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...Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report for his work to bring medical attention and care to those who would otherwise receive nothing. Javier J. Castro ’09, a member of the Harvard AIDS Coalition, said he wasn’t surprised by the high turnout at the event. “He’s a celebrity, so wherever he goes he attracts attention,” Castro said. “The key issue is whether students will be motivated to take action...
...Nagin's good humor, his victory may not be enough to carry him back into office in the May 20 runoff. Nagin's "chocolate city" remarks alienated many conservative white voters who helped propel the political novice to office four years ago, and there was lackluster turnout by his new base - African-American voters...
...Civil rights activists, most prominently the Rev. Jesse Jackson, fought unsuccessfully to have the election delayed and to have satellite voting stations set up outside Louisiana, in cities like Houston and Atlanta, where a large number of evacuees are still living. Turnout in predominantly African-American precincts was about 30% vs. nearly 50% for mostly white precincts, according to an analysis by GCR and Associates, done for the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. Although Secretary of State Al Ater said the election went off without a hitch, Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has threatened to sue for violation of voting rights...
...great challenges for the next mayor is, how do you harness all of this national energy that wants to come in, and how much energy there is in the city, and actually move it in the right direction?" Landrieu told TIME Sunday. He said Saturday's relatively low turnout was not about voter apathy so much as continuing frustration over the slow pace of recovery. "I think the lower turnout indicates how painfully hurt so many people still are, in so many ways," he said. "And you know, that cuts across geographic lines as well as racial lines...
...jobs to avoid using “sexyassholebitch@yahoo.com” as their reference email address.His show, which immediately followed Winthrop Stein Club, wisely followed the cardinal rule of comedy: always provide alcohol to the audience.An estimated 100 people turned out to support Ingber, who is happy with the turnout.“Many of them were my friends who I personally invited, but a substantial chunk of the audience were people who heard about a comedy show and decided just to come check it out,” he writes in an email.So after receiving some tips from...