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Al Qaida: Calls Obama "house negro" for whites
Spin CycleFrom AP. al Qaida, adjusting to the new political reality in the US, decides that if an African-American is going to be president, then racism is the wave of the future for anti-Americanism: "Al-Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri is criticizing......Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Government, National Government, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Obama insulted by al Qaeda leader
The Swampby Frank James IntelCenter, a counterterrorism organization, has just released a transcript of the latest message from al Qaeda's number two man, Ayman al-Zawahari, in which Zawahiri cites the words of Malcolm X to insult President-elect Barack Obama as.....Tags: Minority Groups, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pervez Musharraf, Colin Powell, Values
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Michael Steele could try 'right power'
The Swampby Frank James Now that Michael Steele has been chosen to be the first black chair of the Republican National Committee, maybe he'll appropriate more of the language of black protesters from a few decades ago for the Grand Old......Tags: Michael Steele, Wildlife, Republican Party, White House, Government
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How much weight does Jesse Jackson Jr.'s illness deserve in the scales of justice?
If you think that Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mental illness explains away all his bad behavior, you may need treatment for an excessively mushy heart. If you think his mental illness explains absolutely nothing, you are suffering from a heart made of nails....
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Mayo Clinic, Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder, Crime, Law and Justice
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At 5-4, point guard carries sky-high dreams
Jaleesa Armstrong grew up with the sound of her three older brothers constantly bouncing their basketballs throughout the family's Englewood neighborhood home. The sound — which was different on the living room carpeting; different on the...
Tags: Southern Illinois University, Human Accomplishments, College Basketball, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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The signature shot and its creator
You know the shot. Spike Lee has made it his signature visual flourish: the moment when a character (sometimes two, though usually one, isolated in a state of transcendence) appears to be floating through a room or down a sidewalk, reckoning with his or...
Tags: Movies, Racism, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, France
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50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide
In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni...
Tags: Politics, Arbitron Incorporated, Chess Playing, Justice and Rights, Midway
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Jackson Jr.'s 'promise' turns pitiful
Even by the jaded standards of Illinois politics, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s spending spree with his campaign cash sounds breathtakingly shameless, partly because it sounds so senseless. Back in the early 1980s, his father, the Rev. Jesse L....
Tags: Politics, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Chicago Elections, Depression, Government
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How Republicans win in 2016
Last week's column was all about why certain of us (49 percent nationally) continue to identify with the party of individualism and free markets. This week, a related topic: what it will take to increase that 49 percent to 51 percent in 2016. First,...
Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Birth Control, Republican Party, George W. Bush
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Who's a racist?
Cal ThomasOn MSNBC's Ed Schultz program Friday night, the former chief of staff for Colin Powell, retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, said, of the Republican Party, "My party is full of racists ... and the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants...Tags: Politics, Racism, Republican Party, Justice and Rights, Social Issues
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Oh, I believe in yesterday
Leonard PittsMAYBERRY, N.C. -- Former sheriff Andy Taylor died here last week. Mayberry is in mourning. Sheriff Taylor was one of the last links to another, simpler time. Before there was a traffic light or drive-through banking here, before we got our first...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Minority Groups, LSD, The Rolling Stones (music group), John F. Kennedy
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Rodney King, 20 years after L.A.'s riots
In 21 years, his name has appeared in the Los Angeles Times on more than 7,000 occasions. Sometimes it's as himself, Rodney King, the victim of now-fabled LAPD abuse the world got to see, the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit, the hapless guy getting stopped...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Justice and Rights, Los Angeles Police Department, Arts and Culture
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