By The Admin on April 28, 2009
Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter disclosed plans Tuesday to switch parties, a move intended to boost his chances of winning re-election next year that will also push Democrats closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.
“I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans,” Specter said in a statement posted on a Web [...]
Posted in Party Politics
By The Admin on April 28, 2009
Two-thirds of Americans say race relations are generally good, a New York Times-CBS News poll indicated Tuesday.
However, about half of blacks interviewed in the poll said whites have a better chance of getting ahead.
Blacks remain President Barack Obama’s staunchest supporters, with 70 percent of black respondents saying the country is moving in the right direction, [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on April 28, 2009
Kids who feel racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to suffer from mental health problems, according to a new study.
Racial and ethnic discrimination and their effect on mental health have been studied in adults and adolescents, but less is known about the effects of perceived discrimination on children’s mental health.The new study involving UCLA [...]
Posted in Health, Race
By The Admin on April 28, 2009
Dana Beyerle, Times Daily
- Announced gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis on Monday predicted a “lively” 2010 Democratic primary that he said could include additional well-known Democrats.
Democratic state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks already said he is running for governor, but the field may grow.
“I expect that either (state) Sen. Roger Bedford or Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb [...]
Posted in Alabama, State & Local News
By The Admin on April 28, 2009
Despite the joy and high expectations inspired across Africa by Barack Obama’s election, issues on the world’s poorest continent have hardly featured at all on the new U.S. president’s agenda in his first 100 days.
Many Africans hoped Obama’s inauguration in January as Washington’s first African-American leader would mark the start of a new U.S. drive [...]
Posted in International News, White House
