By The Admin on May 25, 2010
JOE SWICKARD, Detroit Free Press
- Kwame Kilpatrick’s New York City-based spokesman Mike Paul likened the former mayor’s sentencing today to “South Africa during the days of apartheid.”
“No wonder it appears many whites in the suburbs of Detroit dislike the former Mayor, as many blacks in Detroit still support him and pray for him,” Paul said [...]
Posted in Michigan, State & Local News
By The Admin on May 25, 2010
The Obama administration on Tuesday offered $1.3 billion to settle complaints from female and Latino farmers who say they faced discrimination from the Agriculture Department.
The proposal comes as Congress is poised to approve a $1.25 billion settlement with African-American farmers in a similar discrimination case. The agency also is negotiating with Native American farmers [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on May 25, 2010
President Barack Obama says he needs strong allies with passion on Capitol Hill to help him achieving his sweeping agenda.
Appearing Tuesday night at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Obama says there’s been no better champion of that agenda than Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Obama is in California for the second time in two months to raise [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congress, White House
By The Admin on May 25, 2010
CHRIS CHRISTOFF, Detroit Free Press
- Rep. Shanelle Jackson, D-Detroit, today criticized former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s sentence as too harsh for a nonviolent parole violation.
She said it would be better to have Kilpatrick repay the city and require him to do community service than sit in a costly prison cell.
“This sentence shows there is no [...]
Posted in Michigan, State & Local News
By The Admin on May 25, 2010
Girl Scouts of the USA announced today that it is joining the National Urban League’s “I am Empowered” campaign, a yearlong public service initiative designed to rally millions of Americans around education, employment, housing and healthcare.
“The National Urban League and Girl Scouts have much in common,” said Kathy Cloninger, Chief Executive Office of Girl Scouts [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
