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Many blacks shrug off Obama's new view on gays
By News on May 11, 2012
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ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn't disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it. The windows of his suburban Philadelphia barbershop still display an "Obama 2012" placard and another that reads "We've Got His Back."...Obama basks again in Hollywood glory, but at cost?
By News on May 11, 2012
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Under a tent on George Clooney's basketball court, the cheers were loud and warm for President Barack Obama....Gay marriage shift gives Obama fundraising boost
By News on May 11, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama is seeing an uptick in fundraising since he announced his shift on gay marriage....
Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday
By News on May 11, 2012
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....
Obama wants Congress to help homeowners
By News on May 11, 2012
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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pressing Congress to help homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure, taking his economic pitch to hard-hit Nevada....