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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Deborah Creighton Skinner</title>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey to End Talk Show in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/11/20/oprah-winfrey-to-end-talk-show-in-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey announced Friday that her television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons.]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Diversity Officer Talks Plan to Change Face of Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/09/14/chief-diversity-officer-talks-plan-to-change-face-of-tennis</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/09/14/chief-diversity-officer-talks-plan-to-change-face-of-tennis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Tennis Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venus Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Clayton, chief diversity officer of the United States Tennis Association, spoke with BlackEnterprise.com about his goals for the USTA, community outreach, and why this is his best job ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Launches Conversation on Importance of Fatherhood, Personal Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/19/obama-launches-conversation-on-importance-of-fatherhood-personal-responsibility</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/19/obama-launches-conversation-on-importance-of-fatherhood-personal-responsibility#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatherhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama kicked off a national conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility with events across the Washington area  and activities at the White House.  Well-known fathers and everyday dads from across the country joined the President to discuss what fathers are doing to strengthen themselves, their families and their communities.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandatory Digital TV Transition Becomes Official Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/11/digital-transition-faqs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/11/digital-transition-faqs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Communications Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, all full-power television stations in the U.S. will start converting to digital throughout the day. By the end of the day all television stations must be exclusively on digital.<a href="http://blackenterprise.com/files/2009/06/DTV_IMAGE.JPG" rel="lightbox[pics35981]" title="DTV_IMAGE"><img src="http://blackenterprise.com/files/2009/06/DTV_IMAGE.JPG" alt="DTV_IMAGE" width="640" height="445" class="attachment wp-att-35985 alignleft" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers, HHS Seek to Redress Healthcare Disparities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and AIDS than whites, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. In fact, 48% of African American adults suffer from a chronic disease compared with 39% of the general population.]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: GM&#8217;s Restructuring</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/faq-gm-restructuring</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/faq-gm-restructuring#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Information for Consumers and Investors

Is GM going out of business?
GM has entered chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to launch the “New GM.” GM has the support of the U.S. and Canadian governments and the UAW in this effort.
What does this mean for GM’s current customers and future car buyers?
There will be no interruptions in GM honoring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Names Sotomayor to Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/26/obama-to-name-sotomayor-to-supreme-court</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/26/obama-to-name-sotomayor-to-supreme-court#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 13:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama named federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, according to officials, making her the first Hispanic in history on the high court.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter and join Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the second woman on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC to Hold ‘Soft Test’ for DTV Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/05/20/fcc-to-hold-soft-test-for-dtv-transition</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/05/20/fcc-to-hold-soft-test-for-dtv-transition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Communications Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nielson Co.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local broadcasters will be participating in coordinated digital television (DTV) transition “soft tests” Thursday in preparation for the nationwide transition on June 12.]]></description>
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		<title>75. Natchitoches Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/aka/auto-dealers-2009-be-100s/2009/05/15/75-natchitoches-ford-lincoln-mercury-inc</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/aka/auto-dealers-2009-be-100s/2009/05/15/75-natchitoches-ford-lincoln-mercury-inc#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Natchitoches Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc. is the nation’s 75th largest African American-owned auto dealership; and Louisiana’s second largest minority-owned auto dealership.
Calvin W. Braxton Sr. is president of the dealership. In 2008, the dealership grossed $18.8 million in revenues.
]]></description>
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		<title>Not All Honorees Get Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/15/not-all-honorees-get-awards</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/15/not-all-honorees-get-awards#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 19:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelique Kidjo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Women's Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen Latifah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Very early yesterday morning, the New York Women's Foundation took the time to honor four women whose words and deeds have helped women turn their lives around by promoting and advocating economic security for women and girls.
But with all the finery of the awards and the famous names that appeared on the stage, the two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Signs Law for Civil Rights Project</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/05/13/obama-signs-law-for-civil-rights-project</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/05/13/obama-signs-law-for-civil-rights-project#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Movement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday a bill that requires the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution to establish an oral history project related to the Civil Rights movement.]]></description>
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		<title>24. Walker Family Auto Group</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/aka/auto-dealers-2009-be-100s/2009/05/11/24-walker-family-auto-group</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/aka/auto-dealers-2009-be-100s/2009/05/11/24-walker-family-auto-group#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walker Family Auto Group is the nation’s 24th largest African American-owned auto dealership group; and Mississippi’s largest minority-owned auto dealers.
