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(cbsnews.com) LOS ANGELES — Barack Obama told a predominantly African-American and Latino crowd at a Los Angeles technical college that the government is designed for all people and said there is an “anxiety” among voters that it is not. “They feel like the education system isn’t designed for people like us, and the job market […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Next to JFK, Obama’s a newbie – but that’s beside the point By ROBERT DALLEK nydailynews.com Ever since Edward Kennedy threw his support behind Sen. Barack Obama, there has been no shortage of comparisons between the junior senator from Illinois and the young President who inspired a generation. As one who has spent many years […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

It looks like this is another category we are no longer leading. Fat epidemic hits Asian kids, too State campaign aims to curb growing obesity among young Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. By MOMO CHANG McClatchy-Tribune Despite the stereotype that Asians are petite and skinny, studies show this population is rapidly becoming overweight – so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Hate Crime Not Ruled Out In Vandalism ODENTON, Md. (AP) ― Anne Arundel County police have changed their minds about the racial slur spray painted on the home of a black Odenton family. Investigators initially didn’t consider the vandalism a hate crime because the teenage suspects are black. Police reversed themselves Monday, saying the possibility […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

TV chat queen Oprah gets a less than flattering tubby bronze statue cast in her honour thisislondon.co.uk She has famously battled with her weight – but according to this tribute to the queen of daytime television, it appears to be a battle lost. Controversial American sculptor Daniel Edwards latest work ‘The Oprah Sarcophagus’, is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Taken from the website alankeyes.com Taxation / government spending Tyrannical taxation, and excessive government spending and borrowing, are not only threats to our economy — they erode the resource base of our freedom and our moral responsibility. The income tax is a twentieth-century socialist experiment that has failed. Before the income tax was imposed on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

I will be on NPR’s ‘News & Notes’ today talking about the Presidential race among other things. I will be joined with Gina McCauley of the website ‘What About Our Daughters‘. It’s going to be a very busy morning for me, so blogging will be light for the first half of the day.