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Africans wary on new US command for continent |
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Written by TODD PITMAN
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 12:06 |
 A new command takes over all U.S. military operations in Africa Wednesday, a program that many on the continent fear has a hidden agenda skewed by the war on terror and a self-interested scramble for resources. Africom is also facing skeptical U.S. lawmakers who slashed its budget by a third last week and said the command's rollout over the last year had been "badly bungled." Before Africom was created one year ago, American military programs on the continent had been divvied up among three other commands more concerned with NATO and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 October 2008 12:24 |
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Spike Lee discusses 'Miracle at St. Anna' (and Obama) |
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Written by Tom Roston
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 05:29 |
 The Buffalo Soldiers tale 'Miracle at St. Anna' arrives as the U.S. considers electing its first black president. Spike Lee is loving it.
"NEWS flash," says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips. "Spike Lee does not assume that every white person is racist. I do not feel that way. And I have not felt that way in the past. Are there some people who are like that? Yes. But I am not going to assume they are."
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Last Updated on Monday, 29 September 2008 14:31 |
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A comparison - The Obamas vs the Palins & the McCains |
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Written by unknown
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 11:38 |
 If you are biracial and born in a state not connected to the lower 48, America needs darn near 2 years and 3 major speeches to "get to know you." If you're white and from a state not connected to the lower 48, Amer ica needs 36 minutes and 38 seconds worth of an acceptance speech to know you're "one of us."
If you get 18 million people to vote for you in a national presidential primary, you're a "phoney. " Get 100,000+ people to vote you governor of the 47th most populous state in the Union, you're "well loved."
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Poll: Racial views steer some white Dems away from Obama |
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Written by RON FOURNIER and TREVOR TOMPSON
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 11:30 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent," responsible for their own troubles. The poll, conducted with Stanford University, suggests that the percentage of voters who may turn away from Obama because of his race could easily be larger than the final difference between the candidates in 2004 — about two and one-half percentage points.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 21 September 2008 12:03 |
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McCain's family owned slaves |
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Written by Suzi Parker and Jake Tapper
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Friday, 12 September 2008 21:44 |
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 Arizona Sen. John McCain is learning a lot about his family history in the course of this presidential campaign.
Because of his best selling family memoir, "Faith of My Fathers," which details the lives and military careers of his father, Adm. John McCain II, and grandfather, Adm. John "Slew" McCain, veterans flock to his campaign appearances and book signings. They trade stories about his heroic forebears and share anecdotes.
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