Founded by Jimmy Walker in 1994, the company consists of Laurel Ford Lincoln Mercury and Kia of Laurel.  Walker earned $59.5 million in 2008 revenues—down 31.3% from the previous year. Ford owns 60% of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure Lifelines</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2009/05/11/foreclosure-lifelines</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2009/05/11/foreclosure-lifelines#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RealtyTrac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one in three Americans, or 31%, say they know someone who has already lost their home to foreclosure, according to a survey by legal information site FindLaw.com. In addition, the survey found that one in four Americans, or 27%, say they know someone who is currently going through the foreclosure process.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 100</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/29/day-100</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/29/day-100#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Days]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama, Biden and newly Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter addressed the media about the Pennyslvania senator's switch to the Democratic Party. 
The president held a town hall meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, and reflected on the progress the country has made over the first 100 days of his administration and discussed the work still ahead. 
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 99</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/28/day-99</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/28/day-99#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After being confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as health and human services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius went to work on the H1N1 flu outbreak.
Obama proclaimed today Equal Pay Day and urged the end of wage discrimination. (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 98</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/27/day-98</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/27/day-98#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president gave assurances on swine flu, saying the flu outbreak in Mexico is a "cause for concern... but it is not a cause for alarm." Obama tied the outbreak to the need for a sustained national commitment to science, and made that commitment. (Photo source: White House)
]]></description>
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		<title>Day 97</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/26/day-97</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/26/day-97#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is joined by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during a press conference on the government's response to swine influenza. 
Meanwhile, the president played golf with his commerce secretary, a White House staffer, and Trade Representative Ron Kirk. (Photo source: White House)
]]></description>
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		<title>Day 96</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/25/day-96</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/25/day-96#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal responsibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama asked Congress to pass legislation, which will force members to include budget cuts or tax increases against any budget increases. (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 95</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/24/day-95</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/24/day-95#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama is briefed by Scott Gration, special envoy for Sudan, on his recent trip to the region. 
Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House’s health reform office, met with small business owners as part of the administration’s continuing series of White House healthcare stakeholder discussions. Later, Obama proposed cutting the middle man from student lending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 94</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/23/day-94</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama stirred controversy when he told credit card company executives that there is a lack of clarity and transparency with regard to contract language. He asked for strong and reliable protections for consumers, including a ban on unfair rate increases and abusive fees and penalties. 
Obama also spoke at a Holocaust ceremony and along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Court Hears Racial Discrimination Case</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/04/23/high-court-hears-racial-discrimination-case</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/04/23/high-court-hears-racial-discrimination-case#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeStefano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricci]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court took up its first case on racial injustice in the Obama era yesterday, hearing claims of job discrimination by white firefighters.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 93</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/22/day-93</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/22/day-93#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Earth Day, Obama made an appearance at a wind turbine manufacturing plant in Iowa and called for a new era of energy exploration. 
Secretary Salazar announced an investment of $750 million in the national park system under the Recovery Act and Biden announced that the Energy Department will lead a $300 million initiatives called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 92</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/21/day-92</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/21/day-92#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Bill Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Kennedy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president welcomed King Abdullah of Jordan to the White House and held a press conference where he again offered his strong support to a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. 
Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and encouraged Americans to commit to community service. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 91</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/20/day-91</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/20/day-91#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cabinet meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Woods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At his first full cabinet meeting, Obama asked every department to try to cut $100 million from their budget over the next 90 days to help reduce the deficit. 
Afterward in his address to the CIA, the president re-emphasized his opposition to bringing criminal charges against members of the CIA if they engaged in authorized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 90</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/19/day-90</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/19/day-90#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit of the Americas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before leaving the Summit of the Americas, Obama summarized discussions he held with the presidents of Peru, Chile, Columbia, Haiti, and the prime minister of Canada. He said the summit opened up an opportunity for a frank dialogue about democracy and human rights throughout the hemisphere. He reiterated his commitment to combat drug cartels, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharpton Ordered to Pay FEC $285,000</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/19/sharpton-ordered-to-pay-fec-285000</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/19/sharpton-ordered-to-pay-fec-285000#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Sharpton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Action Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network were fined $285,000 by Federal Election Commission (FEC) for violating a host of election laws during Sharpton's 2004 presidential campaign during which he received 2% of the Democratic primary vote.
