Former President Barack Obama popped in to visit volunteers at a Chicago food bank on Tuesday, helping out as the charity prepares to feed people in need on Thanksgiving.
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Michelle Obama Says She And Barack Are ‘Finding Each Other Again’ In Post-White House Romance | Huffington Post
The former first lady opened up about her marriage.
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Michelle Obama wades into the midterms | Politico
The new initiative will be nonpartisan, frustrating some Democrats who’d like the former first lady to hit the campaign trail for candidates.
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Obama makes first visit to Kenya since leaving office in support of sister’s foundation | The Independent
Mr Obama helped promote the launch of his half-sister’s new sports, training and vocational centre in Kenya.
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Trump Administration Reverses Obama on Affirmative Action | The New York Times
The Trump administration will encourage the nation’s school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, administration officials said.
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Obama Doesn’t Owe This Country Sh*t | The Root
Barack Obama is not your Magical Negro. I know y’all want him to be, but you have to give the man a break. He just got out of one of the most abusive eight-year relationships imaginable. I’m sure he needs some time to decompress.
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As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race, class surface | Chicago Tribune
The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.
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5 political numbers to watch – Politico
Steven Shepard on the political data that matters.
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Obama Officials Reportedly Worked to Preserve Trump-Russia Intelligence for Future Investigation – Slate
The New York Times published a staggering report Wednesday evening on the Obama administration’s extraordinary and extensive effort in the waning days of the Obama presidency to preserve and distribute intelligence it had uncovered on Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
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Trump Effort To Pin Botched Yemen Raid On Barack Obama Falters – The Huffington Post
Congress is increasingly worried, and the House intelligence committee has already been briefed.
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