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By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyPresident Obama on Wednesday made a forceful and partisan argument for his administration's actions in the last 16 months, urging lawmakers to continue to "move America forward" by passing comprehensive economic reform and energy bills, following through with health care reform, reducing the federal deficit, and investing in clean energy. Citing positive gains made since he took office -- from education reform to a revitalized American infrastructure -- Obama said the country could not "afford to return to the pre-crisis status quo." He declared that the United States was "again moving in ...
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By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDuring a Michelle Obama appearance at Carnegie Mellon University, the school paper The Tartan reported the attention-getting phrase: The Tartan's correspondents observed one event coordinator say to another, "Get me more white people, we need more white people." To an Asian girl sitting in the back row, one coordinator said, "We're moving you, sorry. It's going to look so pretty, though." "I didn't know they would say, 'We need a white person here,' " said attendee and senior psychology major Shayna Watson, who sat in the crowd behind Mrs. Obama. "I understood they would want a show of ...
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