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Persian Gulf War 20 Years Later: Whatever Happened to ... ?
By not in system - AOL NewsTwenty years after the Persian Gulf War ended with the liberation of Kuwait on Feb. 28, 1991, AOL News looks back at some of the conflict's memorable figures. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=986484&pid=986483&uts=1298592275 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Persian Gulf War: Whatever Happened to ... ? Stuart ...
Rick Santorum's Comments on Obama and Abortion -- Clarified
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFormer Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who is expected to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2012, this week became embroiled in controversy over comments he made about President Obama and the abortion issue. During an interview with CNS News' Terry Jeffrey, Santorum noted then-candidate Obama's 2008 comments that determining when human life begins was above his pay grade. Here is Santorum's controversial quote: "The question is (and this is what Barack Obama didn't want to answer): Is that [unborn] human life a 'person' under the Constitution? And Barack Obama says no. Well if ...
Constitution Is Read Line By Almost Every Line on House Floor
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- As political theater, the unprecedented reading of the Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives today was mostly lacking in drama. Yes, there was the birther who screamed, "Except Obama ... help us Jesus," as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., read the section stipulating only "a natural born citizen" may be president. U.S. Capitol Police dragged her from the gallery. And there was the symbolism of civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., intoning the words of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery, evoking applause and a standing ovation in the morning's most ...
Opinion: Mark Twain and the Word That Dares Not Speak Its Name
By not in system - AOL NewsMark Twain's classic "Huckleberry Finn," one of the most frequently banned books in America and one that is increasingly erased from reading lists and curricula across the country, is about to re-emerge in a racially cleansed format that makes it palatable for our oversensitive times, erasing a word I dare not mention, along with its historical significance in the process. The word rhymes with trigger and originated from the Latin word niger, meaning black, and in these politically correct times must be written in a manner I find ridiculous -- its first letter proceeded with a dash and the ...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Says 'Everyone Has Erred'
By not in system - AOL NewsCHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has largely avoided the public eye of late, said in a rare interview Saturday that he is a public servant, not a perfect one, and didn't rule out a future run at higher office. Jackson, who has been dogged by links to the corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and questions about his own relationship with a female "social acquaintance," told The Associated Press that he continually struggles with his "personal shortcomings." That includes mending his family relationships over the "immensely personal matter" of the female ...
We're All Juan Williams Now
By Paul Wachter - AOL NewsOPINION (Oct. 21) -- NPR just fired news analyst Juan Williams, one of the most gifted speakers I've seen in person. I've only seen him once, more than a decade ago. I was a senior in high school and visiting Earlham College, a small liberal arts college founded by Quakers in Indiana, and Williams happened to be speaking on campus. (Williams had attended Haverford, another Quaker school.) I recognized his name from PBS' "Eyes on the Prize," a powerful documentary about the civil rights years, for which Williams wrote a slim companion book. It was my first visit to a prospective college, ...
Black Voters, Courted and Studied, Could Be a Deciding Factor in Midterms
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyThey have been taken for granted by the Democratic Party, some black voters say. But African-Americans could be the key in a midterm election that Democrats and Republicans agree hinges on the enthusiasm of each party's base. "In Anticipation of November 2: Black Voters and Candidates and the 2010 Midterm Elections," released on Thursday by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, shows that African-American voters, strategically located in key states and districts, could determine the results in close races. The research was conducted by David A. Bositis, senior political ...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Denies Report About Blagojevich Funds
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CHICAGO (Sept. 21) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. denied allegations Tuesday that he directed a businessman to offer former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich millions of dollars in exchange for being appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. Jackson, who is weighing a run for Chicago mayor, has denied knowing about any offers made on his behalf ever since allegations first surfaced following Blagojevich's 2008 arrest on charges he schemed to sell or trade the Senate appointment. This time, however, the allegations include a contention by businessman Raghuveer Nayak to ...
Jesse Jackson's Cadillac SUV Stripped as He Promoted Green Jobs
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Sept. 3) -- When the Rev. Jesse Jackson led a rally for "green jobs" in Detroit, he arrived in the Motor City in a massive Cadillac SUV. But his exit from the Motor City was a lot more environmentally friendly -- thanks to some car thieves. The robbers stole the civil rights activist's rented 2009 Escalade SUV on Monday. He was in Detroit for Saturday's Jobs, Justice and Peace Rally in downtown Detroit. "We were traveling for Jobs, Justice and Peace and we came [outside the hotel] next morning and it was gone," Jackson told AOL News today in a phone interview. "It was obvious that it was ...
With the Heat, It's Not About a Salary
By Bethlehem Shoals - AOL NewsYesterday, I suggested that even with a low, hard cap, the Miami Three would still have joined forces. In this scenario, there's no question that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would lose out on huge chunks of salary -- especially compared to the current max deal. But that presumes that this Heat team is only about money. We've been told repeatedly, in fact, that it's not. It's about winning. But it's also about power. And power, in the NBA and elsewhere, isn't always about money. When Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen went to Boston, some worried that this act was both mercenary and ...
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