Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Hillary Clinton The Movie: Our Casting Choices

Published by EOTM News Editor on June 1st, 2013 - in Entertainment News, EOTM Politics, Movies, Politics

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Hillary Clinton The Movie: Our Casting Choices (via http://blog.privateislandparty.com)

One of the hottest Hollywood productions currently casting is the biographical story of Hillary Clinton. Being that there is a lot of buzz surrounding this highly-anticipated film, the question on everyone’s mind is who will be chosen to play the famous former First Lady turned Secretary of State…

 

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Black jobless rate often twice overall rate; National Urban League seeks to address it

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 20th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, News and Politics, Real People
Black jobless rate often twice overall rate; National Urban League seeks to address it (via Cleveland.com)

View full sizeMarc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, is scheduled to kick off Monday in Cleveland the organization’s campaign aimed at lowering the black unemployment rate, which is often double the overall rate. He is shown here in 2009 at the City Club of Cleveland.Lonnie Timmons…

 

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Congress Sorts Through Charges and Counter-Charges in Benghazi Attack Accounts

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Congress Sorts Through Charges and Counter-Charges in Benghazi Attack Accounts (via PBS News Hour)

JUDY WOODRUFF: We return to last September’s attack on U.S. installations in Benghazi, Libya. House Speaker John Boehner demanded today that the White House order the State Department to release e-mails related to whom the agency thought was behind the attack. Yesterday, amid a steady flow of partisan…

 

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Farenthold rips Benghazi security

Farenthold rips Benghazi security (via Wichita Falls Times Record News)

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Congressman Blake Farenthold said Wednesday he hopes U.S. officials will stop relying on “the best bad plan” as a result of probes into what happened in Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. During a hearing led by House Republicans to…

 

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Watch: President Obama at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Watch: President Obama at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (via The White House)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2013. First Lady Michelle Obama attended the dinner with the President. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) President Obama last…

 

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North Korea to ‘launch missile TOMORROW’ after warning foreigners to evacuate South

Published by EOTM News Editor on April 9th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, Politics, Trending, World News
Top News Headlines: North Korea Warns Foreigners (via NewsLook)

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Obama, first lady backtrack after rare verbal gaffes

Obama, first lady backtrack after rare verbal gaffes (via AFP)

US President Barack Obama has apologized to California’s top prosecutor after describing her as “by far the best-looking attorney general in the country,” his spokesman said Friday. On a day that saw Obama’s wife, Michelle, also forced to backtrack during an interview in which she termed herself a “…

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North Korea tensions: Is Obama to blame?

North Korea tensions: Is Obama to blame? (via GlobalPost)

As Pyongyang and Washington toy with nuclear war, some question whether the Obama administration pushed the war games too far. David Case BOSTON — It’s been a busy week for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Over just a few days, he has unilaterally nullified the 1953 armistice with South Korea;…

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The Interesting Way Beyonce Pledged Support for Gay Marriage

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The Interesting Way Beyonce Pledged Support for Marriage Equality (via NewsLook)

Just hours after the Supreme Court engaged in a debate debate on Prop 8, California’s controversial ban on gay marriage, Beyonce decided to show her stance on the issue in an interesting way. See what she did!

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Obama’s minimum wage pledge divides economists

Published by EOTM News Editor on March 10th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, News and Politics, Politics
Obama’s minimum wage pledge divides economists (via AFP)

Mark Ralston/AFP/FileSecurity officers, airport workers and other contracted service workers march to protest against “low wages and benefits” in Los Angeles, California on June 15, 2011. President Barack Obama’s pledge to raise the minimum wage by 24% has divided economists and businesses who…

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US airports misery to follow sequestration: industry

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US airports misery to follow sequestration: industry (via AFP)

Long lines, fewer X-ray machines, planes stuck on US runways and doubts about air traffic control: look forward to travel misery this summer if budget-slashing sequestration takes effect Friday. Industry experts say passengers won’t notice immediate change if President Barack Obama signs off on $85…

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Michelle Obama hosts gay, wounded warrior, illegal student

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First lady hosts gay, wounded warrior, illegal student (via AFP)

An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple’s chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. Michelle Obama will also be joined by wounded warriors, teenage science wizards and health…

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Watch Now: Kerry ceremonially sworn in as Secretary of State

Published by EOTM News Editor on February 7th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, Politics, World News

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VIDEO: Kerry ceremonially sworn in at State (via Diversity News Magazine)

Secretary of State John Kerry is ceremonially sworn-in by Vice President Joe Biden at the Department of State. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.

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Obama urges humility amid Washington dysfunction

Published by EOTM News Editor on February 7th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, Politics, World News

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Obama urges humility amid Washington dysfunction (via AFP)

After a morning of scripture and piety, President Barack Obama on Thursday lamented that an annual National Prayer Breakfast had a “shelf life” measured in minutes in poisoned US politics. Obama, headlining the annual multi-faith event, called on his fellow political leaders to show humility and to…

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Obama unveils plans to avert budget cuts

Published by EOTM News Editor on February 5th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, Politics


Obama unveils plans to avert budget cuts (via AFP)

President Barack Obama Tuesday called for stop-gap spending curbs and tax reforms to avert multi-billion dollar budget cuts due to hammer the economy on March 1, but hit a Republican brick wall. Obama warned the fragile economy could not afford the blow from huge cuts to defense and other government…

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White House releases Obama skeet shooting photo

Published by EOTM News Editor on February 2nd, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM Politics, Politics


White House releases Obama skeet shooting photo (via AFP)

The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting in an apparent bid to allay concerns by gun owners that he opposes firearms following a school massacre in December. The photo was made public as Obama prepares to hit the road Monday to push his plan to curb gun violence…

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Just in time for Black History Month: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (via The Christian Science Monitor)

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks By Jeanne Theoharis Beacon Press 336 pp. Already designated “definitive political biography” on its back cover, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Brooklyn College political science professor Jeanne Theoharis will reside in my personal reading history…

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