By The Admin on April 29, 2009
Congressman Charles B. Rangel introduced a bill today that eliminates the disparity in the federal sentencing of crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses, echoing President Obama’s call to end the unjust policy. The law currently mandates a minimum 5-year sentence for a conviction of 500 grams of powder and the same for only 5 grams [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
By The Admin on April 29, 2009
The White House wants you to know that Wednesday is just like any other day.
But for those who insist on highlighting President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office, the White House is playing along.
The president was marking Wednesday’s milestone with two high-profile events, both designed to highlight the accomplishments of his fledgling administration.
Obama began his [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on April 29, 2009
Marvin King, the loop
- This week you will hear and read lots of analyses of Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office. Ever since Franklin Roosevelt’s famously productive first 100 days in office, we’ve measured other presidents against this arbitrary standard.
This is shortsighted thinking, however, and misses the point.
First, one hundred days, is, after all, [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on April 29, 2009
Brooklyne Gipson, the loop
- All business aside, there are a lot of perks for a president in his first 100 days in office — getting accustomed to the presidential digs, meeting really cool people for the first time, and getting used to a new, challenging schedule. Here’s a roundup of the coolest “firsts” during Barack [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on April 29, 2009
Jeffrey Rosen, NPR
- The Supreme Court this month is hearing two potentially landmark cases on race. The first challenges Congress’s extension of the Voting Rights Act; the second, a controversial affirmative action program in New Haven. In both cases, the Court may force Barack Obama to do what he has the unique skills but not [...]
Posted in Race
