Word: sharptons
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...expected to declare this week. And at least two other Senators--Bob Graham of Florida and Joseph Biden of Delaware--are giving it serious thought. The Senate is not the only breeding ground for presidential wannabes. Former House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt is in the race. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to jump in by the end of the month. And last week Gary Hart was making the rounds in Washington declaring his interest in a third bid. "I'd love to be President," he told reporters. "I'd have been a very good President. In many ways...
...Sharpton also said that the current Republican leadership only serves to disenfranchise African-Americans, despite the fact that two blacks, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, hold Cabinet positions...
...Bush says that civil rights is giving two blacks a big job,” Sharpton aid. “How can he challenge what Harry Belafonte said in Ebonics when he said the same thing in Washingtonian, Texan English...
...Sharpton said the race for the presidency has traditionally been composed of white, male millionaires. His presence in the upcoming race is important, Sharpton said, because he can better understand the plight of average Americans...
...Sharpton said that he would be the voice of the disenfranchised—a group he later identified as including racial minorities, women and members of the working class...