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Black Leader Lauds Bush Commutation of Border Agents' Sentences

Black Leader Lauds Bush Commutation of Border Agents’ Sentences

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Washington, D.C. - Mychal Massie, the chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, is praising the decision made today by outgoing President George W. Bush to commute the sentences of jailed Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean ...
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Energy Bubble, Anyone? Henry Waxman Gives Public a Look at the Corporate-Congressional Alliance that Threatens to Raise Energy Prices in Pursuit of Private Profit

Energy Bubble, Anyone? Henry Waxman Gives Public a Look at the Corporate-Congressional Alliance that Threatens to Raise Energy Prices in Pursuit of Private Profit

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Washington, DC - Thursday’s first hearing of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee since Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) ousted Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) as chairman is drawing criticism from the National Center for Public Policy Research, which says the ...
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Ak'Bar A. Shabazz

True Peace in the Middle East, by Ak’Bar A. Shabazz

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  True Peace in the Middle East by Ak'Bar A. Shabazz (bio) It seems the longer hostilities between Israel and Hamas militants controlling the Gaza Strip drag on, the more public opinion will turn against Israel.  Too many Palestinian civilians ...
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Obama’s Wrong Way of Doing Things Right, by Mychal Massie

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Obama's Wrong Way of Doing Things Right by Mychal Massie (bio) During his campaign, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama cast then-President George W. Bush as doing everything wrong.  So, what will President Obama do right? If his first steps are any ...
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Black Leader Speaks Against the Radical Underpinnings of Obama's Bailout Agenda

Black Leader Speaks Against the Radical Underpinnings of Obama’s Bailout Agenda

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Washington, DC - President Barack Obama has now laid the groundwork for sweeping government intervention in the free market with his announcement of new government requirements for its continued support for struggling American automakers. Mychal Massie, the chairman of the ...
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White House Health Care Reform: It’s a Matter of Trust, by Murdock “Doc” Gibbs

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White House Health Care Reform: It's a Matter of Trust by Murdock "Doc" Gibbs (bio) The following is my reply to an unsolicited e-mail I received from David Alexrod, President Obama's senior advisor.  Axelrod's letter, which was recently received - ...
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Black Activists Renew Condemnation of Local Ohio NAACP Chapter for Interference in School Play

Black Activists Renew Condemnation of Local Ohio NAACP Chapter for Interference in School Play

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Federal Tax Dollars Now Sought to Prolong Baseless Protest of Agatha Christie Play Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network have renewed criticism of the Butler County (Ohio) chapter of the NAACP and its executive director ...
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Good Health and Good Stewardship, by Bishop Council Nedd II

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Throughout the Bible, there are passages suggesting that much is expected from those to whom much is given. One of the greatest gifts God has given his people on earth is the gift of good health.  Like all gifts, however, ...
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Arming Against the Thugs, by Stephen Roberts, M.Div.

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In the summer of 2008, police in Washington, D.C. set up military-style checkpoints to stop vehicles without a "legitimate purpose" from entering the city's Trinidad neighborhood.  It was a bold attempt to stop the murders and violent crimes plaguing the ...
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Football Fantasies and Education Essentials, by Ak’Bar A. Shabazz

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As the year ends, so will the seasons of most high school football teams.  Both the victorious and vanquished will move on to other things. For many senior players, it is likely to be the last time they play organized ...
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