Archive for the ‘obama’ Category

McCain Backer’s Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The co-host of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States.Read the full story

German Toymaker Launches Barack Obama Doll

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Notice anything? According to the Spiegel Online International, in an article titled "Change You Can't Quite Believe In: German Toymaker Launches Barack Obama Doll:"Read the full story

Black lawmakers emotional about Obama s success

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Rep. John Lewis D-Ga. was about to enter his Capitol Hill office on Wednesday afternoon when a tourist from Miami rushed up to him. "I was watching Barack last night, and I just kept thinking, 'What would Dr. King think?'" the tourist, Larry Ellery, told Lewis expectantly.Read ...

Obama Bans DNC from Taking Lobbyists’ Money : NPR

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Morning Edition, June 6, 2008 · Presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, exerting his new power as leader of his party, has told the Democratic National Committee to eschew all contributions from Washington lobbyists and political action committees.Read the full story

Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : Hillary campaign denies report of her quitting Prez race-USA-World

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Hillary Clinton's campaign on Tuesday refuted as '100 per cent incorrect' media reports that she will concede defeat on Tuesday night to frontrunner Barack Obama in the bitter race for the Democratic presidential nomination.Read the full story

Is the Secret Service Investigating Liz Trotta a

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

FOX News political pundit Liz Trotta jokingly suggested this weekend that someone should assassinate an American presidential candidate. She had first 'mistakenly' referred to Obama as 'Osama' while discussing theories that Hillary Clinton's recent comments about the RFK assassination was in fact a suggestion that someone 'knock off Osama.' When ...

CEM: Transcript of press conference with David Miliband and Condol

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Excerpt from: 'Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband After Their Meeting' availble from the WH shows that U.S. in negotiations with Iran... Read the full story

Black Accountability Project: DNC Color Divide

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

"AAPP says: Karen Brooks of The Dallas Morning News is reporting on the problems involving the selection of Democratic National Convention bloggers. Check out the link to her article below. Ms. Brooks provides a great overview on the issues involving the Democratic Party and how they are treating black bloggers. ...

The Associated Press: Obama Photo in Turban, Robe Causes Stir

Monday, February 25th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.Read the full story