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Black lawmakers are getting tired of Obama not keepin’ it real
18 hours ago ago from OBAMAers Dot Com
I'm guessing that Obama made some promises to his black brothers and sisters that he couldn't keep. It's time to pay the piper, and Obama is coming up short on the funds. More empty promises...surprise, surprise! Black lawmakers grow impatient with White House By BEN EVANS, Associated Press Writer Ben Evans, Associated Press Writer Thu Dec 10, 9:14 pm ET WASHINGTON Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President ...
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21 hours ago ago from Right Minded Online
Members of the black caucus are upset with the Obamessiah, the post-racial president, because he isn't doing enough to help blacks hit by the recession. Join the party, black caucus. He isn't doing much for us white folks, either. Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their demands that the nation's first black president do more for minority communities ...
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1 day ago ago from Newsnet14
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Politics , Race , Real History , Shera Crossan The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson , the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. In a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, the department's pardon attorney, Ronald L. Rodgers, told Rep. Peter King ...
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From AOL Black Voices It has taken less than one full year, but it seems that President Barack Obama 's massive support among black mainstream leaders is starting to show some cracks. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have voiced concerns in recent weeks that Obama needs to spend less time worrying about bailouts of massive industry and more time thinking about black folks, who are his most ardent supporters and have been ...
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Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardon
1 day ago ago from PopEater
WASHINGTON -The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. In a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, the department's pardon attorney, Ronald L. Rodgers, told Rep. Peter King that the Justice Department's general policy is not to process posthumous pardon requests. In ...
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By Louise Radnofsky Washington Wire is continuing to read the new big books on politics so you dont have to. This week, we picked up Inside Obamas Brain by Sasha Abramsky , new from Portfolio. The main point: If youre a huge fan of the president, youll like this 250-page pocket summary of what Abramsky thinks makes Obama worthy of comparison to Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy . Think of it as an effusive letter of recommendation ...
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