The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group, filed complaints against Sharpton in 2004 said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 89</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/18/day-89</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/18/day-89#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On his second day at the Summit of the Americas, Obama met with the Union of South American Nations and took a step towards reconciling U.S.-Venezuelan relations by politely greeting President Hugo Chavez with a handshake. The act motivated Chavez to designate a candidate for the ambassador to the United States. 
In his weekly Saturday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 88</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/17/day-88</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/17/day-88#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his address at the opening ceremony for the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, Obama announced a new $30 million investment to strengthen cooperation on security in the Caribbean.
In St. Louis, Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan discussed with 529 plans and college affordability.  (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 87</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/16/day-87</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/16/day-87#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[torture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president traveled to Mexico City for the Summit of the Americas and held a bilateral meeting with President Felipe Calderon are pledging to work together on challenges confronting both countries. They also announced the creation of the Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change.
Obama absolved the CIA from prosecution for harsh interrogation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 86</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/15/day-86</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/15/day-86#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On tax day, the Obama administration was greeted by tea parties organized by people who said they disapproved of government spending. Some of the tea parties were sponsored by “fair and balanced” Fox News Channel. 
President meets with families to discuss the real effects of his tax policies on their lives. 
The Obamas reported an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 85</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/14/day-85</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/14/day-85#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama says there’ are glimmers of hope in the economy, but that there are still tough times ahead.
Biden hosted two conference calls to discuss Recovery Act implementation. The first call was with a group of governors; the second call was with a group of mayors and county executives.
The United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 84</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/13/day-84</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/13/day-84#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pirates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president hosted the 2009 Easter Egg Roll, a White House tradition since 1878. An estimated 30,000 families from 45 states and the District of Columbia converged on the South Lawn.
The White House lifts all restrictions on visits by Americans to family members in Cuba, removing limits on money transfers to family members in Cuba, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke to Lecture at Morehouse College</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/13/bernanke-to-lecture-at-morehouse-college</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/13/bernanke-to-lecture-at-morehouse-college#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morehouse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will lecture and hold a forum with students at Atlanta’s Morehouse College tomorrow.
"This is an opportunity for our students to gain a better understanding of how the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank interact and clarify their role in the economy as a whole," said Cheryl Allen, dean of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 83</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/12/day-83</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/12/day-83#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Malia and Sasha name their new puppy, a Portuguese water dog that was a gift from Sen. Edward Kennedy, Bo. It is reported that the dog the girls chose the name for the six-month old puppy because the first lady’s father was nicknamed Diddley. Get it, “Bo” Diddley. (Photo Source: White House)
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		<title>Day 82</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/11/day-82</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/11/day-82#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passover]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama discusses the many problems -- and opportunities -- in the world through the prism of Passover and Easter.
Arizona State University announced it will rename a scholarship program for the president in response to criticism of its decision not to award Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 81</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/10/day-81</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/10/day-81#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department announces that the budget deficit increased by $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount. 
Bernanke and Obama meet at the White House to discuss economic strategy. (Photo Source: White House)
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		<title>Day 80</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/09/day-80</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/09/day-80#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama hosts a round-table discussion of homeownership and unveiled a plan to improve healthcare for veterans. 
The first family hosted a private White House seder, a meal celebrating Passover, the Jewish exodus from Egypt after four centuries of slavery. The White House says it's apparently the first time a president has hosted a seder.
The first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Text of Letter From Obama to Nancy Pelosi</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/text-of-letter-from-obama-to-nancy-pelosi</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/text-of-letter-from-obama-to-nancy-pelosi#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Madam Speaker:
We face a security situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan that demands urgent attention. The Taliban is resurgent and al Qaeda threatens America from its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
With that reality as my focus, today I send to the Congress a supplemental appropriations request totaling $83.4 billion that will fund our ongoing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento Mayor Settles Federal Case</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/sacramento-mayor-settles-federal-case</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/sacramento-mayor-settles-federal-case#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World Season 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacramento]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has settled his case with the federal government related to charges he improperly used federal funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 79</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/08/day-79</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/08/day-79#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On board Air Force One, National Security Advisor General James Jones, left, and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Joe Clancy, right, coordinate arrival details by telephone for Obama's unannounced stop in Iraq. (Source: White House)
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		<title>Day 78</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/07/day-78</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During an unannounced visit to Iraq, Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials that it is time to phase out America's combat role in the war. Earlier, while still in Istanbul, the president met with Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during their meeting in Istanbul.
