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Issue: 268

March 13, 2008

Commentary

The Momentum

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The media “spin” has been absolutely incredible since Hillary Clinton’s “comeback” wins last Tuesday in Ohio and Texas. Can somebody explain to me how a net four (4) gains in delegates represents a comeback? Never mind that Barack Obama is still between 110 and 150 delegates ahead (depending on whose estimate you believe). Never mind…

The media “spin” has been absolutely incredible since Hillary Clinton’s “comeback” wins last Tuesday in Ohio and Texas. Can somebody explain to me how a net…

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Commentary

Clergy Killers – Poetic Black Fusion

By Poet Blackman Preach Spoken Word Columnist (includes MP3 audio)

BlackCommentator.com Spoken Word Columnist, Poet Blackman Preach (Cedric T. Bolton), is a poet (spoken word artist) and producer, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. Cedric received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University and currently resides, with his wife, in Syracuse, New York. He is the Founder of Poetic…

BlackCommentator.com Spoken Word Columnist, Poet Blackman Preach (Cedric T. Bolton), is a poet (spoken word artist) and producer, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and raised in Paterson,…

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Commentary

Let’s Get Our Heads Out of the Sand – Part II

By Lloyd Wynn Columnist

The good news: Consumers and homeowners should not feel ashamed because they were misled by Wall Street. Some of the most brilliant financial minds in the world were also sold some risky products by Wall Street. Auction rate securities (ARS) have been around since 1984 but at the turn of this century, Wall Street began…

The good news: Consumers and homeowners should not feel ashamed because they were misled by Wall Street. Some of the most brilliant financial minds in the…

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Commentary

The Big Mother

By Nicholas Powers Guest Commentator

In the recent Democratic primaries, Clinton beat Obama in Ohio and Texas, due partly to a television ad titled “Children.” It begins with an ominous phone ringing as kids sleep peacefully in their beds. A grave-voiced man says, “It’s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White…

In the recent Democratic primaries, Clinton beat Obama in Ohio and Texas, due partly to a television ad titled “Children.” It begins with an ominous phone…

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Art: Waiting

Art

Art: Waiting

By Margaret Warfield

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Commentary

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By Jane Stillwater Columnist

I was driving along Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley the other day when I spotted a giant billboard that read, “Another child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes.” My jaw just dropped. Further down on Shattuck, I drove past the Marine recruiting center where Code Pink is protesting the war on Iraq. Approximately one million…

I was driving along Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley the other day when I spotted a giant billboard that read, “Another child is diagnosed with autism every…

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