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Ugly Tea Party echoes bad old days
Page's PageOn President Obama’s election night, I wondered whether the Rev. Jesse Jackson was weeping tears of joy or crying because he was out of a job?” Who’s crying now? This YouTube video catches the Country Preacher in a happier moment,...... -
Washington closed, White House open
The Swampby Mark Silva and James Oliphant The answers may be blowing in the wind, but the snow certainly was -- though this couldn't stop Bob Dylan, Morgan Freeman and a cast of all-stars from acknowledging the struggles of the Civil......Tags: John Conyers, Jr., Howard University, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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House healthcare passage on track
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Michael Muskal and updated In a visit that felt more like a victory celebration than a political huddle, President Barack Obama met with congressional Democrats today at the Capitol to rally them in their final......Tags: Laws, Texas, Government Health Care, Joe Barton, Barack Obama
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Healthcare, TEA Parties, racism, rancor
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Sunday morning There was quite a scene outside the Capitol today, where the House was embroiled in debate over passage of a healthcare bill that President Barack Obama is demanding. Protesters amassed, and some of......Tags: Cultural Development, Culture, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Demonstration
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Will going negative on healthcare doom Republicans in 2010? Catering to tea party activists could backfire
Top of the TicketNow it gets ugly. Not that it wasn't before. During 14 months of partisan smearing, the main Republican strategy was to demonize President Obama and his healthcare reform. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accused Obama of wanting to convene death...... -
Healthcare approved: House votes
The Swampby Mark Silva and Janet Hook first at 9:30 am EDT and updated. Delivering a hard-fought victory in President Barack Obama's year-long pursuit of a national healthcare overhaul, a divided House tonight narrowly approved legislation which both supporters...Tags: Texas, Services and Shopping, Government Health Care, Massachusetts, Barack Obama
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The Tea Party and race
Orlando Opinionators» Orlando Sentinel – Orlando OpinionatorsDarryl Owens wrote a column Saturday about the tea party and race. It has, predictably, generated a few responses. A lot of responses. I just heard Darryl on the phone a couple of hours ago, challenging a caller who said Darryl was sounding “... -
Big moment but 'small step'
Tribune correspondentSometimes, history comes full circle. On Tuesday, Hannah Jane Hurdle-Toomey, one of the last living children of an African-American slave, will be watching intently on TV as an African-American family takes up residence in the White House, a national...Tags: U.S. Senate, Texas, U.S. Department of Justice, Oregon, Barack Obama
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Carefully crafting the Barack Obama 'brand'
Washington BureauOne evening in February 2005, in a four-hour meeting stoked by pepperoni pizza and grand ambition, Sen. Barack Obama and his senior advisers crafted a strategy to fit the Obama "brand." The charismatic celebrity-politician had rocketed from the...Tags: U.S. Senate, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Tom Daschle, Political Fundraising
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Clinton, Obama sound populist themes in Midwest
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe nation's economic anxieties took center stage in the increasingly rancorous Democratic presidential race Thursday as Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama tilted their campaigns toward blue-collar voters in the upcoming Wisconsin and Ohio primaries....Tags: Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Milwaukee, Texas, Political Campaigns, Petroleum Industry
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'Breach of Peace' fills in the blanks on the 'Freedom Riders'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJuly 6, 2008 The story was already written: Vividly rendered on those young faces -- excited, angry, naive, fearful, idealistic. But it was only the first leg of their journey. That's what first struck Eric Etheridge when he first laid eyes on a trove of...Tags: Crimes, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages
UPDATE: Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages. With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%.
A measure to once again ban gay marriage in California led Tuesday, throwing into doubt the unions of an estimated...Tags: Google Inc., Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Sex, Gavin Newsom
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