In fact, it was the reaction to Hampton’s death that created the independent coalition of blacks and liberal whites that resulted in the election of Harold Washington as Chicago’s first black mayor. Some argue that Barack Obama is a direct descendant and beneficiary of that legacy, and..…

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The current share of Republicans who say they trust the government at least most of the time is higher than throughout much of Obama administration and is on par with the share of Republicans. Just 15% of Democrats say they trust Washington to do what is right always or most of the time,..…

Despite a recent case in which the US directly targeted Syrian soldiers, which it said happened by mistake, Washington has refrained from direct military involvement against the Syrian army. . President Barack Obama has previously portrayed involvement in another Middle East war as harmful..…

Many inside Obama administration are irritated by his Syria approach and want to Washington take tougher line with Assad. But even that did not prompt Obama to change his policies and he opted for downplaying Russian efforts instead.. ..…

Since Iran replaced Israel as Saudi Arabia’s chief bête noir, Riyadh has openly questioned whether the Obama administration can be trusted any longer as an ally and even threatened to downgrade its relations with Washington. Obama has sought to reassure the oil kingdom by..…

Based on law and custom, of the past six decades especially, what makes Iran deal unusual is not that it was agreement, except that President Obama was forced to compromise and submit it to Congress for approval. 3.. Washington can still twist the arms of many nations, and recent years..…

On October, Obama administration officials said that Washington would send some 50 special forces to Syria to train, advise and assist militants fighting against Daesh, in apparent breach of Obama's promise not to put US boots on the ground there.. ..…

The University of Notre Dame, the archdioceses of New York and Washington and other Catholic institutions filed lawsuits against Obama this week over the rules.. ..…

WASHINGTON, Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to jump into growing legal dispute between businesses run by Christians and Obama administration over whether company must pay for birth control drugs that conflict with its owner's religious beliefs.. ..…

In Washington, Mr. Obama has attended services at mostly black Protestant churches. . . . . . ..…

But the conservative who propels using Billy Graham's name, Obama does not understand the religious beliefs of his own parents.. ... Washington Watch, host Tony Perkins that Obama's mother was Muslim and that's why he's so hesitant to attack ISIS. ..…

If, once the evidence is in, you judge that Barack Obama isn’t a man and Denzel Washington isn’t an African-American, we will have lost our semantic bearings altogether: there can be clear answers to questions about the ascription of concepts with fuzzy edges. ..…

For the past seven years, period covering the final two years of Bush and Obama's entire presidency, no more than about three-in-ten Americans have said that they trust Washington to do the right thing always or most of the time.. ..…

Group think is alive and well Official Washington, with virtually all the important pundits marching in lock-step with Obama administration's accusations against Syrian government and everyone fuming over Op-Ed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, observes Robert Parry... ..…

AS IRAQI Prime Minster Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Washington, D.C., for a summit meeting with Barack Obama on November 1, his country teetered on the precipice of a new sectarian civil war. ... This is the context in which Maliki visited Obama in Washington earlier this..…

Then, in the early years of Barack Obama's presidency, there were some attempts at engagement, shortly the legacy of U.S toward Syria set in motion Washington's with Assad. ..…

Click photo to watch President Obama at Boeing Facility Everett, Washington.. President Obama while speaking at Boeing Everett, Washington. Now just today, we took important short-term step to strengthen our economy. ..…

Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Sunday, President Obama said: “I have said that when it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table, and I mean what I say. ..…

The dramatic difference in the homicide rate in the area where I grew up and President Obama lived before moving to Washington—“Chicago’s upscale, racially integrated but mostly white Hyde Park”—and the “neighboring Washington Park, with a poor, 98 percent black population,”..…

Distrust of government became nearly universal – just 21% of Republicans, 14% of Democrats and 11% of independents expressed confidence in the federal government in Washington to do what is right. . Following Obama’s 2008 victory, Democratic trust in government rebounded – currently..…

We will have to prepare to make sure President Obama is re-elected and that we send Senator Amy Klobuchar back to Washington for a second term. ..…

Obama answers questions from religious leaders at a faith and values forum at George Washington University on June 4, 2007. . At a 2006 Sojourners/Call to Renewal conference, Obama said that the “fear of getting ‘preachy'” may have led some on the political left “to discount..…

Obama sounded the alarm for his party on Tuesday during appearances at two Democratic fundraisers New York City, according to Washington Post. ..…

Coin Toss: Tonight’s “Murphy Brown” Special Guest Star is Probably Michelle Obama (Plugging Book), Maybe Hillary Clinton . . . . . “Scandal” Stars on Broadway: Kerry Washington in “American Son,” Now Tony Goldwyn in “Network” . . . . . ..…