From grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com
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A Legion of Black Women Voters
Since we have officially embarked upon the campaign season, this Wikizine will focus on the presidential campaign. Included will be thoughts, ideas, articles, and updates on what's happening as we get closer to November 08. The... [more]
Since we have officially embarked upon the campaign season, this Wikizine will focus on the presidential campaign. Included will be thoughts, ideas, articles, and updates on what's happening as we get closer to November 08.
The Wikizine is intended to as a political venue with a focus on African-American women voters. It has been said by CNN, ABC, FOX, CBS, and print media as well, that our vote could very well determine not only the Democratic nominee for president - but the President of the UNITED STATES. That is an awesome challenge - but a challenge that we are no doubt up for.
This Wikizine is also a tribute to the African-American women who fought and even died to make our vote count and possible. Like Sojourner said over 100 years ago "Ain't I a Woman?".
A round-up of the most recent stories over the past week or so reveals a heavy emphasis on the performance of independent voters in the Gov races in NJ and PA and a striking omission of the election of the first independent mayor of New York City on the Independence Party line. Clearly organized independents, such as the NYC IP, are a danger to the status quo, so much so that almost all the media, including the blogosphere, is ignoring them...
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Continued wrap-up commentary of November elections with the addition of some of those wonderful non-partisan independent voices from New Hampshire. Up-tick in self-financed campaigns. Rhode Island has a serious independent candidate and a new third party for 2010. New York's fusion election shows media ignoring NYC Independence Party's 142,817 votes (double the 2005 vote) -- in an election where Dem and Repub votes went down -- and going after...
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From grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com
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Asserts the conservative Republican businessman: "President Obama and the Democrats told the public in February that they needed to pass the $787 billion stimulus bill to keep the unemployment rate under 8 percent. The rate has increased in an almost vertical fashion every month since then, and the Labor Department reported last Friday that October’s rate hit 10.2 percent. President Obama’s response to the report was that 'I will not rest...
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From bookerrising.blogspot.com
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Rep. Artur Davis Votes Against Health Care BillOn Saturday night, and the moderate Democrat was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to do so. He was one of 39 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who voted "no" in the 220-215 vote to pass government-run health care reform.As Booker Rising readers probably know, Rep. Davis (D-Ala.) is looking ahead to his statewide race for governor next year. He seeks to become Alabama...
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From bookerrising.blogspot.com
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