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United States of America’s Election 2012 Barack Obama wins re-election as President of the United States of America  November 06. 2012 _________________________________________________ Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and […]

Obama is good for Israel The outcome of the elections will be determined by the voters’ decision as to which of the two candidates is good for America. But if any of them are vacillating in their vote over whether Obama has been a good president for Israel, the answer is yes. Haaretz Editorial Opinion […]

Zanu-PF to set rules for primary election National elections set for March 2013 The Herald (Zimbabwe) HARARE- Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front’s (ZANU-PF) Politburo will next week set the rules and regulations that would guide the holding of primary elections ahead of harmonized national elections set for March 2013. The party’s spokesperson Cde […]

Niger signs oil exploration agreement with Nigerian company Xinhua NIAMEY — Niger’s Petroleum Minister Foumakoye Gado has signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with a Nigerian company, Sirius Energy Resources Ltd. The agreement allows the company to carry out oil exploration in Gerin Block, which is situated in the northwestern oil fields of Agadem, a […]

African American unemployment increases to 14.3% in October 2012 while white unemployment remains the same at 7.0% Both the unemployment rate (7.9 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (12.3 million) were essentially unchanged in October, following declines in September. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for blacks increased to 14.3 percent in […]

Moscow reclaiming bragging rights over London for having Europe’s tallest building The Moscow City complex with the Mercury City tower, right, is being constructed in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Moscow is reclaiming bragging rights for having Europe’s tallest building after losing the distinction for a few months to London. The mixed office and […]

African American enterprise in segregated America North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, located in Durham, began construction before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was completed before the Civil Rights Act of 1968. By Dilemma X Many cities in the United States developed African American business districts during legal U.S. segregation.  Here […]

Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin’ Soul II Soul came together as a group in London in 1988. “Keep on Movin’” 1989 was the second single released from their debut album “Keep On Movin’“. It reached #1 on  Billboard’s R&B U.S., #11 Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on UK Singles Chart. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Keep […]

Scotland moves closer to vote for full independence from the United Kingdom   The Scottish Government The people of Scotland will be going to the polls in autumn 2014 to vote in the referendum on the nation’s future. Scottish Ministers believe independence will give Scots the full range of powers of a normal sovereign nation, […]

President Obama and New Jersey’s Governor Christie make unlikely traveling companions Reuters WASHINGTON- No one’s calling it a “campaign” event. But it will surely dominate the presidential campaign on Wednesday when Democratic President Barack Obama and New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie inspect storm damage in the hard hit coastal state – together. Had Obama […]