Andrew Roth has a very good point about Congress here, although I suppose an institution can honor the goals of Financial Literacy Month without first adopting the principles it stands for ...
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Next time you see Rep. Cynthia McKinney on television talking about a class action lawsuit by black Capitol Police Officers against the U.S. Capitol Police, read this analysis of the case. It is not all the Congresswoman claims it to ...
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Finally, a way to get accurate coverage from the press: pay for it. $100,000 up front and $10,000 a month thereafter appears to be the going rate. An interesting thing about this story is that the billionaire the Post staffer ...
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The century-old African-American newspaper the Chicago Defender has this to say about and to Rep. Cynthia McKinney: McKinney has long been a freedom fighter, willing to stand up to oppression and fight for African Americans. She had the courage to ...
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Despite significant blogosphere attention to the dubious (or, at the very least, excessive) Congressional practice of "earmarking," I'm not seeing a lot of attention on blogs today about this press release from the National Legal and Policy Center: NLPC Complaint ...
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Project 21 members have the following comments on the current grand jury investigation of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) for her alleged assault on a U.S. Capitol police officer: "McKinney should be arrested and prosecuted for assault, just like any ...
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From Peyton Knight: A marketing research firm has announced the results of a two-year study that shows hybrid vehicles are more "energy expensive" over their lifetime than comparable non-hybrid vehicles and even a Hummer H3. Says Art Spinella, president of ...
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With negotiations to resolve the human rights crisis in the Sudanese province of Darfur at an impasse, members of the black leadership network Project 21 applaud the Bush Administration for its work to promote human rights and stop further violence ...
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Project 21 members have commented on the Rep. Cynthia McKinney imbroglio. Says Deroy Murdock: McKinney should be arrested and prosecuted for assault, just like any other American. That's called equal justice under law. She should look into it.Rather than explain ...
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The current (April 10) issue of Time magazine features a brief commentary on immigration by an official of the AFL-CIO: BALDEMAR VELASQUEZ President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO The key problem is making felons out of everyone who is here ...
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