Nathan Weber for New York Times New York Times: CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants waited excitedly in lines as long as a mile and thronged to information sessions across the country on Wednesday, the first day that a federal immigration agency began accepting applications for deportation…
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OFA Sues to Restore Early Ohio VotingYou know the Republicans have done and will do everything within their power to steal this election. The voter suppression laws that have cropped up all over the country are bankrolled by the GOP. Romney, pulling a Karl Rove, is now accusing Obama of…
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From Politico: According to a new study, President Obama is likely related to John Punch, the first enslaved African in the American colonies — by way of his white mother. “Two of the most historically significant African Americans in the history of our country are amazingly directly related,” said Ancestry.com…
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With [officially less than] 100 days to go until election day, Michelle Obama asks each of us to register to vote and get out the vote: And with GOP voter suppression efforts and the recent passage of Voter ID laws in several states in high gear, educate yourself, friends, and…
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CMP has been in summer mode as we all pace ourselves and save up energy reserves for the Fall cycle. So here we are in the final week of July! As we approach the final three months of the 2012 presidential election cycle, CMP is gearing up to do its…
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An interesting read from Time: Obama is dealing with one of the challenges that befall many successful blacks. Racism doesn’t end when you become successful; you just encounter different strains. But when your position in life seems to be evidence that racism can’t hold everyone back, then it becomes nearly…
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The Obama campaign has begun accepting applications for statewide voter protection coordinators (VPCs). In their assigned states, VPCs are responsible for creating and implementing the voter protection program in coordination with the OFA state counsel, national voter protection team and statewide field team. If you are interested in applying or…
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