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Congressional Black Caucus meet ends awarding Obama Harold Washington Prize
September 29, 2008The recently concluded Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend is “right in the heart of what’s going on,” said Representative Corrine Brown (D-Florida). Major themes at the caucus were health care and the sub-prime crisis. Indeed as...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 1
September 28, 2008In a vote that was heard around the world, reactionary Republicans along with some progressive Democrats in the House torpedoed a bill to stabilize financial markets. The compromise deal was better than what was initially proposed...
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Black Caucus town hall on foreclosure crisis calls for huge voter turnout
September 28, 2008“A crisis of credit, housing and jobs” is confronting the country today, warned Marc Morial, president of the Urban League, at the Congressional Black Caucus Town Hall meeting. Several hundred people gathered to hear panelists address...
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Californias budget: 85 days late & billions of dollars short
September 27, 2008After an unprecedented nearly three-month delay, California finally has a budget. The $103 billion-plus spending plan — born of a year-long struggle between legislative majority Democrats trying to minimize cuts to social services, minority Republicans rejecting...
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Obama lays out vision for 21st century schools
September 27, 2008Barack Obama laid out the changes he would bring to the nation’s educational system as president in a forum last month in Dayton, Ohio. He asked why countries like China, India, South Korea and Japan have...
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