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Shop talk by journalists and journalism students.
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Edwards: Obama's Ace in the Hole
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[link] The AUTHOR sez: It took a white man to finally put the issue of poverty back on the agenda. By endorsing Barack Obama on Wednesday, Edwards pointed voters back toward the "moral shame of 37 million people who wake up in poverty every day." Click on: 'News Stories' at the top, scroll to Edwards: Obama's Ace in... more »
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Advice for Michelle Obama
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[link] The AUTHOR sez: For my girlfriends and me, although Mrs. Obama has earned our mad respect, we also feel she can benefit from a little friendly advice for the long months ahead of intense media scrutiny. Click on: 'News Stories' at the top, scroll to ALI: Advice for Michelle... more »
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The Vendetta Against Black Men
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[link] Despite the rise of Sen. Barack Obama, black men remain in the bull’s- eye of governmental repression and police brutality. The government is currently re-trying six black men who have already faced two hung juries in a case accusing them of planning to blow up both the Sears... more »
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Hundreds Are Arrested in U.S. Sweep of Meat Plant
   
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[link] In the biggest workplace immigration raid this year, federal agents swept into a kosher meat plant on Monday in Postville, Iowa, and arrested more than 300 workers. Click on: 'News Stories' at the top, scroll to Illegal Immigrant Roundup
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Bar Selling Obama as 'Curious George' Monkey T-Shirts
   
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[link] Land that I love. A Cobb County bar is selling T-shirts that appear to portray Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as the monkey Curious George, peeling a banana with "Obama in '08" underneath. Click on: ''News Stories' at the top, scroll to Obama as 'Curious George'... more »
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Soundbite Politics and the Death of Journalism
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[link] The AUTHOR sez: When you compare Michelle Obama’s comments regarding her pride in America, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, Senator Obama’s “bitter” comment, and his not wearing a lapel pin, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, home foreclosures, job loss, and... more »
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