1. U.S. and Canada Isolated as Latin American Leaders Acknowledge Chávez’s Regional Leadership
(Matching tags: media coverage, latin america, Obama, Chavez)

Yesterday afternoon Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez passed away, after a long battle with cancer. The announcement by Vice President Nicolás Maduro came just minutes after Chávez’s death and elicited ...

2. Mitt Romney: the Candidate of Change?
(Matching tags: health care, Obama, election 2012, romney, minimum wage)

In 2008, then Senator Obama famously ran as the candidate of hope and change. If former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ends up getting the Republican nomination he may be the candidate of change in ...

3. Even the Guy Who Dosn't Care About Poor People Wants to Raise the Minimum Wage: Where Does President Obama Stand?
(Matching tags: economy, recession, Obama, election 2012, romney)

... higher minimum wage ever since a federal minimum wage law was first instituted in 1938. It will be interesting to see if President Obama or other leaders in the Democratic Party feel the need to respond ...

4. Obama's Main Constituency Has Always Been the Major Media
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To understand President Obama’s State of the Union speech, you have to understand his political strategy. From the beginning of his 2008 campaign, his main constituency has always been the major media. ...