By The Admin on October 29, 2010
President Barack Obama says his mission is to accelerate the economy’s recovery. He’s calling attention to a proposal he says would create jobs, grow the economy and help businesses.
Obama spoke Friday after the government reported that the economy grew at a faster rate from July to September. It was the last snapshot of the country’s [...]
Posted in Money & Finance, White House
By The Admin on October 29, 2010
Harry C. Alford
- One good measure of our government is the intensity with which it attacks real problems that affect Americans – and whether it avoids overregulation that leads to bad policies. By that standard, it is worth keeping an eye these days on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
For years now, activists have [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
By The Admin on October 29, 2010
Politico
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether tea party groups are intimidating black and Hispanic voters in her district.
Jackson Lee has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to send poll monitors to her district on Nov. 2 to make sure the King Street Patriots, a local conservative voter [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections
By The Admin on October 29, 2010
H. Lewis Smith
- All by-products of African-American ingenuity, Negro spirituals, blues and jazz were created to help African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife; cultivate, embrace and express individuality; and serve as living connections to and trophies of cultural history, knowledge and heritage.
In spite of all the adversities and calamities [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on October 29, 2010
Florida’s three-way Senate race grew testier Friday as the last-place Democratic candidate denied claims that former President Bill Clinton had advised him to drop out, saying the idea came instead from his independent rival, Gov. Charlie Crist.
Rep. Kendrick Meek went on national morning TV news shows to swat down reports that he had told Clinton, [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida
