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President Obama waits in the Blue Room of the White House before announcing personnel changes in the East Room in April 2011.Standing with the president, from left, are: Vice President Joe Biden, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and General David Petraeus. (Credit: Pete Souza/White House)

Any president is continually evaluated by commentators and the public, and Barack Obama is no exception. Though the 2012 election season has yet to move into high gear, members of the Trotter Group have been grading him on his handling of the economy, unemployment, the Mideast, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and issues that disproportionately affect black America.

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Image: Issac J. BaileyIssac J. Bailey, ProudBlackSoutherner.com:
What has President Obama done for black people? Plenty
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Image: Mary C. CurtisMary C. Curtis, TheRoot.com:
Obama and the Elusive Idea of Race
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Image: Wayne DawkinsWayne Dawkins, politicsincolor.com:
Obama earned leadership points for Israel, Middle East stands
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Image: Annette John-HallAnnette John-Hall, Philadelphia Inquirer:
Cornel West, Tavis Smiley to undertake poverty tour
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Image: Eugene KaneEugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Obama gets criticism from black community
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Image: Dwight LewisDwight Lewis, Nashville Tennessean:
Reports black voters have left Obama are untrue
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Image: Sherman MillerSherman Miller blog:
Wars and Oil Speculators Abort Over 13 Million Jobs
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Image: Askia MuhammadAskia Muhammad, Black Journalism Review:
President Obama had a pretty good week
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Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press:
Why Obama's message isn't getting across
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Image: Elmer SmithElmer Smith, Philadelphia Daily News:
To Obama: Rest up, then fight back
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Image: David SquiresDavid Squires, Daily Press,
Newport News, Va.:

Obama goes into attack mode — finally
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Scott's unlikely GOP ally on debt bill
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The 2011 Obama compromise
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Image: Wendi C. ThomasWendi C. Thomas, Memphis Commercial Appeal:
More than one push needed to end poverty
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Image: Linn Washington Jr.Linn Washington Jr., Philadelphia Tribune:
Will Black unemployment trump Trump?
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thiscan'tbehappening.net:
Obama's Terror War Misses Domestic Targets
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Image: Tonyaa WeathersbeeTonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com:
The Disrespect for Obama, Racist Code Continues
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Image: DeWayne WickhamDeWayne Wickham, USA Today:
On 1967 boundaries, Netanyahu needs to give a little
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Obama breaks vow with jobless blacks
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