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BILL RICHARDSON OPTS OUT

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is ducking out of president-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet as the feds investigate” pay-to-play” charges. Can’t have that kinda drama right out the gate. I’m glad he opted out rather than being ousted out. There’s some idea that Richardson may have awarded contracts to a company that contributed heavily to his [...]

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LEARNING FROM MICHELLE OBAMA

Putting the Obamas in the White House also lifts up a new female role model for Black women: Michelle Obama. Michelle isn’t from a family with loot and wasn’t raised to land herself a rich man. She went to a fine college and has a wonderful education, but she earned her degrees the hard way, [...]

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OBAMA PICKS RICK WARREN

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. Warren is well known for being active on social issues, but he is not without baggage: he’s considered a social conservative who opposes gay rights and abortion. People for the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert said he is “deeply disappointed” [...]

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