Race & Politics
October 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Indian activists in Montana filled suit in federal court against state and county officials over the lack of election access on three Montana reservations, saying that their inability to vote early or register late creates an unconstitutional denial of equal voting access.
According to the 2010 Census, almost 50,000 voting age American Indians in Montana - 6.5 percent of...
October 11th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney barnstormed battleground Ohio and pledged "I'm not going to raise taxes on anyone" in a new commercial on Oct. 10 as Republican running mate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden looked ahead to their only debate of the 2012 campaign.
President Barack Obama spent a rare campaign day at the White House, leaving it to aides to accuse Romney of dishonesty for...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Violence across central and north Nigeria killed 21 people, as gunmen attacked both security forces and civilians in a region where ethnic and religious tensions still simmer, officials said Wednesday.
The majority of the killings happened in Plateau state, where rioting and violence between Christians and Muslims of different ethnic groups have killed hundreds in recent years...
October 8th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election campaign.
Nine years is a blink of the eye on a court where justices can look back two centuries for legal precedents. But with an ascendant...
October 4th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively over taxes, deficits, and healthcare Wednesday in their first debate of the presidential campaign. A look at what they said:
TAXES
Obama: "Gov. Romney and I do share a deep interest in encouraging small-business growth. So at the same time that my tax plan has already lowered taxes for 98 percent of families, I also lowered...
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