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Read/React: Obama, Congress Lets Surveillance Abuses Slide
Julian Sanchez of The American Prospect takes Obama and the Congress to task over reauthorization of the Patriot Act. An excerpt Here’s how it was supposed to be. Under his administration, candidate Barack Obama explained in 2007, America would abandon the “false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide.” There would…
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Homemade Explosive Goes Off in Detroit School
Authorities have a 14-year-old student in custody following the detonation of a homemade bomb at Detroit’s Phoenix Multicultural School The device, made of household cleaning chemicals, exploded in the hallway of the building at about 8:30 a.m., said school officials. School officials said no students were injured because they were all inside classrooms.Police said the…
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GM, Nissan Recall Over 1M Vehicles
GM and Nissan join Toyota in the ranks of car makers who need to take their stuff back because it may get somebody killed General Motors Co. is recalling 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac vehicles in North America to fix power-steering systems after federal regulators received more than 1,100 consumer complaints about failures. Nissan Motor…
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Paterson Remains Defiant as Scandal Grows
David Paterson remains steadfast despite the resignation of two top law enforcement officials in the wake of the growing domestic abuse scandal Just hours after Paterson told reporters Tuesday that he wouldn’t resign because of his intervention in the domestic violence case involving a key aide, State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt abruptly announced he would…
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Rangel Steps Aside from Key Chairmanship
Rep. Charles Rangel (D, New York) has taken a “leave of absence”from his powerful position as the chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee. Rangel said Wednesday morning that he would temporarily step aside to let an ethics investigation into possible rules violations run its course. The Harlem Democrat had been under a lot of pressure to step aside the…
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Blog Noir: "Mixed Kids Are Not Prettier"
An excerpt from a Racialicious guest blog post A few days ago, my cousin (“E”), his girlfriend (“J”), and I (“me”) met up with a married couple that they are friends with. In this couple, the man is a white Australian man, and the woman is a Chinese woman. (*1) The guy’s a nice one,…
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Quick Clips: Jim Bunning Isn't Winning Prom King This Year
Jill Tubman of Jack and Jill Politics isn’t exactly thrilled with Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) is blocking legislation that effects thousands of jobs around the country plus health insurance and other benefits for the unemployed. He says he wants unspent stimulus funds to pay for Medicare payments to doctors, important road…
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NOW Wants Paterson to Resign
The National Organization of Women wants Gov. David Paterson to resign after a report surfaced that he had two staffers silence a woman in an abuse case against a colleague NOW New York State President Marcia Pappas said Tuesday it’s inappropriate for Paterson to have any contact with a victim of alleged violence. The group…
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Blacks in Tech Getting Set for SXSW
If you’re planning on heading to Austin, you may want to check this out… Diversity with inclusion is one of the elements that we have worked hard to promote at the SXSW Interactive Festival. From “Black Blogging Rockstars” to “Africa 3.0: A Look at the Future of a Connected Africa” to “How to Be Black”,…
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