Politics
From the “You Can’t Make This Up” files, Minnesota Republicans are proposing legislation that would make it illegal for people on public assistance to carry more than $20 in cash in their pockets. It should be noted that originally the proposal would have forbidden citizens on public assistance to carry any cash at all or […]
Georgia is the latest state to propose legislation that questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S., joining 10 other states who have measures that want more proof before his name is put on the 2012 ballot. Even though Hawaii officials have repeatedly confirmed Obama’s citizenship, his birth certificate has been made public and […]
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/26148 The following questions were answered by Cecilia Rouse, a member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
In a major reversal, the Obama administration has notified Congress that it will no longer defend the federal law that says marriage can exist only between a man and a woman. Attorney General Eric Holder says he has recommended, and the president has agreed, that the law unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples who are legally […]
The debate over defunding Planned Parenthood turned personal Thursday night as California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier told colleagues of her own abortion experience. Speier spoke out after Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey read at length from a book written by a former abortion provider, now an anti-abortion activist, who described in great detail […]
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_black_america_news/25975 More than half of the nation’s Republican voters don’t believe that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, a harbinger that the so-called “birther” issue could play a major role in the 2012 presidential campaign, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
Bank of America was subpoenaed Wednesday over a loan program that may have given influential people sweetheart deals on their mortgages. Read More:
President Obama has an A-list party of 100 people shaping up for Sunday’s Super Bowl – power couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Washington – and Texas – heavyweight U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, a former Dallas mayor; Attorney General Eric Holder and the relatively obscure Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas. Read More:
Other provisions include: Secretary of State will have $2 million for voter education and poll watcher training. Texas Department of Public Safety will issue free identification cards to anyone requesting one for voting purposes. A list of acceptable IDs will be posted outside of polling places. A voter without an ID may cast a provisional […]