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		<title>Obama Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/07/obama-makes-unannounced-visit-to-iraq</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/07/obama-makes-unannounced-visit-to-iraq#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Iraq -- his first as president -- on Tuesday for a brief inspection of the war and to meet with Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 77</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/06/day-77</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/06/day-77#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During a visit to Turkey, Obama emphasizes his support for Turkey’s bid for membership in the European Union. In response to questions during a town hall about whether there was a message being sent through the visit, he stated that Turkey is a critical ally, vital in issues ranging from energy to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 76</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/05/day-76</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/05/day-76#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During a speech in Prague, Obama calls for a world without nuclear weapons.
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		<title>Day 75</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/04/day-75</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/04/day-75#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama discusses the breadth and depth of the global challenges the U.S. faces. 
The president also visit with U.S. Embassy staff and their families in Prague.
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		<title>Obama on the Record: NATO Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/04/04/obama-on-the-record-nato-meeting</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/04/04/obama-on-the-record-nato-meeting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. I want to address my remarks directly to the delegation from Albania and Croatia and their leadership: Welcome to NATO. We are very excited about your participation. The Atlantic Alliance is 60 years old and it's a measure of our vitality that we are still welcoming new members. 
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House, Senate Pass Budget Proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/03/house-senate-pass-budget-proposals</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/03/house-senate-pass-budget-proposals#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Reid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Voting along party lines, the House and Senate approved budget resolutions, backing a $3.6-trillion spending plan that sets the stage for legislation on healthcare, energy, the environment, and education. It would also edit President Barack Obama's spending proposals for the 2010 fiscal year that starts in October and stop his plans to cut taxes.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 74</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/03/day-74</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/03/day-74#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strasbourg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At a town hall in Strasbourg, France, stressed the importance of communication in maintaining global alliances and addressed the "insidious" nature of anti-Americanism.
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		<title>Day 73</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/02/day-73</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/02/day-73#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G-20 Summit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives and the Senate pass their versions of the Obama’s FY 2010 budget, which largely reflects the president's priorities.
After a series of meetings and discussions at the G-20 Summit in London, Obama held a press conference to discuss the outcome of the meetings. 
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		<title>Day 72</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/01/day-72</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/01/day-72#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown held a joint press conference to discuss the economy, and later the Obamas met privately with Queen Elizabeth II.
Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, where they discussed their intention to draft a new arms control treaty to replace the START agreement.
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		<title>Day 71</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/31/day-71</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/31/day-71#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obamas are in Europe to attend the G-20 Summit in the United Kingdom and a NATO summit marking the 60 years since the alliance was founded. 
During the eight-day, five-country trip he will meet with European leaders who split with the U.S. over the war in Iraq and the treatment of suspected terrorists at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 70</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/30/day-70</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/30/day-70#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After determining that General Motors had not presented a viable plan restructuring plan, Obama forced the resignation of CEO Rick Wagoner and gave the company 60 days to develop a more aggressive restructuring plan. 
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus criticized the lack of minority participation in the government's financial bailouts.
Obama signed legislation setting aside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whither GM?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/30/whither-gm</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/30/whither-gm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to right the flailing auto industry, President Barack Obama forced out General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner and said neither GM or Chrysler would receive anymore federal bailouts until the companies won more concessions from unions and creditors.
That's tough love, but necessary. Automakers can't treat the U.S. government like its own personal bank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 69</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/29/day-69</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/29/day-69#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama's envoy to a climate change conference in Germany pledges to "make up for lost time" to reach an agreement on climate change, reversing years of Bush policy.
At a summit of center-left leaders from Latin America and Europe in Chile Biden says Washington doesn’t plan to scrap the Cuban embargo.
Obama tells CBS' "Face the Nation" [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 68</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/28/day-68</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/28/day-68#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit of the Americas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Biden arrives in Chile for the Progressive Governance conference to discuss the upcoming Summit of the Americas. He will meet with the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and the Prime Ministers of Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom. 
Obama’s invitation to deliver the graduation address at Brigham Young University has become a political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 67</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/27/day-67</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/27/day-67#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Obama announces a new comprehensive strategy to defeat Al Qaeda and ensure stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
Obama nominates former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus to be secretary of the Navy, choosing a political supporter with a long career in the service.  (Photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 66</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/26/day-66</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/26/day-66#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama took his budget message directly to the people, reprising the best of his campaign skills, in an online town hall from the White House.  (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 65</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/25/day-65</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/25/day-65#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama pays respects to recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, at Arlington National Cemetery.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, the head of the European Union, slams Obama's plan to spend nearly $2 trillion to push the U.S. economy out of recession as "the road to hell." 
