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September 28th, 2011
05:17 PM ET
Obama’s uneasy relationship with black voters Washington (CNN) - President Obama always takes a broader view on issues of race and his policies. He likes to point out that whether he’s pushing for health care reform or more jobs, all Americans not just blacks stand to benefit. This approach has not gone unnoticed. Now, as the president courts black voters who were key to his success in 2008, some of them are less than enthusiastic. "I think the expectations, however unrealistic, from the community are higher for him to quote un quote help us," said Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan, one of Washington DC’s top urban radio morning hosts. “That being said, I still think many people are very very supportive of President Obama,” he added. 
September 28th, 2011
04:31 PM ET
White House confident Supreme Court will uphold health care law The Obama administration is putting on a confident face when it comes to the debate being waged in federal courts over the health care law. In a blog post explaining why the Justice Department is formally asking the Supreme Court to take up the matter this term, Deputy Senior White House Advisor Stephanie Cutter writes she is confident the high court will overturn a recent federal court’s decision that held the law’s mandate unconstitutional:
Entire blog post HERE. 
September 28th, 2011
04:06 PM ET
Obama's fiery speech to CBC defendedWashington (CNN) - A White House official is defending controversial comments President Obama made in a weekend speech to the Congressional Black Caucus. “It was meant as a rallying cry,” the official said. As the president was nearing the end of his speech he tried to pump up the audience with a rift punctuated by loud applause. “I am going to press on for jobs,” he said, then telling those in the room, “I expect all of you to march with me and press on. Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying.” Representative Maxine Waters, D-California, told CNN she found the comment “curious,” and she speculated that the president had gone “off script.” The White House official said that in fact it was an ad-lib moment, but insisted that the audience gave the president more than a warm embrace. 
September 28th, 2011
03:39 PM ET
Obama plays teacher-in-chiefPresident Obama marked the beginning of the school year Wednesday, urging students in a speech broadcast to many public schools to stay determined to succeed:
Text of Obama's full speech after the jump: 
September 28th, 2011
01:59 PM ET
GOP stifling efforts for immigration reform, Obama saysSeeking to shore up his support with members of the Hispanic community, President Obama held a Latino roundtable in the White House Wednesday, where he did his best to deflect criticisms over immigration issues. From the CNN Wire:
More HERE
September 28th, 2011
12:30 PM ET
September 28th, 2011
08:25 AM ET
Morning Briefing: Economists warn of Congressional inaction Good news for the White House today as Bloomberg News releases a new survey of 34 economists this morning that shows most think the president’s jobs plan would help stave off a double-dip recession. The economists’ median estimates predict the plan “would increase gross domestic product by 0.6 percent next year and add or keep 275,000 workers on payrolls. …The program would also lower the jobless rate by 0.2 percentage point in 2012, economists said.” [Bloomberg] One symptom of the flailing economy that was largely left out of the president’s jobs plan is the housing market, but reports out today from the Mortgage Bankers Association show that stimulus efforts taken by the Federal Reserve have had at least some effect. Mortgage applications filed in the U.S. last week rose 9.3% from the previous week, and refinance activity climbed 11%. [Dow Jones Newswires] Here are a few other stories the White House is reading this morning: S&P 500 Index Futures, Stocks Advance as Commodities Pare Losses [Bloomberg] Stocks: Europe enthusiasm growing [CNN Money] China Set to Enter 'Space Age' by Launching Own Space Station Module [International Business Times] Surveys: Health insurance costs shifted to workers, even as premiums surge [Washington Post] Republican field: They may be rich but do not call them elite [Los Angeles Times] Romney camp says fund-raising is down [Boston Globe] Reelection won’t be easy, Obama strategist says [Boston Globe] Iran planning to send ships near U.S. waters [CNN Wire] CNN Poll: Trust in government at all time low [CNN Political Unit]  President Barack Obama delivering hist first - hotly debated - back-to-school speech to students across the country on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. He spoke at a high school in Arlington, Virginia. (Shawna Shepherd/CNN)
September 28th, 2011
07:53 AM ET
President Obama's day ahead: Virtual Latino roundtableGood Wednesday morning from the White House. The president participates in an “Open for Questions” roundtable in the Map Room today at 11:25am, taking online questions from mostly Latino participants. The event will be streamed live on the White House website. Then later in the afternoon the president will visit Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington DC to deliver his 3rd annual back to school speech. He will then meet with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Vice President Biden in the Oval Office. There will be a briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney at 12 noon. Here’s the whole schedule:
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