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NY Prisoners Counted Differently, But Still Not Voting
Now that they'll be counted in their hometowns rather than where they're incarcerated, state inmates could shift district lines. One thing neither they nor parollees can do, however, is vote.
Will Cities Be Heard in Campaign 2012?
Great nations feature great cities. But American campaigns usually don't. Four years after voters elected a president who pledged to do more for cities, is that about to change?
New Orleans:Federal Housing, Environmental Policies Clash
The weeds were growing high in the Upper 9th Ward even before the hurricane hit.
Detroit: Beyond the Bailout, Immigration Is Key Issue
While many hands have shaped the good and bad of today's Detroit, the impact of current federal policy is easy to spot.
New York: Local Transit's Future Depends on the Feds
Transportation advocates in the nation's largest city believe the 2012 election will decide the future of mass transit in the United States.
For an Iraqi in New York, U.S. Withdrawal is Not War's End
Alaa Majeed is one of 60,000 Iraqis who came to the United States after the 2003 invasion. Married to an American, settled in Brooklyn, she still feels the disruption of the war—especially when she hears her mother's voice.
Obama Anti-Poverty Programs Begin to Take Shape
The president's neighborhood-based anti-poverty initiatives will soon move into a second stage. But in an era of budget-cutting, Promise Neighborhoods and Choice Neighborhoods face a steep political challenge.
Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
How Health Care Repeal Would Affect New York
Republicans want to reverse President Obama's health care reform law. What would that mean for New Yorkers?
Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?
The president's campaign pledge to pay attention to cities got some tough early reviews. But now communities around the country are getting federal help to plan for the future.
Harlem Program Scrutinized, Obama Initiative Cut
Congress is contemplating a major reduction to President Obama's flagship anti-poverty program, as its model—the Harlem Children's Zone—faces new questions about results.
Obama Official Slams NY Food Stamp Policy
A Minefield for Obama
When will the President address the disproportionate color of unemployment?
Promises To Keep:
The Obama Poverty Plan
Young Emigres Question
What Obama Means For Them
Barack Obama
In November 2008, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American President in United States history.
Background
Obama was born to a black, Kenyan father and white mother. He grew up in Hawaii. As an undergraduate, he attended Columbia University. After graduating, Obama became a community activist in New York City. Later, he attended Harvard Law School.
Presidency
Entering the office amid a financial crisis and two lengthy wars, Obama promised change throughout his presidential campaign. He made measures to improve the economy through a stimulus package, tax cuts, and the passage of health care reform. He made efforts to pull back troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, and pledged a date that all troops would be returning home. He made great strides for the United States when CIA Operatives killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden in Spring 2011. He will run for re-election in the 2012 election.
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Will NY Be Center-Stage In Obama, Part II?
Two years to the day since Barack Obama's inauguration, an op-ed writer argues that New York leaders have blazed the centrist path the president must tread.
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Republic Day of India Celebration
Indian and Indian-American residents of the Flushing community of Queens celebrate Republic Day.
