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A President Who Inspired Big Dreams, and Big Smiles, in a Young Generation - 0 views

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Michelle Yemba, who is 6 years old, often tells strangers about the time two years ago that she met the president of the United States. The conversation started during a surprise visit by President Obama to her Head Start program in Lawrence, Kan.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Michelle Yemba, who is 6 years old, often tells strangers about the time two years ago that she met the president of the United States. The conversation started during a surprise visit by President Obama to her Head Start program in Lawrence, Kan.</div>

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No Racial Barrier Left to Break (Except All of Them) - 0 views

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Mr. Obama's election was by any historical measure the apex of the civil rights period - so many black, white, Latino and Asian-Americans saw him as the fulfillment of Dr. King's vision. The notion that the blood and courage of civil rights heroes had led to that moment was captured by the iconography of the campaign.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mr. Obama's election was by any historical measure the apex of the civil rights period - so many black, white, Latino and Asian-Americans saw him as the fulfillment of Dr. King's vision. The notion that the blood and courage of civil rights heroes had led to that moment was captured by the iconography of the campaign.</div>

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Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race - 0 views

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WASHINGTON - Only weeks after 70 million Americans chose a black man for president, shattering a racial barrier that had stood for the entirety of the nation's 232-year history, no one in the White House, especially the man in the Oval Office, wanted to talk about race.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WASHINGTON - Only weeks after 70 million Americans chose a black man for president, shattering a racial barrier that had stood for the entirety of the nation's 232-year history, no one in the White House, especially the man in the Oval Office, wanted to talk about race.</div>

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Why Keeping Only the Popular Parts of Obamacare Won't Work - 0 views

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Imagine you're that patient with cancer. You really want health insurance, and you're probably willing to pay a lot to get it. If the law requires insurance companies to offer you a policy, you are very likely to buy it. Now imagine you're a young, healthy person without any health problems. Your budget is tight, and health insurance is expensive.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Imagine you're that patient with cancer. You really want health insurance, and you're probably willing to pay a lot to get it. If the law requires insurance companies to offer you a policy, you are very likely to buy it. Now imagine you're a young, healthy person without any health problems. Your budget is tight, and health insurance is expensive.</div>

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Why Trump's Obamacare Promise Will Be So Hard to Keep - 0 views

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Premiums for health insurance plans in the United States are high and rising. And increasing deductibles can make needed coverage a financial stretch even for the insured. Recent polling from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that the public agrees with Mr. Trump's assessment: High out-of-pocket spending on health care is Americans' No.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Premiums for health insurance plans in the United States are high and rising. And increasing deductibles can make needed coverage a financial stretch even for the insured. Recent polling from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that the public agrees with Mr. Trump's assessment: High out-of-pocket spending on health care is Americans' No.</div>

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Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Presidential Medal of Freedom - 0 views

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WASHINGTON - President Obama surprised Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday by bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on him, calling Mr. Biden "my brother" in a tearful goodbye in the East Room of the White House.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WASHINGTON - President Obama surprised Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday by bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on him, calling Mr. Biden "my brother" in a tearful goodbye in the East Room of the White House.</div>

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Marco Rubio's chance for revenge - 0 views

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The Florida Republican, who reversed his decision to quit the Senate after his losing the GOP presidential nomination, suddenly finds himself at the center of the political intrigue swirling around Donald Trump's nascent administration. Rubio's tough questioning Wednesday of Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state, and unresolved doubts about the former ExxonMobil chief's nomination, present him with a set of provocative political choices.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Florida Republican, who reversed his decision to quit the Senate after his losing the GOP presidential nomination, suddenly finds himself at the center of the political intrigue swirling around Donald Trump's nascent administration. Rubio's tough questioning Wednesday of Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state, and unresolved doubts about the former ExxonMobil chief's nomination, present him with a set of provocative political choices.</div>

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'Victoria' brings regal Queen to PBS' Masterpiece - 0 views

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"Victoria" opens in 1837, with the monarchy in crisis (isn't it always?) as the 18-year-old Victoria ("Doctor Who's" Jenna Coleman) is forced to assume the throne from her uncle.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Victoria" opens in 1837, with the monarchy in crisis (isn't it always?) as the 18-year-old Victoria ("Doctor Who's" Jenna Coleman) is forced to assume the throne from her uncle.</div>

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Obama ends 'wet foot, dry foot' policy for Cuban immigrants - 0 views

