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Source: BBC
Iraqis estimate over 70% turnout
More than 70% of Iraqi voters may have taken part in Thursday’s parliamentary election, Iraqi electoral officials have said.
Election commission spokesman Farid Ayar said first estimates show that between 10 and 11 million Iraqis cast their ballot.

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So suggests Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. He brings up some very good points in the article below…
Million Dollar Question
Morgan asks about Black History Month.
Morgan Freeman thinks the whole idea of a month for black history is

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One of the benefits of living on the west coast is that you get to find out the outcome and hear the reactions before actually seeing the program.
Much of the blogosphere (however you spell it) was pissed at Randal for not suggesting that Rebecca should be hired as well especially

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by Bill Fletcher, NNPA
December 15, 2005
It is time to begin a dialogue between non-immigrant African-Americans, and people of African descent who migrate to the U.S.A. This dialogue is a long time coming and very badly needed. The continuing misunderstandings that emerge between the groups undermine our ability to act collectively and to cooperate on common [...]

First the news…

Racism cost lives, N.O. evacuees say
Bitter exchanges erupt as they testify in D.C.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
By Bruce Alpert
Washington bureau

WASHINGTON — Four African-American New Orleans residents told a House committee Tuesday that they felt a sense of abandonment

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Okay, now this was just plain stupid!
Why on earth would someone make a car radio where you would carry the whole thing–chassis and all?
I think I knew

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I came across this program early one morning. On a quarterly basis, BADAMI Productions puts out a small selection of black indie films. Check your local listings.
The only thing that I do not like about the website is that they do not have streaming video of these movies.

African-American Short Films

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LAKEISHA NICOLE ROBINSON

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Like many of you, I was pissed to hear about the idiots in Australia that are attacking people of middle eastern decent out of blatant racism. At the time of this writing, I have spent about the last 30-40 minutes trying to understand the history behind this recent incident. Here are a couple of things [...]

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According to a TIME/ABC News poll , 71% of Iraqis said things in Iraq are going “very well” or “quite well”. 71%!

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“It takes a village to raise a child”
This is one of those favorite one-liners we like to use as a community when addressing the issue of self-sufficiency. This is a message that is easily preached, but when many are faced with the responsibilities attached to it, the overall message becomes mere rhetoric.
When I think of [...]

Our family has been using vonage for about 2 years now. Depending on the WiFi availiability in your area, this could be either a “must have” or “must avoid”–for now.
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Vonage will announce on Tuesday the availability of its long-anticipated portable Wi-Fi phone that allows users to use their Vonage IP telephony when they’re connected [...]