July 2010
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Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger
Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod was forced to resign last week as director of rural development in Georgia after Andrew Breitbart posted the edited video online. In the full video, Sherrod, who [...]
Obama defends education policies to critics
Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers’ unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation’s schools. “We have an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country, especially those who are starting out furthest behind,” Obama [...]
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections. The allegations include failure to report rental income from vacation property in the Dominican Republic and hundreds of thousands [...]
Essence Magazine defends choice of white fashion director
CNN – The editor of Essence Magazine defended Wednesday her recent hiring of a white fashion director — a first for the 40-year-old publication that celebrates black women. The hiring of Elliana Placas first sparked outrage when a former Essence employee posted a note on her Facebook page decrying the decision. “It’s with a heavy [...]
Calls for Rangel to quit could escalate if no deal
The calls from fellow Democrats for New York Rep. Charles Rangel to resign could quickly turn from a trickle to a flood unless he can quickly negotiate a plea bargain to prevent a congressional trial on allegations of ethical misconduct. With elections nearing, fellow Democrats don’t relish the spectacle of that trial. Thursday is a [...]
