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Issue: 377

May 27, 2010

Commentary

Blame Obama All the Time – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

I couldn’t believe the headlines in a recent issue of the Los Angeles Times which asked whether President Obama had responsibility for the oil spill on the Louisiana, Mississippi coastline.—“ Of course, as President, he has a responsibility to see that it is cleaned up, first by the resources of BP, the company that made…

I couldn’t believe the headlines in a recent issue of the Los Angeles Times which asked whether President Obama had responsibility for the oil spill on…

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Commentary

Why Do “News” Organizations Continue to Interview Gingrich?

By John Funiciello Columnist

Newt Gingrich just keeps on talking, and it doesn’t seem to matter that what he says doesn’t make much sense. Last week, in an interview with the National Review, he hit one of his favorite themes – that America is being brought to a kind of condition that combines secularism and socialism. He’s on a…

Newt Gingrich just keeps on talking, and it doesn’t seem to matter that what he says doesn’t make much sense. Last week, in an interview with…

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Commentary

What Should The Black Community Look For In A Political Candidate? – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The mid-year elections are coming up in California where the primaries for national and state office are sending a flurry of political junk mail our way. Between the television commercials, the mail and the lawn signs, a person doesn’t know who to vote for if they’re not plugged in and “in the know.” The sophistication…

The mid-year elections are coming up in California where the primaries for national and state office are sending a flurry of political junk mail our way.…

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