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Mitt Romney’s Olympics comments overshadows visit to London BBC News In an interview with NBC on Thursday, Mr Romney said stories about difficulties with security guards and threats of border staff strikes were “obviously… not something which is encouraging”. But following talks with Mr Cameron he said mistakes were to be expected and he was […]

President Obama sets up program to help African Americans succeed in college and careers President Obama announced on Wednesday that he had established by executive order a White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans while speaking to a largely African-American audience at the National Urban League’s convention in New Orleans.     ______________________________________ […]

Ghana’s President Atta Mills died at age 68 By Kwasi Kpodo | Reuters   ACCRA – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who won international praise as leader of a stable model democracy in Africa, died suddenly on Tuesday and will be succeeded by his vice-president in the West African oil, gold and cocoa producer, officials […]

Russian President Putin signs law branding NGOs ‘foreign agents’ By Stuart Williams | Agence-France Presse Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial bill passed by parliament that brands NGOs who receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents”, the Kremlin said Saturday. The law, which has caused huge concern among activists who fear […]

Metropolitan Atlanta to vote on $7.2 billion transportation funding tax –debate on funding heats up -TSPLOST Opponents of the July 31 Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (T-SPLOST) referendum are informing voters to really examine if these are good transit projects for Fulton and Dekalb counties. Does the Atlanta area T-SPLOST contain enough suburban and urban […]

Black voter turnout could be the swing factor in November-Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia Black voter turnout of 64.7 percent was a significant factor in Obama’s victory in 2008. Black voter turnout below 60 percent could hurt Obama in 2012.     Reuters   High voter turnout among African Americans helped get President Barack Obama […]

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney- Their views on Africa  http://www.mittromney.com Overview African countries hold great promise despite the many years of conflict, poverty, and misrule that followed their emergence as independent states. With abundant natural resources, an increasingly educated and dynamic population striving for a better life, and governments embracing political and economic reforms, […]

Obama holding serve in the upper South President Barack Obama leads in both Virginia and North Carolina       Public Policy Polling   In 2008 Barack Obama put North Carolina and Virginia in the Democratic column for the first time in decades.   Obama has retaken a narrow lead in North Carolina a month […]

Mitt Romney low-key on civil rights, in contrast to his father As governor of Michigan, George Romney pressed an aggressive agenda on the issue, putting himself at odds with Republican Party leaders. His son presents a different figure.   By Maeve Reston Los Angeles Times   ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In 1963, an explosive year […]

California lawmakers approve first dedicated high-speed rail in the US By Juliet Williams Associated Press  SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that would authorize the state to begin selling about $4.5 billion in state bonds for the nation’s first high-speed rail system, taking an initial step toward the ambitious $68 billion project […]