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...Obama's background resonates because it proves his points. Like other young African-American politicians, from Congressmen Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee to Artur Davis of Alabama, Obama doesn't sound like a civil-rights-era black politician. His style is, as he puts it, "not accusing but challenging Americans to live up to the highest ideals." Some call that pandering to whites. But it can appeal to blacks too. "When he talks, you don't think about his color," says Eric Robinson, an African-American barber from Decatur, Ill., at an Obama rally in October...
Fighting side-by-side against the Sudanese regime, former Republican administration officials and Democratic congressmen have become “soul mates,” Gaffney said...
...Chronicle of Higher Education report was delivered to Congress on Sept. 13. The committee members responsible for analyzing the findings were “exceptionally enthusiastic about receiving the report, which was circulated to congressmen on both sides of the aisle,” King said...
With the November elections looming, the congressmen took special notice of King’s report...
...course, such a discussion remains unlikely so long as the majority of congressmen remain content bringing home pork-barrel projects to their constituents. These leaders have no real incentive to plead for less money for their state’s defense. While the Department of Homeland Security maintains some veto power over how the money is spent, fixing this problem requires strong leadership from the executive branch. No action is likely unless the white house transforms this matter from a funding allocation issue into a significant political issue. And in this tight election season, such action is all but definitely...