The Senate Committee on Small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 64</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/24/day-64</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/24/day-64#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama gave his second news conference to “update [people] on the steps we’re taking to move this economy from recession to recovery and ultimately to prosperity.”
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sought new powers to regulate and even nationalize financial services giants whose collapse could endanger the U.S. economy. They also called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 63</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/23/day-63</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/23/day-63#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxic assets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To address the increased level of violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, the administration announced a $700 million investment to work in collaboration with Mexico on law enforcement to help fight the increasingly powerful drug cartels. 
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held a news conference to discuss his strategy to repair the beleaguered financial system and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 62</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/22/day-62</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/22/day-62#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making the rounds of the Sunday morning talk shows, Obama’s surrogates again beat the drum of the president’s economic plan. On “Fox News Sunday,” advisor Christina D. Romer said that was “incredibly confident” that the administration’s policies would be successful. 
Obama appeared on “60 Minutes,” where he had an unfortunate attack of the giggles while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 61</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/21/day-61</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/21/day-61#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Address]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=31021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama reinforced the core principles in his budget, saying "These investments are not a wish list of priorities that I picked out of thin air – they are a central part of a comprehensive strategy to grow this economy by attacking the very problems that have dragged it down for too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 60</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/20/day-60</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/20/day-60#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president announced that he will issue federal guidelines to identify acceptable spending uses of economic stimulus funds. He told a group of lawmakers that his administration “will do everything in our power” to prevent the waste of taxpayer dollars.
Obama sent a greeting to the Iranian people in a video with Farsi subtitles, wishing them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tidjane Thiam First Black CEO of FTSE 100 Company</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/tidjane-thiam-first-black-ceo-of-ftse-100-company</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/tidjane-thiam-first-black-ceo-of-ftse-100-company#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential P.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tidjane Thiam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British insurance giant Prudential P.L.C. yesterday named Finance Chief Tidjane Thiam as chief executive effective Oct. 1. Thiam will become the first black head of a FTSE 100 company. ]]></description>
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		<title>Day 59</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/19/day-59</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/19/day-59#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While in California, the president toured the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona, and announced that the government would invest $2.4 billion to encourage production of next generation plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and the advanced battery components to make them run.
During an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Obama made comments about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 58</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/18/day-58</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/18/day-58#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCAA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president accepted blame for the bonuses paid to AIG executives with bailout funds while at the same time saying it wasn’t his fault.  He also called for increased regulation of firms like AIG.
Obama held a town hall meeting in Orange County, California, where he made a case for his budget proposals for energy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 57</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/17/day-57</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/17/day-57#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On St. Patrick's Day, Obama met with the House and Senate budget committee chairmen to gain support for his budget proposals. He also challenged lawmakers who oppose his budget and economic plans to come up with alternate solutions. 
White House fountains ran green water as the president met separately with the Taoiseach of Ireland Brian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 56</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/16/day-56</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/16/day-56#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During a White House event for small business owners and lenders, Obama expressed outrage over the use of AIG bailout funds for executive bonuses. He announced plans to help unfreeze credit markets to assist small businesses and increase the liquidity of banks. 
The Treasury Department announced that it would purchase up to $15 billion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Unveils $15 Billion Small Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/obama-to-unveil-plan-to-boost-small-businesses</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/obama-to-unveil-plan-to-boost-small-businesses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timothy Geithner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meet with Cynthia Blankenship, co-founder of Bank of the West, and other small business leaders. (Source: Getty Images)
President Barack Obama and his economic team unveiled a $15 billion plan to assist small businesses that will temporarily eliminate lending fee and boost bank liquidity to unfreeze credit markets.
During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 55</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/15/day-55</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/15/day-55#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President kept a low profile as members of his economic team made the rounds of Sunday talk shows. 
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		<title>Day 54</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/14/day-54</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/14/day-54#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lulu Da Silva]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama discussed the importance of safety in both food and medicine, and announced the formation of a food safety working group. 
Former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, is tapped to head the Federal Drug Administration, and Baltimore Health Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein is nominated as her deputy. 
During a meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 53</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/13/day-53</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/13/day-53#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration announced that it would no longer use the phrase “enemy combatant” in reference to the war on terror or to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Larry Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council, participated in a discussion at the Brookings Institution about the state of the economy and the administration’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 52</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/12/day-52</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/12/day-52#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The White House hosted a conference on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act implementation attended by officials from states around the country who heard presentations from cabinet members and agency representatives. The state officials also shared ideas and best practices.
The president met with Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi in the Oval Office to discuss the U.S.-China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP Names A. Barry Rand CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/aarp-names-a-barry-rand-ceo</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/aarp-names-a-barry-rand-ceo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A. Barry Rand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Novelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xerox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The AARP tapped A. Barry Rand as its new chief executive, succeeding longtime CEO William Novelli. ]]></description>
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		<title>Day 51</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/11/day-51</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/11/day-51#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earmarks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama signed a $410 billion spending bill to keep the government running. The bill had come under fire from Republicans because it included too many earmarks.
The president also signed an executive order establishing the White House office on Women and Girls to address the lingering equality between men and women. First Lady Michelle Obama attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 50</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/10/day-50</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/10/day-50#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Education was the day’s focus, and in remarks before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Obama outlined his five “pillars” of education reform. Some commentators noted that it was a curious choice of event to discuss his education plans.
Biden visited NATO headquarters in Brussels to “listen” to ideas on the best way to prevent Pakistan and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 49</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/09/day-49</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/09/day-49#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stem Cell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van Jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama signs an executive order to reverse Bush administration regulations on stem cell research. 
The president also called for a review of President Bush’s signing statements, which sometimes included hints as to how government officials could circumvent implementation of laws with which Bush disagreed. Agency's officials were ordered to check with the justice department before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 48</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/08/day-48</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/08/day-48#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camp David]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama led a Kennedy Center audience in a performance of "Happy Birthday," capping a star-studded musical birthday tribute to ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 47</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/07/day-47</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/07/day-47#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Address]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama acknowledged February's unemployment report, which brought the number of jobs lost in the recession to 4.4 million, and pointed to his administration’s commitment and efforts to jumpstart the economy through job creation, housing and credit programs. (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 46</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/06/day-46</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/06/day-46#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president signed a resolution to ensure that the government continued to be funded until last year’s appropriations bills are passed.
Obama flew to Columbus, Ohio with Attorney General Eric Holder, to address the graduation ceremonies of the Columbus Police Division's 114th class. The justice department plans to it offer $2 billion in grants from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Soars to 8.1%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/unemployment-rate-soars-to-81</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/unemployment-rate-soars-to-81#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment Rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate surged to 8.1% in February, the highest since late 1983, as employers cut 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 45</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/05/day-45</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/05/day-45#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama hosted a healthcare reform forum, attended by congressional leaders and industry representatives.  He also announced a series of regional White House forums on health reform that will take place across the country.
Biden, accompanied by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Miami Mayor Mannie Diaz, announced the availability of $8.4 billion in ARRA funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: Procurement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/03/04/obama-on-the-record-procurement</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/03/04/obama-on-the-record-procurement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON PROCUREMENT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Even if these were the best of times, budget reform would be long overdue in Washington. And we have here some folks who have been working on these issues for a long time.
But these are far from the best of times. By any measure, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 44</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/04/day-44</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/04/day-44#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Joined by campaign rival Sen. John McCain and others, Obama signed a presidential memorandum that calls for an overhaul of government contracting rules by eliminating no-bid contracts, maximizing competitive bidding processes. 
Obama nominated Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
Hillary Clinton makes her first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, Brown Discuss Economy During White House Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/obama-brown-discuss-economy-during-white-house-meeting</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/obama-brown-discuss-economy-during-white-house-meeting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown meet in the Oval Office. (Source: White House)
President Barack Obama met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today in the White House to discuss the onging global economic crisis.
After their closed-door meeting, the two leaders held a mini press conference with reporters from both sides of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Releases Funds for Transportation Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/us-releases-funds-for-transportation-projects</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/us-releases-funds-for-transportation-projects#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray LaHood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama addresses a crowd gathered at the Department of Transportation to discuss infrastructure spending, as Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood listen. (Source: White House)
President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden announced the release of $28 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to states and local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 43</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/03/day-43</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/03/day-43#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Brown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During a White House visit, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Obama discussed shared concerns, such as the global credit crunch. Reports noted that Obama’s reception of Brown was rather chilly.
