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Barack Obama
President Obama unveils new education initiative for African Americans in opening speech to National Urban League
by
John Ketchum
Jul 25, 2012
The White House aims to give African Americans more tools to graduate
Enter to win...a president
Jul 25, 2012
Both the President Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns are using sweepstakes to coax small donations. Do they work?
American Crossroads’ $8 million buy
Jul 23, 2012
Super PAC's ad buy is one of the largest of the election so far
Election ads depict a lost America
Jul 20, 2012
In the 2012 presidential election race, both parties focus on images of factories and hard hats.
Squaring rhetoric and reality on outsourcing
Jul 17, 2012
There's a new bad word in the race for president: 'Outsourcing.' But the latest political back-and-forth, while dramatic, ignores the realities of the American economy.
Mike Huckabee on how Mitt Romney can help the middle class
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 16, 2012
The former governor talks about the importance of the middle class in this year's presidential election, and what he thinks Mitt Romney needs to do to improve his standings.
This election? James Carville says it's all about the middle class
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2012
Liberal pundit James Carville explains why class matters in this year's presidential election in his new book, ''It's the Middle Class, Stupid!''
For public good, not for profit.
Good economy, bad economy: Both candidates are right
Jul 10, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney have different takes on the economy. Commentator Justin Wolfers says they're both right.
The president is a 'betting' man
Jul 5, 2012
As President Obama's "Betting on America" tour gets underway, we ask a linguist: What does it mean to "bet" on the country?
A week after Supreme Court decision, Americans still divided
Jul 5, 2012
It's been exactly a week since the Supreme Court announced that President Obama's healthcare overhaul is constitutional. Have Americans shifted their view of the law?