Tagged: Barack Obama

1:21pm

Mon February 18, 2013
Politics and Government

Ashley Bryant on the Campbell Conversations

Working in the key battleground state of Ohio, Ashley Bryant was an integral player in President Obama’s internet-based mobilization effort in the 2012 election.  In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, Bryant—the Ohio digital director for the President’s campaign—recounts her experiences on the ground and in the trenches, explains how the campaign integrated the Internet into its strategy, and reflects on how marketing a political brand is both similar to and different from marketing a commercial brand.

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4:26pm

Mon October 22, 2012
Politics

Cuomo to start campaigning on behalf of other candidates

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will soon be hitting the campaign trail... for other candidates. While the governor is not up for reelection himself until 2016, at a cabinet meeting Monday in Albany, Cuomo said that with this year's election just over two weeks away, endorsements and campaign events to get out the vote matter.

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5:10pm

Tue October 16, 2012
Politics

Cuomo to offer comments at presidential debate on Long Island

Governor Andrew Cuomo will be on Long Island tonight for the second debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Cuomo will offer his opinions after the debate on how things went. 

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4:05pm

Tue July 17, 2012
Regional Coverage

Poll: New Yorkers support health care law but feel costs will rise

Most New Yorkers agree with the recent Supreme Court decision upholding President Obama’s health care reform, but most think the new law, when fully implemented, will cause health care costs to rise.

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9:17am

Mon June 11, 2012
Regional Coverage

Other churches join protest against health care law

The Roman Catholic Church continues it's opposition to the Affordable Care Act clause that requires employers to pay for birth control, a practice the church opposes.  But the fight has gone beyond the confines of the Catholic Church.

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11:00am

Thu May 10, 2012
Regional Coverage

Cuomo calls President Obama's gay marriage support a 'major advancement'

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Governor Cuomo, who won national praise and attention  for championing the passage of same sex marriage in New York, calls President Obama’s support of gay marriage a “major advancement for equal rights in this country."

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4:56pm

Wed May 9, 2012
Politics and Government

Gov. Cuomo makes remarks on same-sex marriage legislation

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he didn't discuss the effort to legalize gay marriage during his private conversations with President Barack Obama Monday, and doesn't intent to push the issue.

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