Politics
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No Muslims Allowed in a Herman Cain Administration
Presidential hopeful Herman Cain told Think Progress’ Scott Keyes over the weekend that he’d refuse to appoint a Muslim to his cabinet if elected president. Why? It’s because (brace yourself for a new conspiracy theory) “there is this creeping attempt … to gradually ease Shariah law and the Muslim faith into our government.” Asked by…
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Obama Featured on Anti-Abortion Billboards
Life Always’ New York billboard warning, “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb,” was taken down earlier this year after SoHo residents and members of the black community voiced their outrage. The anti-abortion group has moved on from that advertisement, which prominently featured a black child, to one that centers…
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Obama Speaks: Will Hold Town Hall on Libya
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama wll give an update on Libya in a televised speech tonight. The speech is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. The White House says Obama will talk about the actions taken with allies and partners, the transition to NATO…
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Michelle Obama to Speak at Spelman's Commencement
Spelman seniors have at least two reasons to look forward to May 15: They’re graduating, and first lady Michelle Obama will deliver their commencement address. “Having Mrs. Obama as our 2011 commencement speaker is a true honor because she embodies the Spelman College mission, which is to prepare women to change the world in a…
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Chicago Veterans Stand Guard Over Schoolkids
NPR reports that the Chicago public school system will spend nearly $5 million this year on contracts with community groups and other nonprofits, in an innovative approach to keeping kids safe in some of Chicago’s most dangerous and gang-saturated neighborhoods. The city’s Safe Passage works with an organization called No Veteran Left Behind to…
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'Virginity Tests': Female Detainees in Egypt Forced to Submit to Horrid Practice
Lauren Frayer of AOL News is reporting that disturbing details are emerging about the treatment of some young female protesters briefly detained by Egyptian soldiers. At least 18 women were captured and held in military detention after army officers violently cleared Cairo’s Tahrir Square on March 9, nearly a month after pro-democracy protesters ousted President…
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Why No One Likes Obama's Libya War
With all the flak Obama was taking a week ago for his go-slow approach on Libya — and all the phony bouquets for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of the crisis — you might have been tempted to think that she was the one who had green-lighted missile strikes on Muammar Qaddafi, and Obama…
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How Racism Tainted Women's Fight to Vote
“I am in Great Britain today because I believe that the silent indifference with which she has received the charge that human beings are burned alive in Christian Anglo-Saxon communities is born of ignorance of the true situation. America cannot and will not ignore the voice of a nation that is her superior in civilization.”…
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Obama Cuts Latin America Trip Short
CNN International is reporting that President Barack Obama is cutting his Latin America trip short by a few hours to tend to the ongoing situation in Libya. The president was scheduled to depart San Salvador for Andrews Air Force Base at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday after visiting San Salvador’s Metropolitan Cathedral to see a famous tomb…