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Obama's Peace Prize Speech Text
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world: I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. It is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations – that for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere…
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Check It Out: Activists Call on Obama for Climate Justice Leadership
Climate change is no joke and as President Obama gets set to accept his Peace prize, climate justice activists are calling on him to act a s a leader in their cause. “Africans and US citizens of the African Diaspora are appealing to Obama to take leadership and insure climate justice for Africa, a continent…
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Colored Gift Buying Made Easy
The New York Times needs a time out for this. Apparently, they thought it would be helpful to have a brownish people section for gift purchasing. As Mediaite’s Glynnis MacNicol points out, this is fail-worthy “I had to read that twice. Because really New York Times? NYTPicker, who was the first to note the addition…
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The CBC Sez: Obama Ain't Keepin' It Reeaah, He Ain't Representin'!
The CBC is salty with Barack Obama, thinking he neither keeps it reeaah nor represents. Of course, this has nothing at all to do with Obama’s not needing their blessing on the way to the presidency; rather, it’s because they think he hasn’t done enough to assist Blacks economically. From the Washington Post: “Some black…
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Check It Out: White House Happy with Whatever the Senate's Done
The public option’s dirt nap is looking increasingly likely. The replacement? A private-sector alternative. From The Washington Post: Democratic Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement Tuesday night to drop the controversial government-run insurance plan from their overhaul of the health-care system, hoping to remove a last major roadblock preventing the bill from moving to a…
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Chicago Teen Shot in Head While Walking with Mom
More tragic news out of Chitown. From Chicago Breaking News “A 14-year-old boy was shot in the back of the head and critically wounded this morning as he was walking with his mother on the Northwest Side, authorities said. The shooting took place in the 3400 block of West Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood,…
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Uganda Considers Making Homosexuality a Capital Offense
Ugandan politicians apparently have nothing better to do with their time. from The Associated Press: “Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to…
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Check It Out: Rush Says We're Depressed about Tiger and Obama
Classic Rush. For a more thorough analysis of Rush’s shenanigans, check out Jack and Jill Politics
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At Least 112 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
With a March election on the horizon, trouble brews in Iraq. From The Washington Post: “A series of bombings apparently targeting educational facilities and other crowded areas killed scores of people Tuesday morning in Baghdad. Authorities said at least 112 people were killed and 425 were wounded. At least five bombings were reported, with the…
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