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Two Excerpts You Should Read From Obama's Morehouse Speech
May 19, 2013 President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.
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On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense
May 19, 2013 White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said Republicans are trying to make political hay with the scandals.
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Book News: Honolulu, Chicago Campaign To Host Obama's Presidential Library
March 19, 2013 Also: English town may ban apostrophes on street signs; feminist romance novels; and Marie Ponsot wins the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
An American Family
November 12, 2012 This past election may have been about jobs. But there was a more profound question at issue: coming to grips with the collapse of the myth that we all go it alone. Commentator Alva Noë says this myth has distorted our politics and that President Obama was right to take aim at it.
It's All Politics
What Earthquakes Can Teach Us About Elections
November 9, 2012 Political historian Allan Lichtman says he sees elections the way geophysicists see earthquakes — as events fundamentally driven by structural factors deep beneath the surface, rather than by superficial events at the surface.
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'Des Moines Register' Endorses Romney With Eye Toward Economy
October 27, 2012 The Iowa paper favored Barack Obama for president in 2008 and hasn't endorsed a Republican since Richard Nixon in 1972. "The president's best efforts to resuscitate the stumbling economy have fallen short," the Register writes.
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Media Circus: Tone Trumps Content In Final Debate
October 23, 2012 The final presidential debate left many viewers scratching their heads. It's not that the candidates invoked unimportant issues. It's not that the two held so elevated a conversation mere mortals could not understand. It's that they were debating almost entirely in tone rather than content.
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Put Off By 'Too Many Mitts,' 'Salt Lake Tribune' Endorses Obama
October 19, 2012 Utah could give Mitt Romney his largest margin on Election Day, but the state's biggest newspaper is rooting for his rival. The Tribune's editorial board says the Romney it praised for turning around the 2002 Olympics is not the same Romney running for president in 2012.
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Big Bird Makes A Campaign Appearance
October 5, 2012 The Sesame Street character is getting lots of newfound attention since Mitt Romney brought up federal funding for PBS in Wednesday's debate.
NPR Ombudsman
That's 'Mister' To You, Buddy
October 5, 2012 Or Mister Governor or Mister President. Listeners hear bias in campaign coverage. I hear Andy Jackson and unwashed American culture.
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5 Myths About The Presidential Race
October 2, 2012 Certain things always get attention during a presidential contest, including debates and gaffes. They don't really matter, one political scientist suggests.
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Leaked Video Shows Romney Discussing 'Dependent' Voters
September 17, 2012 Videos appearing to show Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talking candidly with wealthy donors about Obama supporters have caused a stir in the campaigns. The videos have emerged after Romney's perceived stumbles on the campaign trail.
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Racism And Michelle Obama: In Support Of Self-Censorship
September 14, 2012 An ambiguous quote about the first lady by an attendee at a Romney American Legion event did injustice to blacks, veterans and the attendee herself. Many listeners heard hate speech. If so, did NPR share blame? Should reporters even care how the audience might react?
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Retell Politics: Story About Obama's Mother Gets Another Look
September 7, 2012 Ann Dunham's fight with an insurance company before her death in 1995 is under scrutiny once more. And this time, a few words may tell a different tale.
