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New York Times Report: Obama could prevail in 2012
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
by Dorothy Rowley
Despite marginal success with his foreign policy, attempts to reduce unemployment and the recent loss of Democratic control of the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama still seems to be on the path for a successful 2012 campaign bid, according to a recent New York Times report written by Jeff Somner.
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In addition, economists like Yale University professor Ray Fair predict that by 2011, the economy may have rebounded, and that Obama will likely face a weak opponent.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:23
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Obama returns to basketball court after accident
Category: National Written by Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Barack Obama was back on the basketball court, though this time with two players less likely to throw an elbow his way—his daughters. The White House says that Malia and Sasha Obama joined their father Sunday morning for some hoop time at the gym inside the building that houses the Interior Department.
| HOOPSTER-IN-CHIEF—President Barack Obama waits as his daughter Sasha walks by after a basketball outing with both of his girls and some of their friends, Nov. 28. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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On Friday, Obama took an elbow to the mouth while playing a pickup basketball game with friends at Fort McNair. He received 12 stitches to close a cut to the left side of his lower lip.
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Lewis, Angelou, Russell get top honor
Category: National Written by Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP)—Civil rights icon John Lewis, poet Maya Angelou and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell are among the 2010 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
President Barack Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year, the White House announced Nov. 17.
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winners include former President George H.W. Bush, investor Warren Buffett, St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan “The Man” Musial, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
“These outstanding honorees come from a broad range of backgrounds and they’ve excelled in a broad range of fields, but all of them have lived extraordinary lives that have inspired us, enriched our culture, and made our country and our world a better place,” Obama said. “I look forward to awarding them this honor.”
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This Week In Black History
Category: National Written by Robert N. Taylor
Week of Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
November 26
1873—Macon B. Allen is elected a judge in Charleston, S.C. Allen holds the distinction of being America’s first Black lawyer having been admitted to the bar in Massachusetts on March 5, 1845. During Reconstruction he decided to aid the former slaves in the South by moving to South Carolina and running for judge.
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1883—Sojourner Truth dies at her home in Battle Creek, Mich. Truth was a major figure in the abolition movement fighting long and hard to bring an end to the dreaded institution. After slavery, she became a major voice for Black rights and women’s right to vote.
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Rev. to NJ church leaders: Thou shalt not Facebook
Category: National Written by Associated Press
Associated Press Writer
NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP)—Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook.
That's the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.
The Rev. Cedric Miller said 20 couples among the 1,100 members of his Living Word Christian Fellowship Church have run into marital trouble over the last six months after a spouse connected with an ex-flame over Facebook.
| ISSUES EDICT—Pastor Cedric Miller delivers the sermon during a service at Living Word Christian Fellowship in Neptune, N.J. (AP Photo/Asbury Park Press, Mary Frank)
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