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President Bush does Africa right

What will G Dub’s legacy be when he leaves office? September 11th? The Florida recount? The “fool me once…shame on you; fool me twice…I won’t be fooled again” quote?
I’m sure we can all create a laundry list of negatives when it comes to our beloved leader, but Africa, we have to give him some props. [...]

3Mar2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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Are you happy now?! … probably not

Barack Obama once again disassociated himself with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrkhan at the final presidential debate Tuesday.
“I obviously can’t censor him, but it is not support that I sought. And we’re not doing anything, I assure you, formally or informally with Minister Farrakhan,” he said.
Read more about it here.

27Feb2008 | Eugene | 4 comments | Continued
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A YBP Facebook Debate: Barack vs. Hillary pt. 3

Parts 1 and 2.

I didn’t watch the debate live, but I did catch the videos on CNN. Here is the last half of my debate with Tahani (via IM) regarding Barack and Hillary. Be sure to leave your comments and join the discussion!
(Before yesterday’s debate)
Tahani: I’m not saying Hillary is more right than Barack. All [...]

22Feb2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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Check It Out

If you haven’t added TheRoot.com to your regular reading of issues affecting black Americans, perhaps its time to start.
There’s some good stuff about Obama not attending Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union for the second time in a row; The Bush Family’s slave-holding past and the Blackness Diet.

18Feb2008 | Eugene | 1 comment | Continued
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A YBP Facebook Debate: Barack vs. Hillary pt. 2

Part 1 can be found here.
Fredric: Interesting points.
First, I’ll go ahead and relent that your particular political knowledge of ‘what did he vote for, what did he not vote for’, especially in Illinois, is a lot more tight than mine. While I understand the questions around ‘why would he take a neutral ground on an [...]

15Feb2008 | Fredric | 7 comments | Continued
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A YBP Facebook Debate: Barack vs. Hillary pt. 1

(Reprinted and edited with the permission of Tahani Tompkins)
Tahani: What should I make of the whole “present” voting thing? Also why does Barack keep saying he didn’t vote for the war? It’s true that in 2002 he wasn’t in a position to vote for or against the war, right? Lastly, where can i go to [...]

14Feb2008 | Fredric | 12 comments | Continued
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Meet Michelle

(video below)

8Feb2008 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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Yes We Can

It’s Super Tuesday! Don’t forget to vote!

5Feb2008 | Kimberly | 2 comments | Continued
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Of the Lovely Art of Arbitrage

Yahoo (YHOO) shares shot up 48 percent to $28.33 Friday morning on news of the $45 billion Microsoft Corp (MSFT) offer to buy the company. Microsoft’s bold move, many speculate, could create a combined entity better able to respond to the growing dominance of Google Inc. (GOOG) in web search and digital advertising.
Microsoft’s $45 billion [...]

4Feb2008 | Greg | 1 comment | Continued
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