Archive for ‘February 19th, 2008’

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Feb19

$1 billion goal REACHED

by Duane on February 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
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Wells Fargo Meets Goal to Lend $1 Billion to African American Small Business Owners Two Years Early
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Recognizing the vitality of African American small business owners throughout the nation, Wells Fargo & Company said Sunday it has reached its goal, set in 1998, to lend $1 billion to African American [...]

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Feb19

Man! I didn’t know it got that bad

by Duane on February 19th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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Black Commenter, Criticizing Obama, Causes Firestorm
By Darryl Fears
washingtonpost.com
Tavis Smiley, the bestselling author of the “Covenant With Black America,” is in a world turned upside down. He said he’s being “hammered,” “barbecued,” and is “catching hell” from black Americans for suggesting that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a major mistake by declining to speak at the [...]

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Feb19

Why I am sitting this one out

by Duane on February 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
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What started as a response to question by a commenter on a blog turned into something too big to post as a comment. I decided to combine some of my other thoughts closely related to the question.
The question was “I want all the people who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 to tell me [...]

Feb19

Being ‘Relevant’ or being noticed?

by Duane on February 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am
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Church Encourages Members To Have More Sex
YBOR CITY, Fla. — Feeling frisky? A southwest Florida church is encouraging all its married members to have sex every day for 30 days.
The Rev. Paul Wirth of Relevant Church said the 50 percent divorce rate was the catalyst for the 30-Day Sex Challenge.
What is the flip side of [...]

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