By The Admin on October 22, 2010
Ousted NPR analyst Juan Williams said Friday that he believes his former employer had been looking for a reason to fire him and used comments he made this week about Muslim airline passengers as an excuse to do so. Meanwhile, a U.S. senator said he would start the ball rolling to cut federal funding to [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on October 22, 2010
At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti’s deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.
The outbreak in the rural Artibonite region, which hosts thousands of quake refugees, appeared to confirm relief groups’ fears about sanitation for homeless survivors living [...]
Posted in International News
By The Admin on October 22, 2010
An eastern Illinois state Senate candidate who said minority men are more interested in drugs than education has apologized but says he doesn’t plan to withdraw from the race.
The (Champaign) News-Gazette reported that Al Reynolds of Danville said in a statement Thursday that he isn’t a racist and has plans to create better educational opportunities [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Illinois, Policy & Issues, Race
By The Admin on October 22, 2010
Conservatives and some liberals say NPR went too far in axing a longtime news analyst for saying he gets nervous on planes when he sees people in Muslim dress, and at least one U.S. senator said he would start the ball rolling in cutting federal funding to the network.
Muslim groups were outraged, saying that Juan [...]
Posted in Federal Government, Media
By The Admin on October 22, 2010
Focused on turning out base voters, President Barack Obama is being cheered at raucous rallies and spreading this message: Don’t turn your back on the change happening in Washington.
He’s expecting a double dose of cheer on Friday when he headlines a pair of rallies to boost two high-profile Democrats in tossup races: California Sen. Barbara [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, White House
