Tag: Barack Obama

Ryan RayFebruary 24, 2016
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Sen. Dwight Bullard this week joined a multistate call by chairmen of black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian caucuses from across the nation in urging President Barack Obama to reform federal public-private mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make home ownership more accessible to minorities. “With African-American homeownership rates declining to their lowest in decades, and with a […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 23, 2016
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The National Republican Congressional Committee is calling on Democratic candidates for Pinellas County’s Congressional District 13 seat to renounce President Barack Obama’s plan to shut down Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. “Do Charlie Crist and Eric Lynn support the President and his dangerous policy,” the NRCC asked in an email on Tuesday. “Or will they finally […]

Associated PressFebruary 23, 2016
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Donald Trump has repeated inaccurate and racially charged crime statistics, reposted pledges of support from white supremacists and retweeted dubious questions about the citizenship of his presidential rivals to an online following of more than 6 million people on Twitter alone. His response when challenged? To dismiss it all as nothing more than harmless “retweets.” […]

Associated PressFebruary 23, 2016
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President Barack Obama will visit Jacksonville, Florida, in a trip that’s sure to re-spark debate about the successes and failures of the economic stimulus package that passed during his first weeks in office. The president will tour a lithium-ion battery plant funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The legislation passed despite overwhelming Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis joined Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Florida’s junior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in criticizing President Barack Obama‘s Cuba trip, with a brief statement Thursday evening.  “President Obama has made his choice: appease the Castro dictatorship rather than stand with the oppressed Cuban people,” said DeSantis. “The Obama administration has made major […]


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