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President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to US soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately, according the official.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to US soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately, according the official.</div>

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Obama Orders Intelligence Report on Russian Election Hacking - 0 views

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Washington - President Obama has ordered American intelligence agencies to produce a full report on Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, his homeland security adviser said on Friday. He also directed them to develop a list of "lessons learned" from the broad campaign the United States has accused Russia of carrying out to steal emails, publish their contents and probe the vote-counting system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Washington - President Obama has ordered American intelligence agencies to produce a full report on Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, his homeland security adviser said on Friday. He also directed them to develop a list of "lessons learned" from the broad campaign the United States has accused Russia of carrying out to steal emails, publish their contents and probe the vote-counting system.</div>

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Exxon's Rex Tillerson Is Top Candidate for Secretary of State - 1 views

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News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. CEO with ties to Russia's Vladimir Putin would bring an executive's experience to the diplomatic role, a transition official said Exxon Mobil Corp.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. CEO with ties to Russia's Vladimir Putin would bring an executive's experience to the diplomatic role, a transition official said Exxon Mobil Corp.</div>

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The three women of color Trump has appointed, so far - 0 views

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As Donald Trump's Cabinet begins to take shape, the President-elect has selected three women of color so far to serve in top positions in his administration, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was a sharp critic of Trump during the 2016 Republican primary campaign.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As Donald Trump's Cabinet begins to take shape, the President-elect has selected three women of color so far to serve in top positions in his administration, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was a sharp critic of Trump during the 2016 Republican primary campaign.</div>

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Trump picks Elaine Chao for Transportation secretary - 0 views

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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao, the former Labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his choice for Transportation secretary, an official briefed on the matter told CNN on Tuesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao, the former Labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his choice for Transportation secretary, an official briefed on the matter told CNN on Tuesday.</div>

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White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned - 0 views

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The White House has repudiated Donald Trump's assertion that protesters who burn the American flag should potentially be imprisoned or stripped of their citizenship. The president-elect tweeted early on Tuesday: "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The White House has repudiated Donald Trump's assertion that protesters who burn the American flag should potentially be imprisoned or stripped of their citizenship. The president-elect tweeted early on Tuesday: "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!"</div>

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Trump Claims, With No Evidence, That 'Millions of People' Voted Illegally - 0 views

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Claims of wide-scale voter fraud have been advanced for years by Republicans, though virtually no evidence of such improprieties has been discovered - especially on the scale of "millions" that Mr. Trump claimed. Late on Sunday, again without providing evidence, he referred in a Twitter post to "serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Claims of wide-scale voter fraud have been advanced for years by Republicans, though virtually no evidence of such improprieties has been discovered - especially on the scale of "millions" that Mr. Trump claimed. Late on Sunday, again without providing evidence, he referred in a Twitter post to "serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California."</div>

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'Trump Effect' Is Already Shaping Events Around the World - 0 views

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Much of the markets' mixed reaction reflects uncertainty about a new president who has never held public office, leaving political leaders, business executives and international institutions to make bets on how a Trump administration may rewrite rules that have governed global affairs under American presidents of both parties.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Much of the markets' mixed reaction reflects uncertainty about a new president who has never held public office, leaving political leaders, business executives and international institutions to make bets on how a Trump administration may rewrite rules that have governed global affairs under American presidents of both parties.</div>

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Donald Trump disavows 'alt-right' - 0 views

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President-elect Donald Trump denied Tuesday that he did anything to energize the "alt-right" movement through his presidential campaign and sought to distance himself from it, even though many of the movement's leaders have sought to tether their political views to Trump's rise.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President-elect Donald Trump denied Tuesday that he did anything to energize the "alt-right" movement through his presidential campaign and sought to distance himself from it, even though many of the movement's leaders have sought to tether their political views to Trump's rise.</div>

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Trump has a plan for government workers. They're not going to like it. - 0 views

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Trump's election as an outsider promising to shake up a system he told voters is rife with "waste, fraud and abuse" has conservatives optimistic they could do now what Republicans have been unable to achieve in the 133 years since the civil service was created.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Trump's election as an outsider promising to shake up a system he told voters is rife with "waste, fraud and abuse" has conservatives optimistic they could do now what Republicans have been unable to achieve in the 133 years since the civil service was created.</div>

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Let's Say Obamacare Is Repealed. What Then? - 0 views

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Where Trump Stands on School Choice, Student Debt and Common Core - 0 views

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