Drummond matthews biography of nancy pelosi
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Dear Representative Pelosi,
We are writing to you today to ask you to do better.
We, like you, are white women who care deeply about the direction in which our country is headed, and who believe that inaction in the face of oppression is unacceptable. Because we share those goals, we hope and expect that you will do the work to understand why we are so deeply disappointed and angry about your recent statements regarding your colleague, Representative Maxine Waters. We urge you to consider how you can better use your power to support Representative Waters and the struggle for liberation for all Americans.
When you attack a Black woman for speaking out about injustice, and when you call for “civility” in the face of blatant racism, you invoke a long history of white supremacist power. Writing Black women’s words off as divisive, and chastising them for raising the alarm on unjust behavior, is not merely condescending — it echoes racist tropes that have been used for centuries to de
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Nancy Pelosi and other U.S. lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama, a move likely to anger China
A group of U.S. lawmakers met with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in India on Wednesday, a move likely to anger China.
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Barack Obama
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
For other uses, see Barack Obama (disambiguation).
"Barack" and "Obama" redirect here. For other uses, see Barack (disambiguation) and Obama (disambiguation).
Barack Obama | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | George W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | Donald Trump |
| In office January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Roland Burris |
| In office January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
| Born | Barack Hussein Obama II (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 63) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Parents | |
| Relatives | Obama family |
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| Awards | Full list |
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Barack Hussein Obama II[a] (born August 4,