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Archive for: September, 2008

An African American Solution to the Fiscal Crisis

Rep. Bobby Scott, (D) Va.
As America hurtles towards Depression 2.0, the talking heads, and politicians we’ve seen thus far have largely been white.  Tuesday night, the day after the big meltdown the PBS News Hour had a black congressman who voted against the bailout package, and articulately explained his reasons for doing so.
That Congressman, Rep. [...]

Two Busted in Scheme to Defraud the Elderly

Ms. Louise D. Moore and Ms.Vita Kay Price were arrested for scheme to defraud, grand theft in the first degree and uttering forged checks. Ms. Moore is the owner of Tender Hearts Senior Care, located at 3855 Shadow Wind Way, in Gotha Florida. Ms. Vita Price is employed by Moore as one of the caregivers [...]

Citigroup Picks the Meat from Wachovia’s Bones

Citigroup Inc. will acquire the banking operations of Wachovia Corporation; Charlotte, North Carolina, in a transaction facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and concurred with by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the President. All depositors are fully protected and there is expected [...]

Campaign Wives Address FAMU

 
Michelle Obama addresses a rally at FAMU, while Jill Biden
Photo credit Van Wilson/Capital Outlook
By Stephanie Lambert
Associate Editor
reprinted from Capital Outlook
Michelle Obama told more than 8,000 Tallahasseeans that “now is the time to bring change” to the United States.
“We have the opportunity right here, right now,” Obama, wife of presidential nominee Barack Obama, D-Ill., said at [...]

Belinda Ortiz: Siplin is a Liar

 Earlier this month, Senator Gary Siplin and the Florida Democratic Party, began airing misleading and factually false TV commercials related to the Belinda Ortiz Campaign.
 
The commercials were put under the “Truth Test” on WOFL-Fox35, by investigative reporter Tom Sussi.  During the investigation, the information was researched and proven to be incorrect – in other words [...]

ACORN:Families Left Out of Bailout Plan

On Sunday, Sept. 28, ACORN National President Maude Hurd released the  following statement after Congressional leaders announced a $700 bailout plan for Wall Street:
 
     “Members of Congress worked tirelessly over the weekend to rid Wall Street of its toxic assets, which are responsible for the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Unfortunately, families who fell [...]

Orange County to Help Residents with Money for Solar Energy

 Learn how to receive over $200 and discover ways to save even more!  Orange County, along with Progress Energy, OUC (Orlando Utilities Commission), and FLERA (Florida Local Environmental Resource Agency), is offering free workshops for residents and business owners interested in saving by using solar hot water systems for their home or business located in [...]

Two Men and a Bus

By: Whitney Ray
Source:flanews.com  
Two men in a bus are making their way across the country with the goal of informing voters. Project Vote Smart made a stop in Tallahassee today and will travel the state over the weekend. The tour is funded by a nonpartisan, nonprofit group. The group shows people how to find nonbiased [...]

This is the election you wouldn’t want to win

From The Times of London
 
The bad news: November’s victor could be a one-term disaster. The good news: a great president may follow him.
 
Gerard Baker
 
Victorious Roman generals were reminded of the fickleness of their glory by a slave carefully positioned in earshot on the triumphal parade route.
 
“Memento mori,” the hapless servant would whisper to the wreathed [...]

State Over-loaded with New Voter Registration Applications

By: Whitney Ray
Source: flanews.com
 
Florida’s Division of Elections is receiving more voter registration applications than it can handle. The state’s hired extra staff and called on county election supervisors to help process the forms.
 
Monday and Tuesday alone. If one county’s experience is correct, 250 of these applications will be bounced because they don’t match a state [...]

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