October 2007
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How Housing Turmoil Could Hurt Republicans in ’08
Christopher Cooper, Wall Street Journal The housing crunch is most severe in some of the most hotly contested political battleground states, a trend that could spell trouble for Republicans next year. Six of the 10 states with the highest foreclosure rates in the country last month are considered by leaders of both parties to be [...]
Poll: Suspense builds among GOP rivals
Susan Page, USA TODAY A new statewide survey in New Hampshire shows a Democratic contest that has a clear front-runner and a Republican race that doesn’t. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a 21-percentage point lead over Democratic rival Barack Obama. But among Republicans, Mitt Romney has an edge that seems increasingly precarious, while Arizona Sen. John [...]
Showdown Over Children’s Health Care Looms
Carl Hulse, New York Times Democrats are not predicting victory in the main event in Congress this week – their push to override President Bush’s veto of a children’s health care bill. But they believe they’re winning nonetheless. Even though Republicans expect to narrowly sustain President Bush’s veto in a vote set for Thursday, Democrats [...]
3 Democrats woo black votes in Iowa
Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joseph Biden courted support from African-American voters Saturday night, each vowing an agenda of change and social justice. Speaking to a banquet for Sisters on Target, an African-American women’s political organization, Clinton, a New York senator, cited the contribution of black women throughout [...]
Amid furor, DJ cancels party for ‘light-skinned’ blacks
Oralandar Brand-Williams, The Detroit News A local DJ and party promoter retreated Thursday from a plan to sponsor a bash that would let “light-skinned” black women into a downtown club for free. But the “Light Skin Libra Birthday Bash” at Club APT on Woodward Avenue turned out to be a bashing — of promoter Ulysses [...]
