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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 18, 2010 at 2:32 pm

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UPDATE: MSNBC Makes Mash-Up Of Obama Being Interrupted By FOX Reporter

UPDATE: MSNBC Makes Mash-Up Of Obama Being Interrupted By FOX Reporter

From FOXNews.com:

President Obama is not worried about the “procedural” debate over whether House Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care reform without a traditional vote, he told Fox News on Wednesday.

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Yolanda Adams

Mar 17, 2010 at 6:48 pm

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Al Sharpton Emerges As Major Ally Of President Obama

Al Sharpton Emerges As Major Ally Of President Obama

Al Sharpton speaks out in support of President Obama’s initiatives for all Americans, while other prominent black figures challenge the President. Read clips from The Wall Street Journal’s article labeling Mr. Sharpton as Obama’s New Partner.

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 17, 2010 at 5:05 pm

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Insurance Company Targeted HIV Patients To Revoke Coverage

Insurance Company Targeted HIV Patients To Revoke Coverage

This company’s reprehensible behavior underscores the need for substantive health care reform in this country. If insurance companies can only be relied upon to look after healthy patients, and then make it a policy to abandon them when they get sick, what’s the point of having health insurance at all? Click here to find out how you can advocate for much-needed health care reform in the United States. – NewsOne Staff

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 16, 2010 at 10:08 am

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Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity

Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity

The First Lady has penned a piece for Newsweek explaining why she’s opted to use her platform to combat childhood obesity. Particularly among Black Americans, both children and adults are disproportionately likely to be overweight or obese, and to be affected by the health problems that frequently result from that. To learn more about Mrs. Obama’s campaign for healthier living, click here. – NewsOne Staff

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 16, 2010 at 8:00 am

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VIDEO: Van Jones Says He Has Astronomical Respect For Obama

VIDEO: Van Jones Says He Has Astronomical Respect For Obama

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Jerry Smith

Mar 15, 2010 at 1:13 pm

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How U.S. Drug Policies Destroy Our Inner Cities And The Third World

How U.S. Drug Policies Destroy Our Inner Cities And The Third World

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Jerry Smith

Mar 15, 2010 at 10:09 am

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Drug Gangs Accused Of Killing U.S. Consulate Employees In Mexico

Drug Gangs Accused Of Killing U.S. Consulate Employees In Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 15, 2010 at 8:15 am

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D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Surpasses 2006 Fundraising Record

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Surpasses 2006 Fundraising Record

From WashingtonPost.com:

His campaign finance report, filed late Wednesday, shows that about 73 percent, or $238,000, was raised among contributors who donated the maximum $2,000 and that $34,000 came in the form of $1,000 donations.

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 15, 2010 at 8:00 am

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Archdiocese Begins Sainthood Process For First Black Priest

Archdiocese Begins Sainthood Process For First Black Priest

From USCatholic.org:

CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Augustine Tolton was the first U.S. priest of African descent and may one day be a saint from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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Truitt O'Neal

Mar 14, 2010 at 11:03 am

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Clarence Thomas’s Wife Launches Tea Party Group

Clarence Thomas’s Wife Launches Tea Party Group

From the LA Times:

As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the “tea party” movement is the tale of an average citizen in action.

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