cell Research, Politics News
Disgrasian

It's true! Jindal is young, brown, and the child of immigrants. Since we, too, are young, brown, and the children of immigrants, I guess that means we're voting for Jindal in 2012!

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Obama Generation

Nicolaus Mills | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Millenials Voting, Generation Obama, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Generation, Youth Voters, Politics News
Nicolaus Mills

My students may not think of themselves as "Generation O," but what they see in Obama is someone whose informality, belief in personal disclosure, and fondness for teamwork parallels theirs.

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It's Official: Millennials Realigned American Politics in 2008

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Millennial Generation, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Millennials, Obama Youth Vote, Politics News
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

Dispelling the myth that young people never vote, Millennials cast ballots in larger numbers than young voters had in any recent presidential election.

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The Kids Are All Right

Marty Kaplan | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Marty Kaplan

Students may not have marched on the Pentagon to end the war in Iraq, but they have given the nation a new president who has pledged to do just that.

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Obama's Victory, Gen Y, and the New Rules for Communication

Kirk Snyder | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Communication, Barack Obama, Gen Y, Youth Vote, Communication and Politics, Obama Internet, Internet Campaigning, Marketing to Youths, 2008 Presidential Election, Electronic Campaigning, Obama Youth Vote, Youth Marketing, Age of Awareness, Joe the Plumber, New Media, President Elect Obama, Communication and Campaigning, Business News
Kirk Snyder

It's clear that the reason so many young people became involved with the Obama campaign was because he reached them based on an understanding about these new rules for communication.

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The Kids Are Alright

Lance Simmens | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students and Politics, Obama Victory, Youth Vote, Obama Wins, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Youth Supporters, Youth Activism, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Lance Simmens

We must lay the foundation for the next generation of youth, so we can continue to capitalize on their energy, innovation, and creativity for the future.

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(R)Evolution -- We All Want to Change Your Head

Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Polls, Exit Polls, Martin Luther King, Obama Youth Vote, Voters, Civil Rights, Racism, Black Power, 18 to 24, Barack Obama, President, Election, Inequality, Younger Generation, Flower Power, Change We Can Believe In, Obama Hope, Obama Victory, Yes We Can, Obama Wins, President Obama, Obama Administration, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Presidency, Obama Idealism, Politics News
Suzette Standring

This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.

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Facebook and You Tube Helped Obama and Can Help Clean Energy, Too

Brian Keane | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Internet, Youth, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Going Green, Green, Green News, Renewable Energy, New Media, Clean Energy, Green Business, Green Living, Green Energy, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Green News
Brian Keane

The clean energy industry may lack the donations that flooded into the presidential campaign, but that doesn't mean we can't take advantage of the online social networking systems utilized.

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A 20-Year-Old on the Meaning of the Election

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Obama Assassination Threats, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Jesus, No Doubt, Optimism, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, The Future, Brett McElvaine, President Obama, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

My son, Brett, who is 20 and just voted in his first presidential election, wrote the following on Facebook on Election Night. I was so proud and moved by what he wrote, that I decided to post it for others to see.

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America, Pick Up -- It's Your Future Calling: A 15 Year Old's Perspective

Cassie Goldring | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Cassie Goldring

Obama has allowed our beloved country to enter its next stage in history, a stage in which my generation can truly feel a part of this country and feel that our voices can and will be heard.

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One Giant Step

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama 2008, Youth, Youth Vote, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Youth, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Youth Activism, Barack Obama, Obama Victory, President Obama, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama Wins, HuffPost Election Reaction, Presidential Results, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Election Analysis, Obama President, Politics News
Raymond Leon Roker

We fought. We hoped. We worked. We cried. We panicked. We debated. We held our breath. It's not hyperbolic to say that we helped shift the course of the world.

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Two Years of Inspiration

Deanie Mills | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, Election Day, Obama Young People, First African American President, Obama Technology, Obama West Texas, First Black President, Barack Obama, Obama Youth Vote, Historic Election, Obama Texas, Obama Inspiration, West Texas, Political Activism, New Media, John McCain, Voting, Home News
Deanie Mills

I have never seen a more exciting demonstration of democracy in action than what I have witnessed in the past two years, since I first read both of Obama's books and signed on as a volunteer.

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A Tribute to Generation O

Rick Ayers | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Rick Ayers

The youth movement, the youth uprising, that was the Obama base campaign was something much greater, much more significant than even Obama himself.

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Inspiration Comes to Ohio

Hilary Lambert | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, Campaign Volunteers, Obama Ohio, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Inspiration, Columbus Ohio, Ohio, November 4, Election 2008, Obama Volunteers, Obama Young People, Barack Obama, Ohio Statehouse, Campaign 2008, Home News
Hilary Lambert

This morning I saw Barack Obama speak on the steps of the Ohio statehouse. I finally understood something. I felt things I don't think I've ever felt.

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For Today's Youth, Race is Not an Issue

Tina Wells | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Presidential, Youth, Race, Election, Obama Youth Vote, Youth Voters, Politics News
Tina Wells

Interestingly, while most youth voters seemed to have confidence in their own decision to remain unaffected by the allegations of racial undertones cast out by the media, this confidence was not shared in others.

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Army of Youth Braves Rain to Work Obama Event

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Virginia, Obama Youth Vote, College Education, Obama Youth, Election 2008, Obama Virginia, Campaign 2008, Roanoke, Virginia Obama, Barack Obama, Home News
Adrienne Birecree

Roanoke, Virginia - For what or whom would you stand in line in the rain for over two hours? Anything? In Roanoke, Virginia yesterday thousands from...

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Pimp My Vote: Will THIS Be the Year Young People Tilt the Election?

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, 2008 Elections, Obama Youth Voters, Youth Vote, Kanye West, Obama Youth Vote, MTV Election Coverage, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Youth Activism, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Joel B. Schwartzberg

NOW on PBS talked this week with Ian Rowe, senior vice-president of strategic partnerships and public affairs for MTV, about young peoples' enthusiasm...

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