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...York City late in January making one of his increasingly frequent forays into what he once would have considered enemy territory. Only journalists from religious publications were invited to cover the occasion, at Manhattan's swank Metropolitan Club--which probably suited the Archbishop, who has become wary of the mainstream press since a December New York Times story that advisers feel wrongly portrayed him as a homophobe. But a friend of the Nigerian primate's told TIME that Akinola received a standing ovation. The actual guest of honor was a Christian missionary accused under Australia's anti--religious vilification laws...
...SHARPTON, black activist who ran for President in 2004, on Joe Biden's calling fellow 2008 presidential hopeful Barack Obama "the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Biden apologized...
...details of the group will become official “in the next week or two,” Lubin says. Although students can’t do much until Obama officially declares his intention to run, the Facebook group already has 73 members as of February 2nd.A serious, mainstream ticket headlined by a minority would be ground breaking for obvious reasons, and Obama’s charisma might mobilize an unusually large population of Harvard students. “He does have a reputation that’s going to bring a lot of people together...
...Marcotte's pre-Edwards blogging oeuvre may have been provocative and profanity-laced, but it was still not far from the mainstream of the blood sport that is political blogging. And there is a welcome wonkishness to Marcotte, who, unlike some star bloggers, is not afraid to parse policy with her readers. Those qualities helped earn Pandagon, which will continue in the care of other bloggers while she's gone, a dedicated and sizable fan base. Marcotte has made it clear to her fans that working for a campaign requires a change in tone. "I know how the game works...
...solidarity and dream instead of the impact we could have if we united around one plan to improve our community. Still others reject this brand of political activism entirely and contend that the black community should refrain from any political stance, lest we alienate those who differ from the mainstream...