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Hilary Clinton: Secretary Of State?

Posted by: Administrator on: November 18, 2008

Although we seem to be switching parties in the White House and the senate, looks like a women will still be holding down the Secretary Of State seat: According to several reliable sources, Barack Obama has extended the offer to Sen. Hilary Clinton to be Secretary Of State. Senator Clinton met with President-elect Obama to [...]

Kevin Johnson Makes History

Posted by: AutumnJones on: November 8, 2008

Congrats to former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who also made history on Tuesday. Johnson became the first black mayor of Sacramento, California Tuesday night. The one-time All-Star point guard defeated Heather Fargo. Johnson, says he wants to raise the profile of his hometown, “We should be a destination place,” he said leading to the election.

Obama Chooses Rahm Emanuel For Chief Of Staff

Posted by: Administrator on: November 6, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama is already putting together his administration, and he has confirmed former Clinton aide Rahm Emanuel as his Chief Of Staff. Check out the report from Huffington Post: Hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted the job of chief of staff under Barack Obama, the Huffington Post has confirmed. Emanuel, who served as a [...]

Stars Prepare For Inauguration Day

Posted by: Administrator on: November 6, 2008

Fresh off the heels of President-elect Barack Obama‘s big win, the stars are lining up everything from dresses, to performances: Oprah, who put her career on the line when she endorsed Obama (she stated in one interview that she started to lose sponsors and viewers), says she already has her inauguration dress. But she’s not [...]

Politics: Barack Obama Elected President of The USA

Posted by: Administrator on: November 5, 2008

Last night, Barack Obama became the 44th President of The United States of America, making him the first African-American to be elected President. Obama, a first-term Democratic senator from Illinois beat second-time Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, winning the popular vote by 52% and the Electoral vote 349 to 163. The election proved even more victorious [...]

T.I. Votes For The First Time In His LIfe

Posted by: AutumnJones on: October 30, 2008

T.I. was spotted early voting Wednesday (10/29/08) after it was brought to his attention that he had the privilege to vote. T.I is NOT a convicted felon just yet, which means under Georgia Law, he’s still eligible because he’s not currently serving probation or a prison sentence. After standing in line for less than 10 [...]

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Politics: African-American’s Get An Early Start

Posted by: Administrator on: October 26, 2008

On the heels of the most historic presidential election ever, Americans are taking advantage of early voting. Especially African-Americans: Americans are voting early in large numbers this year — and African-Americans in several states are turning out in disproportionate numbers. Some fear that polling places in predominantly black neighborhoods will be overwhelmed by a record [...]

Politics: RNC Spends $150K For Sarah Palin Fashion

Posted by: Administrator on: October 24, 2008

Ever since the troubled economy became issue number 1 with Americans, the Republican party has changed their game plan to reach struggling, middle-class American families. The “Joe the plumbers” as Sen. McCain likes to call it. But with this new information hitting the net, does this mean the undecided voters have finally made up their [...]

Politics: Obama Set’s New Record

Posted by: Administrator on: October 19, 2008

Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, set a new record at a Missouri rally on Saturday: 100,000 people in St. Louis, Missouri gathered under the Gateway Arch to hear Sen. Obama speak on taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues. The largest turnout ever for a Presidential candidate at a rally. For Missouri being a particularly [...]

VP Debate: Biden vs. Palin

Posted by: Administrator on: October 4, 2008

Vice presidential candidates, Gov. Joe Biden and Sen. Sarah Palin, met and faced-off for the first time in the first and only VP Debate: During the debate, which was moderated by Gwen Ifill, both candidates mostly criticized their running mates, and not so much one another. Biden accused Sen. John McCain of being “out of [...]


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