New York Times
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Thursday, 6 May 2010
Congress has not had a black Republican member since 2003, but this year 32 African-Americans are running. Is it all thanks to Barack Obama?
Crikey
/ Guy Rundle
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Barack Obama is steering to the middle of the road for political reasons: he wants the fight to be about something other than him. And whatever else was stuffing up, he was making some progress. And then came the call from Oslo…
Talking Points Memo
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Thursday, 24 September 2009
A poll has found only 59% of voters believe Obama was born in the US. Meanwhile, 25% of Democrats think President Bush allowed the 9/11 attacks to take place. Seems like, extreme political views are going mainstream.
Crikey
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009
US President Barack Obama appeared on The Late Show last night to address observations that racism underlies some people’s vitriolic (and nutty) reactions to his health care policy.
Crikey
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Friday, 7 November 2008
Newspapers across Australia failed to cover, or even mention, the euphoria of African Australians at Obama’s win, writes Maxine Beneba Clarke.
Crikey
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Tuesday, 4 November 2008
This will be a great place to win, but a hell of a place in which to lose, writes Stephen Luntz from the former centre of black culture in the mountain west of America, Denver, Colorado.
Crikey
/ Guy Rundle
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
Obama specialises in very minimal phrases that fly straight to the target. Will “not this time” join them? asks Guy Rundle.
Crikey
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
Everybody’s talking about Barack Obama’s speech.
2010: The year of the black Republican
Is extremism now the norm in America?
Poynter Online / Thursday, 16 April 2009
When you’re trying to foster a conversation about race, how do you choose who to include and who to exclude?