July 2010
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Civil rights groups are picking the wrong fight with President Obama
Washington Post – There is, it turns out, something more galling than teachers unions fighting against proposals that would improve education for students in the worst-performing schools. At least the teachers unions are, presumably, acting in the economic self-interest of their members. What’s more galling is that civil rights groups would oppose Obama administration initiatives [...]
Pay gap persists for African-Americans
CNN – African-American workers continue to earn far less than whites, according to statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Furthermore, little progress has been made over the years to close the income gap. At a per-capita income of $18,054 in 2008, African-American earnings were just 57.9% that of whites’ $28,502. That was a slight [...]
Gibbs: `Some very serious charges’ against Rangel
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledges there are “some very serious charges” against powerful Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. Gibbs says the House ethics committee is taking the right course in handling allegations against the New York lawmaker. He says the White House doesn’t want to make a judgment about the case before the committee [...]
Obama seeks to mend rift with black community
Reuters – President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration’s firing of an African-American government official. A political fracas erupted last week after Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign when conservative media depicted her as anti-white because of a speech [...]
Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling
On the surface, a judge’s decision to block tough provisions of Arizona’s immigration law was a defeat for the state’s Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama administration. But neither party is sure it will play out that way politically, either this fall or beyond. Keeping the illegal-immigration issue burning might help some [...]
