I live less than three miles from the campus of George Fox University, a hundred-year old Christian school nestled in the quaint town of Newberg, in the heart of Oregon’s Yamhill-Carlton wine region. I often take my morning run near the campus, and have gotten to know and like the place and the people. So I was very caught off guard when I heard about the “Obama on a string” incident.
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Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket.
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McCain’s campaign has taken a very negative turn. Rather than speaking about his own credentials and his own plans for America, or attempting to unite American people, the McCain campaign has turned into hate rallies against Obama.
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The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel the nation’s economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts stand as bleak reminders of those once-prosperous times.
But the voters in working-class enclaves such as this still are a sought-after prize in presidential politics, and many are belatedly backing Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
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Filmmaker and activist, Byron Hurt has a new short film, entitled, Barack and Curtis. Hurt had previously directed the critically acclaimed documntary, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, which looked into the negativity, violence and misogyny of Hip Hop. The new film deals with black masculinity with two vastly different figures, Barack Obama and Curtis’ 50 Cent’ Jackson.
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An author and minister who spent hours interviewing Coretta Scott King for her biography said Friday that she may abandon the project because of the drawn-out, public legal feud among the King siblings.
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Magic Johnson says he’s outraged that a pair of Minneapolis talk radio hosts accused him of faking AIDS. KTLK’s Chris Baker and Langdon Perry made the remarks during Baker’s conservative talk show on Wednesday. The context for the remarks wasn’t clear.
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Talkin The Truth
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Tar Heel Takes
Weiler is Professor of International Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and has blogged for the political website The Gadflyer and the award-winning sports blog, The Starting Five.
Left Of Black
Neal is the author of four books and is Professor of Black Pop Culture at Duke University. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at University of Pennsylvania.
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