A no-good congressional delaying tactic
Could this be the beginning of the end for "The Hammer"? House Republicans have rewritten their ethics rules so Majority Leader Tom DeLay won't have to resign if he is...
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Saving `Saving Private Ryan’
When ABC's affiliate stations are afraid to broadcast the film "Saving Private Ryan" for fear of being fined by the Federal Communications Commission, it makes me wonder about the new...
Greetings from the disunited `United States of Canada’
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the disunited states of America. Now is the winter of some people's discontent following the stormy election of President Bush. The Internet is...
Heart drug for blacks hard to swallow
At last, a drug of our own. That was my initial reaction to the big news earlier this week that a new heart drug has been found for African-Americans. The...
Bush’s `values’ got more black voters in his camp than in 2000, but all is not lost for Democrats
When the final votes came in, President Bush's black vote looked like a drop in the bucket amid his national flood, but it looked like a big hole in the...
`Partisan’ is what the IRS claims it is
Leaders of the NAACP were not delighted to receive a stern letter from the Internal Revenue Service, especially when it was delivered about a month before Election Day. The organization...
An embedded October surprise
After 380 tons of powerful explosives were reported missing from an Iraqi military complex because the American military didn't safeguard it, President Bush adopted a predictable tactic: He attacked Sen....
TV’s argument shows get some comeuppance
Are you tired of "info-tainers" totally blurring the line between news and entertainment? Fed up with feuding TV spin doctors passing as reasoned debaters? Is that your problem, Bunky? Well,...
Still seeking justice for the murder of Emmett Till
Almost a half-century after the infamous torture and murder of a 14-year-old black Chicago youth in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman, new attention has turned to the...
A surprising black `bump’ for Bush
Could President Bush receive a surprisingly large black turnout on Election Day? Considering recent history, the idea sounds about as likely as pop star Michael Jackson receiving a Man of...