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...fact, the poll did show that where there has been an uptick is in the most - kind of the local volunteering, right around your home with your local school...
...There's been some controversy around that. Some Republicans have objected to that. Some of the 9/11 groups have. I just wonder whether you would speak to - kind of enunciate what that day really means now, going forward, in your view. The President: I wasn't aware there was a controversy, so you just reported - I guess there's always a controversy somewhere. I think that last year at 9/11-...
...four candidates have loudly rejected a call for black Atlantans - who make up 57% of the city's population - to rally around a single black candidate in order to defeat Mary Norwood, the white city council member. "Mary's not focused on [the race angle]," says Norwood campaign manager Roman Levit. "She's focused on two things: making the city safe, and bringing accountability to the city government." (From TIME's Archives: What makes a city great...
...Clark-Atlanta University professors recently defended a memo they had written for the Atlanta Black Leadership Forum, which caused a media ruckus when it was leaked. Their memo collected a number of statements supposedly circulating in the black community, including a call to rally around Borders in order to avoid a head-to-head runoff election with Norwood. "We have said very clearly that African-American concerns should be considered by all of the candidates," says Clark-Atlanta professor Keith Boone. "It's no more racist for the African-American community to have an agenda than...
There will be 86 events spanning seven sports around Vancouver and at the Whistler ski area, a two-hour drive north. Despite the economy, ticket demand has not gone downhill. According to U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) spokeswoman Nicole Saunches, "Ticket demand has been high, as you would expect with the Games right across the border. That's been great for Vancouver and the Games in general." See pictures of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch...