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Voters in the national poll were asked about that very issue, and overwhelmingly - by more than 9 to 1 - they said Obama's race won't be a factor in how they vote. Even among black voters, only 1 in 6 said they would take Obama's race into account. Still, the question hovers over the campaign. A controversial recent survey by the Associated Press pushed white participants to react to a list of negative racial stereotypes. One-third of them put credence in at least one of the unpleasant generalizations about blacks. After some complicated statistical legerdemain...
...work of medieval jurists like Maimonides, and host of rabbinical opinions (responsas) ever since. Levine is an Orthodox rabbi as well as a prof, and his institution is Yeshiva University. The book is titled Judaism and Economics; and his article's title is "The Recession of 2008: The Moral Factor - A Jewish Law Analysis...
...biggest changes to the nano are physical. Apple ditched the chubby form factor of its last generation of nano for a tall, thin player, while keeping the screen size the same. While the slimmer player beats the old model on visual appeal, the new shape makes it more difficult to shove into a pocket...
...Reilly, Bill •Frank reveals the problem with going on "The Factor...
...David found a good number of blue collar white voters who said they plan to vote for Obama because of the economy, and some who say they plan to vote against him because they disagree with his policies. But he found little evidence that race will be a determining factor either way. Accompanying David's piece are provocative essays on Obama's candidacy by TIME contributors Peter Beinart and Ta-Nehisi Coates...