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Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary
Written on 23 Apr, 2008 at 1:55 in Politics | viewed 35 times | 0 Comments
Following six weeks of vigorous—and often vitriolic—campaigning in Pennsylvania between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, voters decided in favor of Clinton by a margin of 10 percentage points. Clinton won 55% of the vote to Obama's 45% in... (Continue reading)
On The Issues: Obama and McCain on Housing
Written on 9 Apr, 2008 at 12:00 in On The Issues | viewed 215 times | 0 Comments
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke uttered the words everyone else has been saying for months: "A recession is possible."... (Continue reading)
Affirmative Action Under Attack
Written on 31 Mar, 2008 at 12:10 in Politics | viewed 66 times | 0 Comments
Ward Connerly, head of the American Civil Rights Coalition, is spearheading the November ballot initiatives to end affirmative action policies in public education, hiring, and contracting. He says he has raised “at least $1.5 million for his campaign’s civil rights... (Continue reading)
Clinton Unveils Housing Plan
Written on 31 Mar, 2008 at 1:00 in Politics | viewed 99 times | 0 Comments
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has proposed a $30 billion federal fund to buy out troubled mortgages.... (Continue reading)
Who Are Super Delegates
Written on 28 Mar, 2008 at 3:30 in Politics | viewed 66 times | 0 Comments
Many inquiring minds are weighing the influence of “super delegates,” whose votes are given equal weight to the votes of pledged delegates garnered from primaries and caucuses.... (Continue reading)
A Democratic Front-runner: Do the Math
Written on 28 Mar, 2008 at 2:55 in Politics | viewed 66 times | 0 Comments
The 2008 election campaign has been saturated with talk of delegates and superdelegates. With prospects of a deadlock looming, political pundits are busy predicting that superdelegates will decide on a Democratic front-runner.... (Continue reading)
A Perfect Union — Barack Obama's Speech
Written on 23 Mar, 2008 at 9:00 in Politics | viewed 202 times | 0 Comments
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had... (Continue reading)
No Do-Over for Michigan
Written on 21 Mar, 2008 at 12:55 in Politics | viewed 50 times | 0 Comments
After pleas from state party leaders and strong lobbying by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michigan lawmakers adjourned Thursday without settling on a bill to authorize a do-over primary in June. In Florida, a proposal for a mail-in revote for its... (Continue reading)
Tyler Perry and Barack Obama
Written on 21 Mar, 2008 at 11:20 in Arts & Culture | viewed 180 times | 0 Comments
Since coming onto the national scene at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, White House presidential hopeful and Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama has become an epic figure. Now Hollywood wants to capture the essence of the man who embodies the American... (Continue reading)
Playing the Political Race Card
Written on 19 Mar, 2008 at 9:15 in Politics | viewed 46 times | 0 Comments
It may have been nearly two weeks since former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro remarked to a small California newspaper that she attributed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s success as a Democratic presidential nominee to his being a black male.... (Continue reading)
