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China to showcase Africa in the Year of the Dragon Africa-Asia Confidential China’s trade with Africa has overtaken the USA’s trade with the continent and will soon rival that of the European Union Officials are building up expectations for the fifth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC V), which Beijing will host in the last quarter […]

France to Sell Up to EU9.5 Billion ($12.8 billion) in debt after losing S&P AAA credit rating   By Anchalee Worrachate and Mark Deen Bloomberg  France will seek to raise as much as 9.5 billion euros ($12.8 billion) today in its first sale of medium and long-term debt after it lost the top credit rating at Standard […]

Each state has its own deadline date to be an eligible voter in the Primary Elections and the November 2012 General Election. Yes, some states now have new requirements for all voters to present a government issued photo ID. If you do not have one please plan to get one immediately so that you will not have […]

George Lucas’ film “Red Tails” brings stars to Tuskegee University during movie premiere week WSFA 12 NBC Montgomery Video: http://www.wsfa.com/category/195969/video-landing-page?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6645414  

Jay-Z vows to stop using B-word in songs following birth of daughter Blue Ivy Promise comes in poem he wrote to his child in which he admits he was loose with his words   By Ethan Sacks / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS     Jay-Z is changing his tune after the birth of his daughter. […]

DNC shortens Charlotte convention to 3 days     By Steve Harrison and Jim Morrill The Charlotte Observer   CHARLOTTE- This year’s Democratic National Convention will shrink from four days to three, and include public events at the Charlotte area’s two largest venues — Bank of America Stadium and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Officials announced the […]

 Are conservative Republicans having issues with Mitt Romney because he is a Rockefeller Republican (“moderate Republican”)? First a little short history about moderate Republicans and conservative Republicans Many Republicans of the Eisenhower-Rockefeller vein were major figures in business, such as auto executive and Michigan Governor George W. Romney, Mitt Romney’s father.   The Civil Rights Act […]

Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail President Lyndon B. Johnson pressed Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The Act was sent to Congress by President Johnson on March 17, 1965. The bill passed the Senate on May 26, 1965. On August 6, 1965 President Johnson signed the Act into law with Martin Luther King, […]

Jamaica to come out of UK Queen shadow PressTV The newly-sworn-in Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller wants to make her country a republic in a bid to rid the Caribbean island of the British Queen as the head of state. Simpson Miller said in her inaugural address that Jamaica should shake off the British […]

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia aground near Giglio BBC News Three people are confirmed dead after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy. There were scenes of panic as the Costa Concordia hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island of Giglio and listed about 20 degrees. Most people […]