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Is a New Confederacy Rising?
In an insightful piece at the Washington Post, Colbert I. King provides historical context to the partial shutdown of the federal government. An “insurgent political force” has captured the Republican Party “and is taking up where the Old Confederacy left off in its efforts to bring down the federal government,” he writes. It took on…
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Veterans Deserve Better on Memorial Day
In his Washington Post column about Memorial Day, Colbert I. King reflects on what the country owes veterans, especially in light of the disrespect shown in Washington, D.C., to the recent observance of the Bureau of Colored Troops’ 150th anniversary. The observance of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops…
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Every Murder Matters
In the last few weeks, two men were killed in Washington, D.C., Angelo Alphonso Payne and Jason Anthony Emma; however, they did not receive the same media coverage. In fact, Colbert I. King writes in the Washington Post, he has learned a great deal from the media about Emma, who was fatally shot in Capitol Hill, even…
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2013 Predictions, From Palin to Pelosi
2012 has been a tumultuous year, from the presidential campaign to Hurricane Sandy. Colbert I. King at the Washington Post predicts what will come down the pike in 2013. At the national level: * In the fullness of time, following the New Year’s celebration, leaders of the conservative-dominated GOP (Republicans Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and…
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What's Really at Stake on Tuesday Is Progress
Mitt Romney’s missing backbone puts Americans at risk, writes Colbert I. King in the Washington Post. Looking at the candidate’s penchant for flip-flopping on issues like health insurance and the auto industry, King fears that like President Andrew Johnson and hopefuls like Barry Goldwater before him, Romney will be detrimental to the progress America has…
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Romney's Likability Issues Linger
Mitt Romney’s had a rough week, from the 47 percent gaffe to the release of his tax returns, but have his foibles made voters more or less willing to trust him? According to polls highlighted by Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King, Republicans said in the early days of the presidential primary that they’d trust…
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Local Corruption Continues in Washington, DC
As local politicians in Washington, D.C., seem to be falling by the wayside, like former Council Chairman Kwame Brown, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King writes that perhaps when those involved in shenanigans initially show their true colors, the people should believe them. How different today’s climate is from spring 2011. That’s when mayoral candidate Sulaimon…
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What Mitt Romney Will Never Understand
At the grocery store recently, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King witnessed an elderly woman nearly overwhelmed by the prospect of purchasing food. Unlike people in line behind her, she couldn’t afford everything in her sparsely loaded cart, but thanks to a kind stranger, she was able to buy several cans of soup. King argues…
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The Danger of Ahmadinejad's Words for Jews
Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King writes that Iranian head Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is spouting the same type of rhetoric as Adolf Hitler, and there’s no real global reaction to what could ignite a war based on ethnic differences. The Iranian government is as anti-Semitic as the Third Reich. Listen to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and…
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The Legacy of DC Corruption
In the 1950s, America’s capital was run by “numbers” men. Locals with names like Albert “Real Estate” Smith and Roger W. “Whitetop” Simkins headed organizations that orchestrated the city’s largest gambling black market. When they were prosecuted during that decade, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King writes, it was revealed that their ties stretched to…
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