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More Blacks Found Jobs in September

By goodblacknews on October 7, 2012
Black Unemployment Rate Declined in September
More people are working and that is reflected in the most recent unemployment numbers released by the Labor Department Friday morning. African-Americans had reason to cheer as their unemployment rate fell to 13.4 percent, down from 14.1 percent in August. Though still extremely high, African-American teen joblessness dropped slightly from 37.9 to 36.7 percent.  The national jobless rate declined to 7.8 percent from 8.1 the previous month.  The unemployment rate is at a 44-month low, and is now the same as when President Obama took office in 2009. This drop could give the president a boost after his disappointing debate performance against Mitt Romney.

GBN Quote Of The Day

By goodblacknews on October 3, 2012

“What Washington needs is adult supervision.”
–President Barack Hussein Obama
(Watch the debate tonight @6pm/9pm PST/EST — and VOTE!!!!)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrate 20 Years of Marriage Today

By goodblacknews on October 3, 2012

[slideshow]President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama married twenty years ago today at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Congratulations to them and their beautiful children, Sasha and Malia.

Wall Street Preparing For Obama Victory As Romney Falls Behind In Polls

By goodblacknews on October 1, 2012

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NEW YORK — As President Barack Obama widened his lead over Mitt Romney in polls this month, traders at hedge funds and investment firms began shooting emails to clients with a similar theme: It’s time to start preparing for an Obama victory.
What many in the market worry about isn’t that high earners may pay more in taxes if Obama wins. They worry that federal spending cuts and tax hikes scheduled for 2013 will kick in on Jan. 1 and start pulling the country into another recession. The higher taxes and lower spending would total $600 billion. They take effect automatically unless Congress and the White House reach a deal before then.

106 Year-Old Margaret Harris for President Obama: “Red, White and Blue, Going Forward!”

By goodblacknews on October 1, 2012

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106 Year-Old Margaret Harris for President Obama: "Red, White and Blue, Going Forward!"

By goodblacknews on October 1, 2012

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Obama Leads Romney 49-42 Percent in Latest Reuters/Ipsos Survey

By goodblacknews on September 28, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an election campaign rally in Virginia Beach, September 27, 2012. REUTERS-Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an election campaign rally in Virginia Beach, September 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama maintains a lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney with 40 days left until the November 6 election, the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Thursday.  The daily tracking poll said Obama had 49 percent support to 42 percent for Romney among likely voters. Ipsos interviewed 1,194 registered voters online for the survey.

Obama Leads In Nearly Every Swing State, On Pace For 2008-Like Landslide

By goodblacknews on September 27, 2012
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President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at the Stroh Center on September 26, 2012 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Six days before early voting starts in Ohio, the President discussed what he says is a real and achievable plan to restore middle-class economic security by paying down the debt in a balanced way. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

President Obama has a strong lead over Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and narrow advantages in Nevada and North Carolina, according to a new series of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College polls, putting him ahead in virtually every swing state with fewer than 40 days before the election.
The president leads 51 to 44 among likely voters in New Hampshire, a state he won in 2008 but one Romney advisers view as winnable for their candidate. Obama has a 49 to 47 advantage in Nevada and a 48 to 46 lead in North Carolina, both well within the margin of error of the surveys. (Go to NBC’s First Read for even more details on the polls.)

Make-A-Wish Foundation Grants Child’s Wish to Meet President Obama

By goodblacknews on September 27, 2012
Little Janiya Penny, 8, has her wish granted as she, along with her family, meets the President, August 8, 2012.

President Obama must be one of the most beloved U.S. President’s of all time.  Now, in the election season, people are finding more ways to love him.  If the children could vote, they would beat everyone to the polls to re-elect him.

Some of you may have seen a picture that popped up on Facebook yesterday of a little girl standing near a wall in the White House with her hands over her face as her family walked into a room preparing to be greeted by President Obama.  It is a touching photo, but for more reasons than we knew.

President Barack Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama Charm On "The View"

By goodblacknews on September 25, 2012


This morning, the Commander-in-Chief and First Lady graced the set of “The View” to talk about all those super cute things we love about them, like where they shared their first kiss, how the President tucks Michelle in at night, and how they want to retrace their honeymoon voyage once they leave the White House (in 2016 hopefully).
The mood was definitely light, despite the fast-approaching election day. The president did briefly address his opponent Mitt Romney and his plans for the country over the next four years, but the highlight of their appearance was definitely the Barack-Michelle love fest.  See a clip below:
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