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Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
With an October 6 deadline to register to vote in the November 4
General Elections, Florida’s enforcement of the ‘No Match, No Vote’ law
which began this month could have serious repercussions, especially for
minority groups.
The verification law or ‘No Match, No Vote’, enforced on September 8,
stipulates that Floridians identifications have to match up with state
or federal databases to be able to register to vote. What this means is
that names, social security numbers, license numbers and other such
information must be a perfect match for persons to register.
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U.S. death toll from Ike rises |
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
Six more deaths are being blamed on Hurricane Ike in the Houston area,
bringing the number of people killed in Texas to 17, and the death toll
in those states affected by the storm to 48 in the United States,
authorities said Tuesday. The remnants of the storm killed dozens more
as it moved across the country, after hitting Texas last weekend.
Many of the deaths in Texas have happened in the days after the storm
because of falling trees or carbon monoxide poisoning caused by
improper generator use. Others have come from fires caused by candles
in powerless homes.
Before impacting the U.S. the storm killed some 400 people in the Caribbean, including Haiti and Cuba.
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Sunday, 07 September 2008 |
 If you were looking to know about Sen. John McCain and his admirable service to his country, Thursday night’s speech was the perfect opportunity. The republican presidential nominee went to great lengths to engrave his war credentials and service to the country on people’s hearts, as he played on his new theme, ‘Country First’.
Prefacing and ending his speech with his prisoner of war story in Hanoi, a theme on which the Republican nominee rests much of his presidential bid, McCain took the audience through his grueling experience of torture as a POW and said he discovered his intense love for country during that time.
In between the rhetoric, McCain attempted to wrestle away Sen. Barack Obama’s theme of change, presenting himself as the candidate of change. He went through a litany of things he will do, starting with shaking up Washington, moving towards energy independence and reforming the education and healthcare systems.
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Now is the time to move forward |
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
 For forty-two minutes on Thursday night Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama gave an acceptance speech, the kind of which is
hardly ever seen or heard in this or any country. For forty- two
minutes Barack Obama held 80 thousand people in a football field in
Denver Colorado spell bound with his profound words. For forty-two
minutes he clearly described how he is going to change America and
restore the American dream. When he ended his speech, the usual
television talking heads were at a loss for words.
Keith Olbermann of MSNBC said, “How can I find anything to criticize?”
Chris Matthews said, “I’ve been criticized for saying he inspires me…
to hell with my critics.” One of CNN’s commentators said he adequately
rebuffed every criticism thrown at him by his Republican opponents. Yes
he did! Yes he did!
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HIV/AIDS orgs demand national plans |
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
In a historically unprecedented move, over 30 national HIV/AIDS
organizations and leaders representing African-American, Latino, Native
American/Alaska Native, and Asian & Pacific Islander communities
have joined forces in an urgent call for the development and
implementation of a comprehensive national AIDS strategy.
The demands to the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees come
in response to long standing concerns about unmet needs for targeted
HIV research, treatment access, medical care and prevention in
communities of color. A recently-released report from the U.S. Center
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on estimates of new HIV
infections in the United States amplifies the crises faced in
communities of color.
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