Articles focusing on politics

Min. Farrakhan: Obama “Has Not, Cannot and Will Not” Solve Black America’s Problems

by Yvette Carnell Article Reprint In a YouTube audio clip published on Tuesday, Min. Louis Farrakhan casts a pessimistic assessment of the state of Black America. According to Farrakhan, the plight America hasn’t gotten any

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U.S. broadens target list for Syria strike

www.cbsnews.com Article Reprint The Pentagon has expanded the list of potential targets for a U.S. military strike on Syria, based on intelligence indicating that the Assad regime has moved around equipment used to deploy chemical

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Car bombs across Iraqi capital kill nearly 60 people

A series of car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people in predominantly Shi’ite districts, police and medics said. By Kareem Raheem Article Reprint It was not immediately clear who

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Brach’s teardown stirs mixed community reaction

Some envision jobs from new development – others see missed opportunity By Robert Felton Article Reprint A high school, mixed-housing and a casino. Those were among the ideas some had to replace the old Brach’s

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Jury Finds N-Word Never Appropriate, Even Between Blacks

By Russell Goldman Article Reprint A federal jury in New York found that use of the N-word in the workplace is never acceptable, even when used between black coworkers and when the historically fraught word

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U.S. fast-food workers protest, demand a ‘living wage’

Fast-food workers went on strike and protested outside McDonald’s, Burger King and other restaurants in 60 U.S. cities on Thursday, in the largest protest of an almost year-long campaign to raise service sector wages. By

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Ala. legislator calls for ban of Toni Morrison novel

An Ala. state lawmaker wants Toni Morrison’s first book banned; calls it ‘objectionable.’ By: Melanie Eversley Article Reprint An Alabama state senator is pushing to ban the first novel of Nobel and Pulitzer winner Toni

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Obama prepares for possible action against Syria

By: Susan Davis Article Reprint WASHINGTON — President Obama prepared for the possibility of launching a U.S. military action against Syria within days, even as Britain Thursday opted out in a vote by Parliament. Advisers

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