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December 17, 2009
In The News
Imagine that your family has barely enough money to scrape by. A school sits down the street, but fees make it too expensive for you and your siblings to attend—so you've never been able to go to school.
December 17, 2009
In The News
By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
Sen. Joe Lieberman's (ID-Conn.) success in bending the Senate health care bill to his will has House liberals up in arms and threatening a mutiny — but the Senate's rightward turn could win the votes of fiscally conservative Blue Dog House Democrats.
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December 16, 2009
Committee Remark
"Thank you Mr. Chairman for organizing this hearing to discuss digital piracy and the impact it has had on sports broadcasters and their ability to maximize revenues.
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December 15, 2009
In The News
By Hazel Trice Edney - NNPA Editor-in-Chief
The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week for boldly boycotting a committee meeting in order to force a $4 billion allocation to benefit the Black community.
December 15, 2009
In The News
By Christina Wilkie
Actor and activist Danny Glover is heaping praise on Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Oakland Mayor and former House member Ron Dellums (D) for helping pressure South Africa in the 1980s to end apartheid.
Dellums used to serve in the House in the 1980s, when Waters served in the California Legislature.
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December 10, 2009
In The News
By Greg Kaufmann
December 10, 2009
At Tuesday's House Committee on Financial Services hearing titled "The Private Sector and Government Response to the Foreclosure Crisis," Julia Gordon, senior policy counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending, painted a bleak picture.
December 10, 2009
In The News
By Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 10:06 PM
Some black lawmakers sought this week to move past a dispute with the White House, saying they are satisfied that President Obama is seeking to provide greater economic assistance to African American communities.
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