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Dec 08 2013
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How Mandela Expanded The Art Of The Possible
When I was coming of age in the late 1970s, as an African-American high-schooler and college student, I had two certainties: Nelson Mandela would die in prison in apartheid South Africa and no black person would become U.S. president in my lifetime.
So much for my youthful powers of prediction.
Little could I have known then that I would become a journalist who would one day get
NPR (Online News)Jun 18 2012
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Greece no end to President Obama's Europe woe
Greeces election results Sunday were a relief for the White House, but the challenges of a debt-burdened Europe could still derail the U.S. economy and President Barack Obamas reelection hopes. And the administration doesnt have any control over those, either.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77519.html#ixzz1yAaILL9y
PoliticoJun 18 2012
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Obama administration to stop deporting some young illegal immigrants
In an election-year policy change, the Obama administration said Friday it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children if they meet certain requirements. The shift on the politically volatile issue of immigration policy prompted immediate praise from Latino leaders who have criticized Congress and the White House for inaction, while Republicans
CNN (Online News)Nov 01 2012
Perspectives Blog
Newspaper endorsements from around the country
Looking at the Presidential endorsements of the top 100 newspapers, we see that they generally stuck with their reputation, but there were a few changes and surprises.
Update: Since originally writing this blog, 13 more endorsements have been made. I've updated the numbers below, but should also point out 2 more switches (papers who endorsed the candidate from one party 4 years ago that John Gable, AllSides Co-founderDec 29 2012
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Democratic Establishment Voices Support for Markey’s Bid to Succeed Kerry
The Democratic ranks are closing behind Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts in the race to succeed Senator John Kerry, who hopes to become secretary of state.
The race is shaping up with unusual speed, considering that Mr. Kerry has not yet vacated the seat, and Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts has yet to set a date for a special election.
But several big guns in
New York Times (News)Jun 07 2012
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PAC Behind GOP Candidate For Gabby Giffords Seat Shows Gun In Email Appeal
A PAC supporting Jesse Kelly, a former Marine running to replace Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a special election on Tuesday, is using an image Kelly's campaign has avoided thus far — the candidate holding a gun.
Kelly, a Republican, ran against Giffords, a Democrat, in 2010. Giffords resigned in January, just over a year after a shooting spree left six dead and the congresswoman
NPR (Online News)Jun 07 2012
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Walker's victory could bring more efforts to weaken public unions
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's survival in a recall election sparked by steps to weaken public unions could embolden fellow Republicans in other states to seek similar measures. "He's one of the Republican governors who has been out on the point on this issue about whether there are excesses in public employee unions in terms of their pension plans or health care plans and so forth," noted CNN
CNN (Online News)Dec 17 2014
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Tennessee Town Sparks Free Speech Debate After Banning Negative Online Comments
A new social networking policy just approved by a small Tennessee town has some questioning if the move infringes on the First Amendment.
South Pittsburg, on the banks of the Tennessee River, is a town of just over 3,100 people. At the town’s most recent monthly meeting on December 9, the city council approved a measure that would restrict any employee, elected official, contractor or
The BlazeJun 06 2012
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OPINION: What really went down in Wisconsin
What happened in Wisconsin Tuesday night was not about an election or a politician. It wasnt about collective bargaining or budget deficits. It was about something far more important and far more intangible. It was about who and what we are as Americans.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/06/what-really-went-down-in-wisco...
Fox News (Online News)Jun 05 2012
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Decision Day Arrives In Wisconsin
Polls open at 7 a.m. local time (8 a.m. ET) in Wisconsin, where the bitter battle over whether to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker is finally coming to a conclusion.
Walker faces Milwaukee's Democratic mayor, Tom Barrett, in recall election. As our colleague Liz Halloran reports over on It's All Politics and NPR's Don Gonyea said on Morning Edition, pre-vote polls have varied — with
NPR (Online News)