At the Department of  the Interior, Obama announced plans to reverse a Bush regulation that allowed agencies to bypass watchdogs when removing a species [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 42</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/02/day-42</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/02/day-42#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health and human services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama nominates Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to serve as secretary of health and human services and help lead his administration’s effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. 
US. Trade Representative nominee Ron Kirk is the third Obama nominee to have tax problems, and it is announced that he would pay $10,000 in back taxes.
Biden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 41</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/01/day-41</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/01/day-41#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces $300 million in aid to Gaza. 
Clinton speaks with George Mitchell, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, prior to the start of the international donors meeting for the Gaza Strip. (Photo source: Getty Images)
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		<title>Day 40</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/28/day-40</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/28/day-40#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Address]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama defends his budget proposal, stressing the importance of fiscal responsibility, a fair tax code, a clean energy economy, real healthcare reform, and education. He also indicated he was prepared to take on lobbyists who might oppose his plans.  (Photo source: White House)
]]></description>
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		<title>Day 39</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/27/day-39</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/27/day-39#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle Class Task Force]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama thanks troops at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for their their service and pledged to end the U.S.’s combat mission in Iraq by August 31, 2010. 
Biden traveled to Philadelphia to convene the first Middle Class Task Force meeting, which focused on green jobs as a way to rebuild a strong middle class. 
First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amsterdam News’ Wilbert A. Tatum Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/26/amsterdam-news%e2%80%99-wilbert-a-tatum-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/26/amsterdam-news%e2%80%99-wilbert-a-tatum-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amsterdam News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Ciara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Black Journalists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wilbert Tatum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilbert A. Tatum, publisher emeritus, CEO, and chairman of the board of the New York Amsterdam News, died Tuesday while vacationing with his wife, Susan, in Croatia.  He was 76 years old.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 38</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/26/day-38</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/26/day-38#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arne Duncan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama unveils his FY 2010 budget outline, which called for a staggering $3.55 trillion in spending and projected a 2009 deficit of historic proportions. 
The president participates in his first official meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus.
Biden meets with President Fatmir Sejdiu of Kosovo, second from left. (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 37</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/25/day-37</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Locke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama named his third nominee for Commerce secretary, former Washington Gov. Gary Locke.
The president also met with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, the first foreign leader to visit the Obama White House. 
The government released the first batch of stimulus funds, providing states with $15 billion to shore up their Medicaid programs.
The first couple hosted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Gov. Jindal&#8217;s Take on Obama&#8217;s Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/republic-gov-jindals-take-on-obamas-speech</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/republic-gov-jindals-take-on-obamas-speech#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican National Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 Though President Barack Obama hasn't released his economic speech, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has already released excerpts of his speech, which will be the official Republican response. Are the GOP's criticisms fair and accurate?
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released the following excerpts from the Republican address, entitled "Americans Can Do Anything," that Louisiana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Ellington Honored on D.C. Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/24/duke-ellington-the-first-african-american-to-solo-on-circulating-us-coin</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/24/duke-ellington-the-first-african-american-to-solo-on-circulating-us-coin#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Ellington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Mint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington has done something that no other African American has ever done. The jazz legend became the first to appear solo on circulating U.S. currency today when the U.S. Mint unveiled his image on the new District of Columbia quarters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Day 36</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/24/day-36</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jhindal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama made his first joint address to Congress. The president said said it was time to act boldly to revive the economy,and "to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity." While his speech was generally well-received, the Republican response, given by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jhindal, received poor marks by Democrats and Republicans alike.  (Photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 35</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/23/day-35</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/23/day-35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darfur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama addressed the National Governors Association and announced that Biden would supervise implementation of the economic stimulus program. He warned that they would be held accountable for effective and efficient spending of the funds. 
Former Secret Service agent Earl Devaney stimulus watchdog to monitor the $787 billion stimulus program. Clinton continued her tour through Asia.
Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 34</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/22/day-34</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/22/day-34#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obamas hosted their first black-tie dinner with the nation’s governors. 
The first lady hosted a group of students from the local L'Academie de Cuisine to meet with her and the White House executive and head pastry chefs.  (Photo source: White House)
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		<title>Day 33</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/21/day-33</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/02/21/day-33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Address]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, Obama told taxpayers that effective April 1, they would begin to experience the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through a decrease in their payroll withholding taxes. He also pledged to take on the massive deficit he inherited once the economy grows more stable.
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