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Tom Brokaw to host ‘Meet the Press’ |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
NBC announced through its NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams that
veteran broadcaster Tom Brokaw will now moderate the popular Sunday
morning talk show ‘Meet the Press’. Brokaw, who will be filling the
slot following the sudden death of 17-year Meet the Press host, Tim
Russert, will host starting June 29 until just after the November
general elections. Williams hosted the program last Sunday.
There was rampant speculation, following Russert’s death, as to who
would host the program that reportedly earns NBC $60 million in
revenue, and is the leading political Sunday morning talk show.
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Immigration authorities stepping up |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are pressuring the Bush
administration to place emphasis on arresting illegal criminal
immigrant activity over the arrest of illegal immigrant workers.
Earlier this week, the Congressional committee approved allocating $800
million to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to make
deportation of immigrants convicted of criminal activity a priority.
The additional funding would enable ICE to deport more criminals who
are in jails and for fugitive immigration teams to pick up evasive
wanted suspects. However, some immigration advocates are concerned that
some non-criminal immigrants could be caught up in the planned
escalated arrests. There is precedence for this, as records indicate
that last year ICE arrested nearly six times as many illegal
non-criminals compared to illegal immigrant criminals.
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Ex-felons may help in November elections |
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
In an election year when there have been record turnout and voter
registration, the repealing of a measure taken in the Florida
Constitution more than a century ago to ban felons from voting, might
add to the wave of voters who will cast their ballots in the November
elections. But, more importantly the new rule allows ex-felons to now
gain occupational licenses, which in the past prevented many from
earning a living.
Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday announced that more than 115,000
ex-felons have had their voting and other rights restored since the new
rules came into effect April 2007 – a positive sign for ex-felons and
their families, who have been strained by their inability to properly
function in society after their release.
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Obama ahead in swing states |
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
Barack Obama, for the first time, has copped the lead over John McCain
in all three major swing states, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida a new
poll is reporting.
The Swing State polls taken from Quinnipiac University shows Obama
enjoying a 12 percentage point lead over McCain in Pennsylvania (52-40)
topping in Ohio with 6 percent (48-42) and edging out McCain by 4
percent in Florida.
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There’s much more to be done |
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
Dr. Julius Garvey, son of world renowned 1920’s Black Social Justice
leader, Marcus Garvey, addressed Caribbean American Heritage Month and
his father’s vision for Blacks on Saturday at the African American
Research Library on Sistrunk Blvd.
He opened discussion for the recognition of the contributions of people
of Caribbean descent to the United States. Dr. Garvey told the National
Weekly as a Caribbean American who was born in Jamaica and have been
living in the US since 70s, he, like many participates both cultures.
“It’s important that we recognize both of those heritages,” pointing
out that although Caribbean people have somewhat of a different history
from African Americans, both peoples can “secure [their] identity as a
people and reach back to the Mother Land to make that link.”
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