Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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White House makes its case to black voters


A customer walks by the word 'Vote' as it's being painted onto the window at Frager's Hardware, in Washington on Nov. 2, 2008. | AP Photo
President Obama's team is stepping up outreach to African-Americans. | AP Photo Close
Stung by summertime allegations that they neglected their bedrock African-American constituency, the White House and President Barack Obama’s reelection team have cranked up their outreach to black voters, selling the president’s first-term achievements as accomplishments that will pay long-term dividends for the black community.
Top administration aides and Cabinet officials have fanned out to black communities, touting those accomplishments — including health care reform, unemployment insurance extensions, public-education overhauls and programs encouraging minority entrepreneurship — and last month, they hosted a summit on African-American issues.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69752.html#ixzz1fmdX4BIo

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