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Written by Justin Mitchell
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 By now it has become well known that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is thinking about running for President in 2008. Equally well known is the fact that Obama, the son of an African immigrant, enjoys practically unmitigated widespread popular support among Democrats and possibly even some Independents and moderate Republicans. He has been touted as a refreshingly new avatar of hope, perhaps the only potential Democratic Presidential candidate unencumbered and unsullied by the party s reputation as a bastion of dastardly, befuddled, and insipid nonentities. Here, finally, they say, is a candidate with personality and panache, not simply a politician but a figure, a man who elicits a kind of unctuous, gleeful awe from a wide array of average Americans.
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Written by C.B. Forde
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 The 2006 midterm electoral victory for the Democratic Party stands to empower the Black Congressional Caucus. Five of its members should become Chairs of several key House committees. When the Democrats take over the House in January 2007, Black Representatives Charles Rangel  NY of Ways and Means, John Conyers Jr. MI of Judiciary, Alcee Hastings FLof Intelligence, Bennie Thompson MS of Home Land Security and Juanita Millender-McDonald CA of House Administration will most likely assume Chair duties.
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Written by C.B. Forde
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 The saddest thing about the Mark Foley scandal is the American Political System. House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert should be impeached and face criminal charges. As a middle school teacher, I had to participate in Child Abuse and Violence Prevention workshops. I then had to sign a document committing to report any serious evidence of child |
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Written by C.B. Forde
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It is not surprising that Hugo Chavez called G.W. Bush
 that Devil. The leftist leader of Venezuela has been taking pot shots at the American President ever since he survived an attempted coup in 2002. What was surprising to me was the reaction of the Democratic party leadership. Chavez is astutely attempting to replace the Democratic party in the eyes of Americas Black and Latino people. He used the 1960s Nation of Islam colloquialism White man is the devil imagery to stir the pot. Furthermore, by just holding up a copy of Noam Chomskys Hegemony or Survival, Chavez was able to make the book a U.S. best seller. Who was the last politician that inspired Americans to think
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Written by C.B. Forde
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Sunday, 01 October 2006 00:00 |
Thank goodness for local politics. We the people need to focus on local politics. The weekly report will feature a different local elected official every week. This week it is the Senior U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel. Congressman Rangel is heading up the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Booker T. Washington Learning Center.
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