International Freedoms Report Released

Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON (AURN) -- The International Freedoms report of 2012 Has been released by Secretary of State John Kerry. It is a document President Obama uses for foreign countries particularly when there are problems in that area. Listen:   More news and information at AURN.com   … [Read more...]

President Obama: State of Disaster

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(AURN) -- In response to the devastating, mile-wide tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma President Obama has declared the town a major disaster area and ordered federal aid be used to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, is currently … [Read more...]

Valerie Jarrett’s Delivers Clark Atlanta Commencement

Today, Senior advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett will deliver a commencement address to the 2013 graduates of Clark Atlanta University. Jarrett’s speech comes on the heels of several HBCU commencement addresses including President Obama at Morehouse College, the First Lady Michelle Obama at … [Read more...]

Congressman Charles Rangel Remarks on IRS

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By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com At the ABC studio in New York City Sunday morning Congressman Charlie Rangel takes a few questions on the IRS. Congressman Rangel has been a questioner in various  congressional hearings since Watergate.  Meanwhile, Friday night the Treasury Secretary told the … [Read more...]

WH: Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure Projects

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2013 Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure Projects As part of the Administration’s effort to make America a magnet for jobs by building a 21st Century infrastructure, … [Read more...]

The Fabric of America: Rundown 5/16/13

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By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com President Obama dealt with weighty issues Wednesday to include the release of emails relating to the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya to quell congressional charges of a cover up. The President sat in on several meetings to include a session with the Treasury … [Read more...]

The Fabric of America: Rundown 5/15/13

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By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com The Associated Press is seriously looking at taking the Justice Department to court over DOJ’s efforts to obtain reporters phone logs from a two month period last year.  The Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation of a government leak of … [Read more...]

Obama urges Ohio State grads to take responsibility

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By  Joe Vardon  and  Ben Sutherly - Columbus Dispatch President Barack Obama urged Ohio State’s graduating class today to “participate” and “persevere” in a brand of citizenship that “is a harder, higher road to take” but it “leads to a better place.” Continue on … [Read more...]

The Importance of a Second Term Black Cabinet Nomination

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By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com Originally posted 4/8/2013   In a matter of weeks the remainder of the Obama Cabinet vacancies will be filled and there is expectation a black person will be nominated to head the Department of Transportation. A name being floated for that post is Charlotte, … [Read more...]

April Ryan Talks with Congresswoman Marcia Fudge

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By: Blackamericaweb.com White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair, about the CBC’s fight over lack of diversity in the immigration bill and how the Boston Bombing is framing the issue. … [Read more...]