November 2008
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I’m Not Post-Racial
Krissah Williams Thompson, Washington Post – For 18 months, I traveled the country interviewing voters. Not one of them uttered the word. It’s not a word my friends or I ever use, so I probably heard it first on cable news or read it in a newspaper. And now everybody’s throwing it around more than [...]
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews May Seek Pa. Senate Seat
A Pennsylvania Democratic party leader says MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews may be considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2010. The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports Matthews met with state party leaders this past week in Washington to discuss a possible bid to unseat Republican Sen. Arlen Specter. Party official Mary Isenhour says she left the [...]
Anti-energy drink fuels concerns over marketing; Some fear Drank is gateway to risky syrup-alcohol mix
JEMIMAH NOONOO, Houston Chronicle – First came Red Bull and Monster Energy, giving a high-octane boost to late-night parties and study sessions. Now the anti-energy drinks have arrived, carbonated beverages that promise to help you “slow your roll” or “lean with it.” But with their hip-hop-inspired advertising campaigns, Drank and Purple Stuff are generating a [...]
With the spotlight on Obama, black immigrants feel connection, pride
NARA SCHOENBERG, Chicago Tribune – Barack Obama is often viewed as a singular sensation: a disaffected teen with no family wealth or connections who went on to become president of the Harvard Law Review, a U.S. senator and the first black president of the United States. But if the president-elect is in many ways unique, [...]
Obama team repackaging Clinton after campaign digs
It wasn’t too long ago that Barack Obama and his advisers were tripping over one another to tear down Hillary Rodham Clinton’s foreign policy credentials. She was dismissed as a commander in chief wanna-be who did little more than sip tea and make small talk with foreign leaders during her days as first lady. “What [...]
