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Maureen Dowd of the New York Times is a white woman. She is also a woman who feels that President Obama isn’t black enough. Well, at least his cabinet isn’t. Dowd made an interesting argument recently that when it comes to race, Obama and his crew are simply screwing up the issue left and right. […]
“Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.” – Sen. Barack Obama in 2008. Perhaps it’s time for President Barack Obama to re-read his speeches and confront the issue of race head-on. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/baw_commentary_news/20553
Evander Holyfield is dealing with a defiant son, who was recently arrested by Atlanta police for drug possession. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/20484
From NYDailyNews.com: President Obama will break another barrier of sorts: He’ll become the first sitting U.S. President to appear on a daytime talk show. Producers of ABC’s ‘”The View” announced that the President’s interview will be taped Wednesday and broadcast Thursday. Click here to read more Click here to see our gallery of President Barack […]
Washington is poised to launch its most direct attempt to revive small business lending since the financial crisis with a plan to invest up to $30 billion of federal money in small banks and give them incentives to re-lend that money to Main Street companies. The Small Business Lending Fund, outlined by President Obama in […]
The vessel that engineers are using to drill a relief well was back on site near BP’s ruptured deepwater well on Sunday. However, officials said storms could continue to thwart containment and cleanup efforts. “We’re going to be playing a cat-and-mouse game for the remainder of the hurricane season,” retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad […]
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but some critics say raises privacy concerns. Starting next month, the retailer will place removable “smart tags” on individual garments that can be read […]
Kevin Landry had to give up his San Diego apartment because he couldn’t afford the rent after his federal unemployment benefits were cut off in early June. Since then, Landry and his cocker spaniel, Curley, have been sleeping in his 1991 Dodge Dakota in a church parking lot. He sold his possessions and applied […]
Via MyFoxHouston.com: DOUG DELONY Senior Web Producer The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Depression #3 formed in the Bahamas on Thursday morning. Its current forecast path has it heading in the direction of the oil spill. Officials at the NHC say while the storm’s path is not clear, it is expected to enter the central […]
FROM CNN.com: All hail to the king and queen — of catfish. Greg Bernal of Florissant, Missouri, and girlfriend Janet Momphard of St. Charles, Missouri, on Tuesday hauled what is believed to be a world record catfish into their boat while fishing on the Missouri River. The monster blue catfish weighed in at 130 pounds […]
Via The LA Times: A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Gaithersburg, Maryland, area just after 5 a.m. ET Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The center of the quake was about 20 miles northwest of Washington, the USGS said. The earthquake was the largest in the area since 1974 — and the first registering […]
Via WSHH.com: Investigators believe Larry is responsible for shooting and killing 31-year-old Augustine Hernandez around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say Larry was armed with a .45 caliber handgun when he saw Hernandez standing along Oak Street in Dade City. The arrest report says Larry approached him, opened fire, and then ran home. The next morning, […]
