By The Admin on March 31, 2009
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
- First an outfit called Save the Children UK butted in and denounced Madonna for adopting Malawi orphan David Banda in 2006. Now another bunch has jumped into the adoption fray and branded her a”bully” for her plans to adopt another Malawi orphan. The Human Rights Consultative Committee pretty much rehashed the same [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
By The Admin on March 31, 2009
A gun possession case against New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was adjourned Tuesday until June, but his attorney said the matter could be resolved sooner if a plea agreement can be reached.
Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed gun at a Manhattan nightclub last year.
The star receiver, wearing a gray suit [...]
Posted in Criminal Justice
By The Admin on March 31, 2009
Josh Kurtz, Roll Call
- Chances are good that whenever Michael Steele, the new Republican National Committee chairman, walks into a room full of party faithful, he’s the only African-American.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) got about 3 percent of the black vote last November — and most Republicans are probably OK with that, except that such a [...]
Posted in National Politics
By The Admin on March 31, 2009
Jonathan Allen, CQ Politics
- Sen. Richard M. Burr has opened his ears — and his earmarks — to African-American causes.
Though only 12 percent of his votes came from black constituents in 2004, the North Carolina Republican’s attention to that segment of the electorate could pay dividends in 2010 — either by lowering intensity of black [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congress
By The Admin on March 30, 2009
Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, ordered to make restitution to the City of Detroit in monthly installments of $6,000, claims his personal expenses leave him with $6 a month to pay off the $958,000 balance.
Kilpatrick’s lawyers have filed a motion in Wayne County Circuit Court seeking relief from the 5-year payment schedule required by Judge David [...]
Posted in Michigan, State & Local News
