
I have had people that said to me, how could you, as a proud African-American, you cannot speak out, when you can see the race card is being played against African-Americans?
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I have had people that said to me, how could you, as a proud African-American, you cannot speak out, when you can see the race card is being played against African-Americans?

I think black folks feel strongly that it is a strange way for President Clinton to show his appreciation.

When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar.

Bernanke told Capitol Hill lawmakers worry about rising inflation could complicate attempts to stimulate the economy.

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As they would say in Gullah Geechee country, he needs to chill a little bit.

As they would say in Gullah Geechee country, he needs to chill a little by.

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At a bare minimum, for openers, I think it's incumbent upon the president and the vice president now to release the transcripts of their statements with -- to the special prosecutor so that we now have a fuller understanding of what they…

So you're saying to the Congress that you know that at least 60 soldiers, airmen and Marines, are likely to be killed every month from now to July, that we're going to spend $9 billion a month of American taxpayer dollars? And when it's…

The Hill will get the Dem nomination. And Republicans must unite to defeat her in the general election.

We know there's a problem. Many campaigned on fixing the culture of corruption here, but this bill is effectively window dressing. It puts the Senators in charge of determining whether or not we're doing the right thing. It's the…

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to say that there is not progress against al Qaeda in Iraq is an insult to those men and women who have brought about progress. It is a denial of their sacrifice.