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1911 United, a new super PAC, backs Barack Obama By DAVE LEVINTHAL POLITICO President Barack Obama has a new, moneyed supporter in this new year — a super PAC dedicated to mobilizing black voters in key swing states. Calling itself 1911 United, the super PAC is aiming to raise $1.5 million during the election cycle […]

December 2011 unemployment rate for whites decreased while it increased for African Americans White male unemployment lowered to 7.1% African American male unemployment lowers to 15.7% White female unemployment lowered to 6.8% while African American female unemployment increased to 13.9% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics African American unemployment African American unemployment for December 2011 […]

Wednesday, January 04, 2012   DNCC deposits funds into local minority oriented banks The bulk of the $17 million payment made to the Democratic National Convention Committee is deposited with Charlotte headquartered Bank of America   WTVD ABC 11 Raleigh-Durham     DURHAM, NC — The Democratic National Convention Committee is pumping $4 million into two Durham-based businesses […]

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Are Republican presidential candidates using racial and code words to attract voters? Presidential candidate Rick Santorum singling out blacks Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on “poor kid’s” working habits

U.S. agrees to $3.5 billion arms sale to United Arab Emirates By Jim Wolf Reuters  WASHINGTON- The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced antimissile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran. The deal, signed on December 25 […]

Video: President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign manager shows maps to win 270 electoral votes

US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia; part of effort to contain threats from Iran By Associated Press HONOLULU — The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran, […]

US pushes ahead with arms sale to Iraq Among the big-ticket items the U.S. is selling to Iraq are F-16 fighter jets,  M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, cannons and armored personnel carriers. The Iraqis​ also have body armor, ammunition, helmets, trailers and sport utility vehicles, which critics say can be used by security services to […]

Republicans Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry will not be on Virginia ballot Gingrich lives in McLean, Virginia and didn’t even get on his state’s primary ballot By WILL LESTER Associated Press Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has failed to qualify for Virginia’s March 6 Republican primary, a development that complicates his bid to win the […]