April 2009
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White House memo on swine flu
The White House issued the following “Update on the H1 N1 Influenza and Suggested Protective Measures” to anyone who had traveled on President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico: The White House Medical Unit has been in regular contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding any possible or confirmed cases in the [...]
Specter’s seniority bothers some Democrats
Senior Senate Democrats are said to be objecting to Sen. Arlen Specter keeping his seniority now that he has left the GOP. Specter this week announced he was joining the Democratic Party. Several Democrats were reported furious with Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., for agreeing to allow Specter to keep his 28 years of seniority [...]
US prepared for ‘full-fledged pandemic’ if necessary
The US government is prepared to cope with a “full-fledged pandemic” of swine flu if necessary, but the public should not be alarmed, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. “We have been preparing all along as if this is going to be stage six,” she told reporters, referring to the World Health Organization’s six-scale [...]
Are You Black; Black Enough; and Who Decides?
Robert N. Taylor, EURWeb – In the wake of the claims of Tiger Woods and the election of a mixed race but Black president, a question has been raised in black internet chat rooms around the country as to whether there is a legal or biological definition of who is black Actually, there is no [...]
Black women, Hispanics fuel voter turnout in 2008
Nearly one-fourth of voters in last November’s election were minorities, the most diverse election ever, fueled by high turnout from black women and a growing Hispanic population, an independent research group found. The study by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, also showed that for the first time blacks had the highest voter turnout rate [...]
