WASHINGTON
The Rev. Joseph Lowery has thanked God for letting Barack Obama inspire the nation to believe that "yes, we can" work together toward a "more perfect union."
Delivering a benediction at the end of Obama's inauguration ceremony, Lowery ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2009 at 8:41PM
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D'Angelo -
He began performing as a young child, and recorded his debut album, Brown Sugar, in 1995. Though sales were sluggish at first, the album was eventually a hit, in large part to "Lady," a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and he ...
Posted Monday, January 19th 2009 at 2:09AM
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I hope you all will take some time out today to reflect on how the legacy of Dr. King has personally affected each one of your lives. Inspite of all the obstacles and hurdles that we as a people still have to overcome, I know we can all agree that a ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2009 at 11:53AM
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is one of three United States f ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2009 at 11:24AM
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OAKLAND, Calif. — A former transit police officer was charged with murder Wednesday in the New Year’s Day shooting death of a young unarmed black man that provoked a week of public outrage and occasionally violent protest.
The former officer, Joh ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2009 at 9:14AM
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Only with God's help.
On Inauguration Day, ask God to bless Barack Obama and his family. He needs our prayers. And it's our privilege to pray for him.
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/01/How-to-Pray-for-Barack-Obama.aspx?wt.mc_id=NL11 ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 7:55AM
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On New Year's Eve, Oscar Grant was shot execution-style by a transit police officer in Oakland, California. He was shot in the back while face-down on a subway platform--unarmed and posing no threat.
Twelve days later--despite several videos show ...
Posted Tuesday, January 13th 2009 at 11:09PM
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President-elect Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order on his first full day in office directing the closing of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, people briefed by Obama transition officials said Monday. Barack Obama has long said h ...
Posted Tuesday, January 13th 2009 at 11:01PM
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Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican musician, born in the small village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica as Nesta Robert Marley. A Jamaican passport official would later swap his first and middle nam ...
Posted Tuesday, January 6th 2009 at 12:03AM
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WASHINGTON — To the issues that divide the Republican Party, there comes one more. Some Republicans find humor in the song “Barack the Magic Negro.” Some most definitely do not. The debate was joined last week after a candidate for party chairman fro ...
Posted Sunday, December 28th 2008 at 3:03PM
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I pray special blessings upon each of you and I hope that you will all have a very safe and prosperous holiday season surrounded by your very dearest loved ones. ...
Posted Tuesday, December 23rd 2008 at 8:37AM
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I just wanted to wish you all a very special Thanksgiving Day. I pray that you guys will enjoy all that this special day of thanks has to offer surrounded by the love and compassion of your most cherished friends and loved ones. ...
Posted Wednesday, November 26th 2008 at 2:30PM
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Despite hard feelings, Lieberman keeps chair
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. L ...
Posted Wednesday, November 19th 2008 at 7:04PM
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IPC Launches New Immigration Policy Blog
ImmigrationImpact.com aims to re-shape the immigration debate
November 17, 2008
Washington, DC--The current climate of undeterred online, immigrant-bashing is about to be faced with a force to contend w ...
Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2008 at 3:20PM
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The seven deadly sins of evangelicals in politics.
by John Ortberg
...Which brings me to the election...
Messianism. The sin of believing that a merely human person or system can usher in the eschaton. This is often tipped off by phrases like: ...
Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2008 at 1:54PM
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BAGHDAD — Iraq’s cabinet on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a proposed security agreement that calls for a full withdrawal of American forces from the country by the end of 2011. The cabinet’s decision brings a final date for the departure of American ...
Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2008 at 12:15AM
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This is the sQuba, a concept—but very real—car devised by James Bond fanatic Frank Rinderknecht who, when he's not channeling the spirit of 007's gadget mentor Q, designs classic concept cars for a living. The amphibious two-seater has been made from ...
Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2008 at 12:01AM
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CHICAGO – No longer foes but not yet allies, President-elect Barack Obama and John McCain buried their bitter campaign in public smiles and searched for common ground in private on Monday, discussing possible collaboration on climate change, immigrat ...
Posted Monday, November 17th 2008 at 11:45PM
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The son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court Monday, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an album and an autobiography that he never produced. Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa say their client pa ...
Posted Monday, November 17th 2008 at 11:07PM
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We've just elected the first Black president, Barack Obama--a leader who will serve all of us. It's a profound moment many of us thought we'd never see. What makes it even more special is that it couldn't have happened without all of us. ColorofChan ...
Posted Wednesday, November 12th 2008 at 9:13AM
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www.Politico.com
By Mike Allen
Politico's Glenn Thrush calls it in today's 'Huddle.' President-elect Obama is warning Democrats against 'grudges' against Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who caucuses with Ds but campaigned for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). M ...
Posted Tuesday, November 11th 2008 at 10:48PM
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Joe Lieberman has launched consistent, deeply partisan attacks on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitness to lead. While Lieberman campaigned for John McCain and spoke on his behalf at the Republican National Convention, ...
Posted Tuesday, November 11th 2008 at 5:10PM
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Joe Lieberman has launched consistent, deeply partisan attacks on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitness to lead. While Lieberman campaigned for John McCain and spoke on his behalf at the Republican National Convention, ...
Posted Tuesday, November 11th 2008 at 4:59PM
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