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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Will Not Be Charged With Ethics Violations

By goodblacknews on September 22, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — California Democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters will not be charged with ethics violations.
At a meeting Friday, House Ethics Committee members said they found no violations in their investigation of allegations she steered a $12 million federal bailout to a bank where her husband owns stock. Waters is a senior Democrat on the Financial Services Committee.

Obama’s Approval Rating Up More Than 50 Percent

By goodblacknews on September 19, 2012
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WASHINGTON — Americans are feeling markedly better about the country’s future and about Barack Obama‘s job performance, but the president’s re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney remains a neck-and-neck proposition as Election Day creeps ever closer, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.  Buoyed by good mojo coming out of last month’s national political conventions, Obama’s approval rating is back above 50 percent for the first time since May, and the share of Americans who think the country is moving in the right direction is at its highest level since just after the death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011.

President Barack Obama Gamely Addresses Romney "Forty Seven Percent" Comments On "Letterman"

By goodblacknews on September 18, 2012

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With grace, reason, inclusiveness and a little bit of humor, President Barack Obama discusses opponent Mitt Romney’s recently-discovered comments dismissing 47% of voters as people he doesn’t need to worry about.  Watch Obama above.

President Barack Obama Gamely Addresses Romney “Forty Seven Percent” Comments On “Letterman”

By goodblacknews on September 18, 2012

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With grace, reason, inclusiveness and a little bit of humor, President Barack Obama discusses opponent Mitt Romney’s recently-discovered comments dismissing 47% of voters as people he doesn’t need to worry about.  Watch Obama above.

SNL’s New Obama: Jay Pharoah Debuts Impression In Season 38 Opener (VIDEO)

By goodblacknews on September 17, 2012

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Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” regular Jay Pharoah debuted his POTUS impression on Saturday night’s SNL season premiere, replacing Fred Armisen in the role.  In the opening sketch, Pharaoh’s Obama reminded voters that while he may have his flaws, the alternative — a Mitt Romney presidency — would be far worse.  Jason Sudeikis reprised his awkward-rich-guy impersonation of Romney and Taran Killam rocked a Wisconsin accent to play arithmetic-challenged running mate Paul Ryan.  Watch the clip above, courtesy of NBC.

SNL's New Obama: Jay Pharoah Debuts Impression In Season 38 Opener (VIDEO)

By goodblacknews on September 17, 2012

http://www.hulu.com/watch/401527
Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” regular Jay Pharoah debuted his POTUS impression on Saturday night’s SNL season premiere, replacing Fred Armisen in the role.  In the opening sketch, Pharaoh’s Obama reminded voters that while he may have his flaws, the alternative — a Mitt Romney presidency — would be far worse.  Jason Sudeikis reprised his awkward-rich-guy impersonation of Romney and Taran Killam rocked a Wisconsin accent to play arithmetic-challenged running mate Paul Ryan.  Watch the clip above, courtesy of NBC.

Poll Finds Obama Is Erasing Romney’s Edge On Economy

By goodblacknews on September 15, 2012

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By JEFF ZELENY and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN

President Obama has taken away Mitt Romney’s longstanding advantage as the candidate voters say is most likely to restore the economy and create jobs, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, which found a modest sense of optimism among Americans that White House policies are working.

Poll Finds Obama Is Erasing Romney's Edge On Economy

By goodblacknews on September 15, 2012

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By JEFF ZELENY and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
President Obama has taken away Mitt Romney’s longstanding advantage as the candidate voters say is most likely to restore the economy and create jobs, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, which found a modest sense of optimism among Americans that White House policies are working.

Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman Emeritus, Tracks African-American Support For Gay Marriage

By goodblacknews on September 10, 2012


For years, the so-called National Organization for Marriage, the anti-gay group at the helm of many campaigns opposing the freedom to marry, has made it their focus to “drive a wedge between gays and blacks,” a strategy specifically outlined in a series of classified documents that came to light earlier this year. The organization has tried desperately to pit minority group against minority group in its efforts to push its agenda.
But in recent months, we’ve seen time and time again that NOM’s efforts are failing. African-American support for the freedom to marry is at an all-time high, and it continues to increase steadily as we approach the November 6 election. Our first African-American president also became the first sitting president to announce his support for ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. And the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a longtime supporter of the LGBT community, adopted an official resolution in favor of the freedom to marry back in May of this year.
Today, Julian Bond, chairman emeritus of the NAACP published an editorial about why the marriage campaign in Maryland matters.

President Barack Obama Accepts DNC Nomination For Second Term

By goodblacknews on September 7, 2012

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