Archive for April 30th, 2008

LA Times: Jeremiah’s jeremiad

God damn America," declared the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. in 2003. But if that got you worried that Wright was somehow not a true American, this ...

LA Times: Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to Barack Obama, strides back on stage

At a moment when Barack Obama is struggling to win over white voters worried about the economy, a series of public appearances by his former pastor ...

Detroit Free Press: DeVos top self-spending ‘06 loser

Former Republican candidate Dick DeVos spent more of his own money -- $35.5 million -- losing the 2006 election to Gov. Jennifer Granholm than any ...

Press of Atlantic City: Sorry, but it's hard to trust justice system

I want you to tell me how I can trust the justice system. Mister Attorney General, the question is for you. And you too, Ms. Police Officer, Madame ...

Journal News: Fishburne is in session

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has met his match in actor Laurence Fishburne, who brings him vibrantly to life in a one-man play titled ...

Examiner: Usha Nellore : Just how liberating is black liberation theology for blacks?

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a wonderful performer, fully aware of his mesmerizing power. A charismatic man, he used the pulpit of the Trinity ...

Selma Times Journal: Nickles chooses not to appeal decision

Both candidates for Dallas County Commission District 4 will go on the ballot as Democrats in the June 3 primary.. Candidate Larry Nickles will not ...

Chicago Tribune: Latino activists invite blacks to join immigration march

The choir had just finished raising the roof inside St. Basil/Visitation Catholic Church in Englewood when a visitor, Mauro Pineda, stepped up to ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch: The audacity of narcissism: Wright refuses to fade away

To Barack Obama, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. must resemble a blend of Dracula, Freddy Krueger and the goalie-masked Jason Voorhees.. . The Wright ...

Roanoke Times: Bitterness lingers for good reason

Aaron Thompson. . Thompson, of Roanoke, is an Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm.. . . . I have been thinking about why the media ...

State Journal Register: George Will: Wright is in the mix — and he should be

Because John McCain and other legislators worry that they are easily corrupted, there are legal limits to the monetary contributions that anyone ...

Lawrence Journal-World: Seriously, how can we trust justice system?

Mister Attorney General, the question is for you. And you too, Ms. Police Officer, Madame District Attorney, and Mr. Judge. It is also for you, Mr ...

Washington Times: Dance

American Dance Institute. . 1570 E. Jefferson St., Rockville. 301/984-3003, americandance. org. . Edgeworks Dance Theater: "The Determining ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Latino numbers rise 4.3% in state

Wisconsin's Hispanic population grew faster last year than the nation's, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.. . From 2006 to 2007, the Hispanic ...

ABC News: Is Broadway Fading to Black?

At the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway, an all-black cast, lead by the inimitable James Earl Jones, is re-interpreting Tennessee Williams in "Cat on ...