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Obama and Clinton Made History, No Matter How You Feel About Either One

Yes, I hear it. Barack Obama, with roots in Kansas and Kenya, Hawaii and Indonesia, was not really like most African Americans, so he didn’t count. (This year, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson, backed by Rupert Murdoch, claimed the authentic black “experience” for himself, dismissing Obama altogether.) And Hillary Clinton , as the wife of […]

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Christ Is Risen, But Campaign Discourse About Faith Has Fallen

Featured at Roll Call / Mary Curtis

Fewer Americans are flocking to religion, but you wouldn’t know that from the current presidential election cycle. The politics of Washington are on pause for Easter break, but the campaign trail does not relent. And despite our separation of church and state, religion has been front-and-center this election season, often in ways that emphasize division rather than reconciliation.

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When GOP staffer put Obama children ‘at a bar,’ it continued American tradition of trashing black females’ morality

Featured at The Washington Post / Mary Curtis

In keeping with the Christian theme of her self-serving apology, Elizabeth Lauten has blessedly resigned from her post as the communications director for Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher (R-Tenn.). She had said prayer showed her the error of her ways, though one would think she would not need a higher power to tell her that trashing

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Obama visit adds heat to contentious and crucial North Carolina Senate race

Featured at The Washington Post / Mary Curtis

About the only thing that’s certain about North Carolina’s crucial Senate race is that it’s close. Polls show a tight contest, with Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and her Republican opponent Thom Tillis exchanging slim leads. It’s not even clear what the November midterm will be about. Is it a nationalized election, with Hagan tied to

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How the President’s Visit Impacts the N.C. Senate Race

Featured at WCCB Rising / Mary Curtis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Obama brings executive orders to Charlotte for veterans. His visit comes as a heated Senate race brews in North Carolina. Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan are wooing the state’s large veteran population. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis looks at how closely the president’s message will impact the race.

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State of the Union perspective

Featured at WCCB Rising / Mary Curtis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Washington Post columnist, Mary C. Curtis, joins Rising with some perspective on Tuesday’s State of the Union. Congressmen feel that the President needs to work with them, not go around them. In his address, President Obama said he will use executive action to pass bills if necessary. Much of his focus was

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The president and the pope: What will they talk about?

Featured at The Washington Post / Mary Curtis

During President Obama’s upcoming European trip, he’ll be engaging in important diplomatic and political discussions, including the Nuclear Security Summit, hosted by the Dutch government, and a U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels. But perhaps most anticipated by observers of church and state — and where the two intersect — will be the president’s planned March 27

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North Carolina Welcomes President Obama to NC State

Featured at WCCB Rising / Mary Curtis

Charlotte, N.C.- Today, President Obama will announce a $140 million initiative at NC State, focused on hi-tech manufacturing innovation. The president says manufacturing is one way to get the country’s economy back on track. Washington Post columnist Mary C. Curtis joined Rising to discuss the president’s visit and how North Carolinians will welcome him.

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President Obama may hit political turbulence in North Carolina visit

Featured at The Washington Post / Mary Curtis

When President Obama visits North Carolina in a planned stop in the Research Triangle on Wednesday, it won’t be the first time a trip to the state coincided with his State of the Union address. Last year, a visit to the Asheville area followed the event; Wednesday, the president is expected to preview economic policy

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Are GOP leaders missing a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on Ted Nugent rants?

Featured at theGrio.com / Mary Curtis

How has a rock musician who hasn’t topped the charts for decades – “Cat Scratch Fever” was back in 1977 – become a media-ready presence, relevant and, in certain circles, respectable? For Ted Nugent, frequent and heated statements about President Obama, guns and race have done the trick. Nugent has always been an outrageous rocker,

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