October 2007
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Debate rivals seek cracks in Clinton dominance
Paul Steinhauser, CNN Washington Bureau Sen. Hillary Clinton could be in the cross hairs at Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate. But for Clinton, that’s nothing new. The senator from New York is the overwhelming frontrunner in all the national polls, and with just over two months to go before the primaries kick off, her Democratic rivals need [...]
Bill Cosby’s “tough love” is misguided and cruel
Rhonda Hackett, Denver Post Bill Cosby’s “tough love” toward blacks has set off a firestorm. Some proclaim that Cosby’s barbs are bluntly accurate, given blacks’ apparent over-reliance on the notion that whites are to blame for everything wrong in the black community. Others decry Cosby for ignoring the varied political and social realities that continue [...]
Black men rally against Philadelphia crime
Associated Press Thousands of black men turned out Sunday to support a volunteer effort aimed at reducing violence in this crime-plagued city, lining up for several blocks to register. Volunteers who join street patrols as part of the “Call to Action: 10,000 Men, It’s a New Day” campaign will not carry weapons or make arrests [...]
Black Leadership Forum Opposes Spectrum-Leasing Proposal
John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable The Black Leadership Forum wrote the Federal Communications Commission arguing that a variety of proposals from FCC chairman Kevin Martin would “damage” the business models of minority programmers. One of those is a digital-TV spectrum-leasing arrangement the chairman circulated for a vote by the other commissioners and advocated at a [...]
No Guarantees With Nearly Three Months to First Primary Votes
Carl Cameron and Caroline Shively, Foxnews.com Many people haven’t been paying attention to the primary race on either the Democratic or Republican side. Recent polling shows that more than half of all voters in the early primary states have not yet formed their final opinions. That means the toughest days lie ahead for national frontrunners [...]
