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...Republican side, the nominating process produced McCain, the strongest general election candidate in the field of GOP contenders, according to the polls.On the Democratic side, the spirited battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is generating record turnouts of new Democratic voters, with huge increases especially in the female, African-American, and young adult demographics. Those new registrants will prove useful to the eventual nominee and to other Democratic candidates down the ballot come November.The purpose of the nominating process is producing electable candidates, not fostering debate or civic participation. That’s an important nuance to remember...
...think that in the first place there should be fact-finding, there should be an audit, there should be an investigation to find out what taint, if any, Harvard has from slavery and the slave trade,” said Gerald C. Horne, a professor of African-American studies at the University of Houston.Horne said that Harvard’s stature gives the University a unique influence on the national scene, and that Faust’s tenure would provide an excellent opportunity to conduct an investigation of some sort into its past. “Your president...
...most casual observers, the deadly New York City Police shooting of Sean Bell, a 23-year-old African American, in the early morning hours of his wedding day seemed an open-and-shut case. Everyone agreed that there was no crime in Bell's attending his bachelor party in the early morning hours of Nov. 25, 2006 with his friends at the Club Kalua strip club in South Jamaica, Queens, and that he and his friends Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman were not armed when they tried to drive away from the scene, about a block from the bar, after...
...thing after over two decades of war, during which tens of thousands had been killed and some two million displaced. But, retreating to a bush camp - where, thanks to a team of professional caterers airlifted in by the United Nations, we feasted on hot meals and drank South African merlot and ice cold Heineken beer - it emerged that all was not well...
Despite food and medication given to the fighters to stop them from preying on civilians, the rebels are roaming around the lawless wilds of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic. The most recent reports indicate that the LRA kidnapped some 350 more civilians and had been in training during the failed signing attempt. "The governments of Sudan, the CAR and the DRC - with the assistance of the U.N. - must join forces to secure the safety and release of those kidnapped immediately and bring those responsible to justice," urged pressure group Amnesty International on April...