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...That's some rough girls from Rutgers," he said. "Man, they got tattoos ... That's some nappy-headed hos there." The joke played badly in every community, raising memories of beauty bias (against darker skin and kinkier hair) that dates back to slavery. Tracy Riley, 37, of Des Moines, Iowa, who is of mixed race, said the incident was among her four kids' first exposures to overt racism. "Our kids don't see color the way we do," she said. "They don't see it as much. 'You're my friend or not,' but it's not about race...
...candidates’ record-smashing first-quarter fundraising totals. Hillary led the pack with $26 million, Obama followed with $25 million, and Romney also cleared $20 million. Both parties’ candidates collected a total of over $125 million—and there are still 9 months before the Iowa caucus...
What role has impacted you or how you view the world the most? Shelley Katzer, SPENCER, IOWA...
...score other states have indicated they'd like to hold their primaries on that day too. Florida is considering upping the ante and going even earlier - but both the G.O.P. and Democratic Party are looking askance at that proposal for fear of aggrieving the traditional early decision states Iowa (which holds its caucus on Jan. 14) and New Hampshire (Jan. 22). And then there is Texas. At the moment, three similar bipartisam bills in the state legislature aim to move the Texas primary from March to February. But some Texans aren?t too sure it is wise to rush...
...extremely bad idea," says longtime political analyst and former Texas G.O.P. official Royal Masset. With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary still viewed as key launching pads, Masset explains, the loading up of the early February calendar can only mean that huge pieces of real estate and population like California will get lots of campaign ads and literature but will see little of the candidates themselves. "Those states will see many political commercials and receive enough direct mail to deforest a small state," Masset wrote in a recent commentary. "But they won't be talking to candidates, which...