More Troops needed in Afghanistan -Admiral Mullen

As the security situation has deteriorated in Afghanistan, there has been much debate on the pros and cons of the Afghanistan conflict.  Many believe that security in Afghanistan is dependent on well...

Health Care- Obama's Foe is a Canadian Doctor from Manitoba

A majority of Americans recognize that the US Health Care need reform.  Almost 75% of Americans are in President Obama's corner when it comes to the remedy and a government insurance plan. The...

Surprise! Coleman Appeals Franken Ruling Again

Surprise - Coleman Appeals Franken Ruling Again After more than five months since a close election race in Minnesota, and a decision in favour of Franken in the lower courts, Coleman files an appeal to take the...

Specter's Visit to Pittsburgh: Admits to Not Reading Stimulus

Specter's Visit to Pittsburgh: Admits to Not Reading Stimulus PlanOn April 17, 2009, Specter visited the Pittsburgh Golf Club to give attendees an update on the happenings in Washington D.C. and to field questions and comments.  I attended this meeting hoping to get...

Poll: 73 Percent Say Congress Should Return AIG Cash

As President Barack Obama and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) continue to point fingers over which one of them is to blame for the stimulus bill's "Dodd Amendment," which specifically excludes bonuses from caps on executive...

Obama: Competent Turk or Incompetent Christian?

Today is a day set aside to remember the work of Martin Luther King Jr.  It also marks the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States.  Rather than look at the work of the late...

Roland Burris is Sworn Into the U.S. Senate

After being blocked just a week ago from entering the Senate floor for the official Swearing-In Ceremony for the 111th Congress and cries of Racism, today Roland Burris was allowed to legally serve as Obama's...

Burris Familiar with Chicago Machine Politics

Who's missing from this caricature?  It appears the right answer might be Roland Burris, the former Illinois attorney general picked yesterday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) to replace Barack Obama in the...

Light at the end of the tunnel for Georgia Bank Foreclosures

For the families caught during Georgia Bank Foreclosures relief is coming with the U. S. Senate and the House of Representatives passing the Mortgage Reform Bill. Last five years have seen the highest number of...

Opinion: Native Americans Vote Will Elect Our Next President

In today's U.S. politics the Native American vote has grown and organized to the point that it will be a major factor across the country in electing our next president. All presidential candidates in this 2008...

U.S. Senate Resolution 39 Apologizes for Inaction

On June 13, 2005, senators of the 109th Congressional Session adopted Resolution 39, apologizing for failing to enact legislation against lynching, a barbaric practice that occurred throughout the United...

What Should Follow the Apology?

The photo is of the lynching of Henry Smith, where thousands gathered in Paris, Texas in 1893, found at mindfully.org.When someone or a group has been wronged or ill treated, the offer of an apology is often...

Breaking: Sen. Tim Johnson's Health Improves; Office Issues Statement

Sen. Tim Johnson’s office just forwarded me their statement on the South Dakota U.S. Senator's latest health update (And thank you very much, by the way). See below:————- Statement from the Office of...

African American Slave Honored

Slave Honored as ‘African American Patriot’ at Capitol Through the long campaigns of the Revolutionary War, he toiled alongside his famous master. Read More >>>

States target employers of aliens

States are opening a new assault on illegal immigrants by passing laws targeting employers who hire undocumented workers.

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