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Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin — THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks …
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President Offers a Personal Take on Race in U.S. — WASHINGTON — After days of angry protests and mounting public pressure, President Obama summoned five of his closest advisers to the Oval Office on Thursday evening. It was time, he told them, for him to speak to the nation …
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Iran's Mullahs Demand Justice for Trayvon — Iran's foreign ministry on Friday criticized the acquittal of George Zimmerman and chastised the United States for widespread “racial discrimination.” — “The acquittal of the murderer of the teenage African American once again clearly demonstrated …
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Obama Addresses George Zimmerman Verdict — Here's the transcript of President Obama's remarks on the George Zimmerman verdict today. — Here's what I agree with: … The rest of his remarks, on the topic of race, would be welcome following an incident involving racial profiling by police.


Fleischer: Obama AWOL on race — Ari Fleischer wants to know where President Obama has been in the last five years when it comes to issues of race. — “Why did it take the Trayvon Martin case for the president to come out and raise some of these very valid issues that it would be constructive …
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President Obama's Anguish
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OBAMA: ‘TRAYVON COULD HAVE BEEN ME’ — Speaking at the White House …
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Zimmerman brother: Obama ‘very sincere’ in comments on racial fallout of Trayvon case
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Cruz says Obama going after guns with ‘stand your ground’ remark
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President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin (full transcript)
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President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin (full transcript)
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Ingham County judge rules Detroit bankruptcy be withdrawn; Schuette appeals — Judge Rosemarie Aquilina (Dale G. Young/The Detroit News) — Lansing — Ruling the governor and Detroit's emergency manager violated the state constitution, an Ingham County Circuit judge ordered Friday …
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We Have to Step In and Save Detroit — For months, the question in many minds has been not whether Detroit would file for bankruptcy, but when. — But while Detroit's decision this week to enter bankruptcy might make it easier to improve the city's fiscal position, it will prove far tougher …


Michigan judge halts Detroit bankruptcy because it dishonors Obama
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EXCLUSIVE—RAND PAUL: OBAMA WILL BAIL OUT DETROIT ‘OVER MY DEAD BODY’
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Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight Blog Is to Join ESPN Staff — Nate Silver, the statistician who attained national fame for his accurate projections about the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, is parting ways with The New York Times and moving his FiveThirtyEight franchise to ESPN …

Congressional Black Caucus members would support Florida boycott — A number of House Democrats are lining up behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson's threat for an economic boycott of Florida following the not-guilty verdict in the death of Trayvon Martin. — The lawmakers, all members …
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Obama hails Cordray confirmation as CFPB chief in weekly address — President Obama pivoted from emotional discussions of race to more mundane consumer financial issues in his weekly address on Saturday. — The administration is eager to promote the benefits of its signature Dodd-Frank financial overhaul …


Judge Challenges White House Claims on Authority in Drone Killings — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday sharply and repeatedly challenged the Obama administration's claim that courts have no power over targeted drone killings of American citizens overseas.
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Court Tells Reporter to Testify in Case of Leaked C.I.A. Data — WASHINGTON — In a major ruling on press freedoms, a divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled that James Risen, an author and a reporter for The New York Times, must testify in the criminal trial of a former Central …
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China's Flying Propaganda Weapon Will Blow Your Mind — What's the latest weapon in the Chinese military's arsenal of high-tech killing machines? It might be an airplane capable of disseminating propaganda so powerful it induces nervous breakdowns, according to report in Tuesday's Global Times …

GOP urges Senate to delay ObamaCare's individual mandate — House Republicans on Saturday called on the Senate to vote to delay ObamaCare's individual mandate since businesses will not be required to provide healthcare coverage until 2015. — Reps. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Griffin …
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The Insiders: Obamacare is falling apart — As the reality of Obamacare emerges, a disastrous calamity imposed on the American people, even the most compliant members of the Obama fan club are beginning to panic. Three union presidents have sent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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