October 2012
October 19th, 2012
Written by John Seewer - A... in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama failed to bring any new ideas that could revive the economy during the second presidential debate, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Wednesday.
Ryan told supporters in the Cleveland area that running mate Mitt Romney followed up a strong first debate with another winning performance.
The Wisconsin congressman said Obama is out of...
October 19th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
To the annoyance of the Romney campaign, members of Washington's reality-based community have a habit of popping up to point out the many deceptions in the campaign's blue-sky promises of low taxes and instant growth. The latest is the Joint Committee on Taxation, an obscure but well-respected Congressional panel — currently evenly divided between the parties — that helps lawmakers calculate the...
October 19th, 2012
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The colorful and musical New Orleans neighborhood called Treme is marking the 200th anniversary of its origins as an early melting pot for the city and the U.S.
Treme is considered one of America's most unusual neighborhoods and holds significant place in the history of jazz. It is also getting some new energy thanks in part to the spotlight provided by the HBO series "Treme...
October 19th, 2012
Written by Jesse Washingto... in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama.
Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he's black? If race is just one factor in blacks' support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks' support for Obama be...
October 18th, 2012
Written by Jack Elliott Jr... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi NAACP is asking federal judges to redraw the state House and Senate districts that were approved by the Justice Department last month. The group also wants the judges to set new legislative elections in 2013, two years ahead of the normal schedule.
The state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed its lawsuit Saturday,...