By The Admin on February 28, 2009
Phillip Atiba Goff and Jennifer L. Eberhardt , Los Angeles Times
- An apology has been issued. The protests are fading. And it may be tempting to dismiss the uproar over the provocative chimpanzee cartoon in the New York Post last week as just another “race card” dust-up.
But that would obscure an underlying reality captured in [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on February 28, 2009
President Barack Obama consigned the Iraq war to history Friday, declaring he will end combat operations within 18 months and open a new era of diplomacy in the Middle East.
“Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,” Obama told Marines who are about [...]
Posted in Military
By The Admin on February 28, 2009
Charles Thomas, ABC Chicago
- As Sen. Roland Burris ignores the growing calls to resign, he’s gaining more support from some in Chicago’s African-American community.
Still, Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn says he wants Burris to resign so a special election could be held to replace him.
The controversy over what Burris may have said — or not said [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on February 27, 2009
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, The Daily Voice
- The Congressional Black Caucus finally got their much awaited meeting with President Barack Obama. The Caucus didn’t have to wait because Obama intentionally snubbed it; though the Caucus was split virtually down the middle during the campaign between backing him and Hillary Clinton. The wait had to do with [...]
Posted in National Politics, White House
By The Admin on February 27, 2009
The mayor of a small Southern California city says he will resign after being criticized for sharing an e-mail picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons under the title “No Easter egg hunt this year.”
Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose issued a statement Thursday saying he is sorry and will step down as mayor [...]
Posted in California, State & Local News
