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President Obama and Gay Rights: Forgetting the Lessons of the Campaign

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Glbt, Youth Vote, Gay Rights, Maine, Enda, President Obama, Risk Aversion, Democratic Party, Presidents, David Plouffe, Gay Marriage, One Year Later, Timidity to Govern, Barack Obama, Politics News

Those presidents who are both remembered by history and re-elected have been those who stuck their necks out to fight for the rights of the vulnerable. The gay community is still waiting for Obama.

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Private College Salaries Of More Than $1 Million Paid To 23 Presidents

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home

Read More: David J. Sargent, Salaries, Tuition Increases, Pay, Tuition, College President, Renssealear Polytechnic Institute, University President, Private Universities, University of Tulsa, Shirley Jackson, Shirley Ann Jackson, Steadman Upham, Student Loans, Students, Suffolk University, David Sargent, President, Presidents, Costs, University, College, Salary, Chronicle of Higher Education, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Executive Pay, Home News

The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders...

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Race is Not the Only Reason for Jump in Assassination Threats to Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right-Wing Bloggers, Obama Assassination Threats, President Obama, Gop, Right-Wing Media, Democrats, Racism in Politics, Presidents, Politics News

The GOP has slapped Obama with a socialist tag. That sets off a Pavlovian drool; reason quickly goes out the window and the red flags run up the mental flagpoles of countless Americans.

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Presidential Facial Hair: The Good, The Bad And The Grizzly (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Slidepoll, Benjamin Harrison, Chester Alan Arthur, James Garfield, Mustache, Martin Van Buren, Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Former Presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes, Abraham Lincoln, William Howard Taft, Mustaches, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Beard, Style News

The President of the United States has to put his best face forward...and sometimes it's covered in hair. President Obama claims he can't grow a beard...

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Politicians And Their Alleged Affairs: A Slideshow

Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Politics, Politicians, Slideshow, Cheating, Affairs, Mistresses, Presidents, Style News

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has found himself under public scrutiny for his alleged affair with 18-year-old model Noemi Letizia. However,...

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Bill Clinton and George W. to Share a Stage in Toronto and Rake Up the Bucks

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, George Bush, Obama Speech, Ex-Presidents, George W. Bush, President Bush, Presidents, Canada, Toronto-Canada, Politics News

There is no pretext this time of helping anyone but themselves -- a change from the days when "W" dispatched his father and his predecessor to work in tandem for the world's good.

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Will The Wall Street Journal Apologize To Obama?

Keith Boykin | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Budget, Wall Street Journal, Presidents, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Barack Obama, Media News

So what will the Journal say now that the stock market has "rebounded"? Does this mean the market now loves Obama's policies?

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Holder Should Finger Presidents for Race Cowardice

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Affirmative Action, Bill Clinton, Eric Holder, Raical Dialogue, Racial Riots, George Bush sr.race, Kerner Commission, Naacp, John McCain, Presidents, Politics News

Holder dared to challenge the nation on the taboo R word. Just don't expect much more to come of it.

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Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladies

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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As memories of Inauguration Day 2009 begin to fade in and the new administration ensues, speculation will only increase about how politically influential Michelle Obama will be as First Lady.

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This President's Day, Remember that George Washington Raised Hemp & Probably Smoked it

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Marijuana, Legalize Hemp, Hemp, George Washington, Green Power, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Farm Economy, President's Day, Stimulus Package, Legalize Marijuana, Bio-Fuels, Former Presidents, Pot, Presidents, Green News

It is time to end Hemp/Marijuana Prohibition. With Bush gone and a new generation taking charge, we may finally have a chance to do it.

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After the White House: A Retirement Plan for President Bush

Dr. Stephen Forman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, George Bush, 4000 Dead, US Military, Former President Bill Clinton, Iraq Deaths, Economy, George W. Bush, Veterans, Childhood Obesity, Iraq Veterans, Military, Richard Nixon, Former Presidents, 4000 Soldiers Deaths, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Visiting Each Other, Bill Clinton, Ex-Presidents, Veterans Affairs, Vets, Iraq Death Toll, Retirement, Economic Development, U.S. Presidents, Presidents, HIV/AIDS, Iraq War, Tsunami, Iraq Soldier Deaths, Hospitals, Jimmy Carter, Iraq, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News

As President Bush leaves the White House and returns to Texas, we can only hope for him what we want for ourselves; to learn from our mistakes and to do good in the world with the time.

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A Breakthrough in the Presidency! (Now What?)

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lucy Burns, Grant, Kennedy, Woman Suffrage, Presidents, Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Race, Frederick Douglass, Barack Obama, Gender, Inez Milholland, Wilson, Polk, Human Rights, Politics News

If history is a guide, the breakthrough of having a non-white president should be helpful for the rights of women. Progress happens in spurts.

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The Rise of American Czarism

David Sirota | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Powers, Presidential Power, American Czarism, Presidents, Politics News

Presidents almost always usurp power. And while Obama will hopefully usurp it less, the move towards American Czarism will no doubt continue to imperil our democracy.

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Roundballer In Chief: Lessons from the Mario Cuomo Basketball League

Andrew Stengel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

I have some advice for those who played basketball with then-candidate Obama: the game will change once the oath of office is administered. I know because I was on Gov. Cuomo's team.

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Behind Closed Doors: When Presidents Gather

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, White House, George H.W. Bush, Former Presidents, George W. Bush, Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Obama Transition, Obama Meets Former Presidents, White House Dining Room, Barack Obama, Jokes, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Politics News

Mr. Clinton noted that pizza was no longer on the private-dining-room menu. Mr. Bush assured Mr. Clinton that if he wanted pizza, he could have pizza

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Shirtless Obama Pic More than Media Goofiness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Reagan, Abe Lincoln, Barack Obama, Photo-Ops, Hawaii, Jfk, Presidents, Shirtless Picture, Celebrity Skin, Media News

Whether staged or not, the topless shot made the right political statement that a president with a body that exudes health and confidence will exude the same for the nation.

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Presidential Advisory Board

C. William Guy | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Most CEO's have relatively large egos, and Presidents of the United States are certainly no exception.

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Capitalism & the Capitalists

Edward J. Murray | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Laissez Faire, Free Market Capitalism, Economic Health, Economic Meltdown, Economic Systems, Financial Crisis, US Businesses, Free Market, Capitalism, Presidents, Barack Obama, Developing Economic Health, Business News

Let's start with a re-thinking our fundamental economic philosophy: capitalism. In order to run effectively over time, democracies need robust economic systems.

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Republican Presidents Always Ones Responsible For National Debt

Thomas J. Cady | Posted 11.09.2008 | Home

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, National Debt, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Economy, George W. Bush, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Election, Presidents, John McCain, Home News

The Republican presidents have consistently borrowed huge sums of money and spent it on things that have provided no return to the American people. Huge military build ups and wars do not add to the economy, they diminish it.

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Who Knows What Presidents Will Do?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gerald Ford, Presidential, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Presidential Debates, Jfk, Presidents, President, Politics News

By Stephen C. Rose Presidents defy categorization by their decisions. Which renders exceedingly silly the idea that it makes a real difference whic...

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