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President Obama Welcomes “Women Of Soul” For White House Performance

President Obama greets Patti LaBelle tonight Performance started shortly after 7:34 P.M. EST Tonight Watch Livestreaming THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Welcome to the ...

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American Democracy’s Ideals Subverted By The Koch Brothers’ Money

Charles and David Koch: money trumps justice and democracy [Speaking Truth To Power] On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again attacked billionaire brothers ...

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Family Farmers Can Feed Global Population, Study Shows

[Sustainable World Farming]   Family Farmers conserve environmental resources, protect biodiversity, and increase incomes—while feeding nine billion people by 2050 As the world celebrates ...

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Lawyers’ Committee Asks Senator Reid To Call Vote On Adegbile Nomination Again

Senator Reid Following yesterday’s failed Senate cloture vote to proceed to the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil ...

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President Obama Reacts Sharply To Senate’s Failure To Confirm Adegbile

President Obama President Obama blasted as a “travesty” the Senate’s failure to confirm his nominee, Debo Adegbile, as an Assistant Attorney General today. The ...

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Senate Unfairly Blocks Adegbile’s Confirmation For Having Worked On Mumia’s Defense

Debo Adegbile [Op-Ed] I am deeply disappointed that the United States Senate failed to confirm Debo Adegbile for the position of Assistant Attorney General ...

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Immigration: Temporary Protected Status Extended For Haitians

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson [Immigration Matters] The following press release was sent to The Black Star News by the office of Senator Kirsten ...

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With His Own Background To Make The Point, Obama Launches “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative

President Obama launches “My Brother’s Keeper….” [Commentary] This is how President Barack Obama has summarized current conditions: “There are some Americans who, in the ...

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This Budget Creates Jobs, Restores Opportunities, While Repairing Our Fiscal House

President Obama [REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING THE FY2015 BUDGET] Powell Elementary School, Washington, D.C.   Good morning, everybody.  I’m here at Powell Elementary ...

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Michelle Obama At International Women of Courage Award

Ms. Beatrice Mtetwa, human rights lawyer Today First Lady Michelle Obama will join Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom to present awards to women from 10 ...