VOA News has a story regarding President Bush inviting activists and bloggers from across the world to a meeting at the White House. Part of the discussion will revolve around how blogs are being used worldwide as tools to spread democracy and freedom. Here are some of the highlights from...
By Texas State Senator Royce West As we move into the peak of the holiday season, scurrying about, in and out of malls and shopping centers, nothing would dampen your holiday spirits more than having your automobile towed. But that’s what will happen if you live in any of several...
Illinois Goveror Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were arrested on corruption charges Tuesday morning. Those charges included Blagojevich seeking to be paid for appointing a particular replacement for Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. According to BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin, Blagojevich is also accused of threatening to withhold...
I’d like to introduce a new guest blogger to Dallas South, James “Bird” Guess President & Founder of the School of Money & Wealth LLC. You can also catch his financial wisdom at TheBlackEconomy.com. By James “Bird” Guess Are we really ready for a black President? What we must understand...
Washington, DC – (December 1, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on World AIDS Day, which is observed each year on December 1. “More than 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year, and people of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS is now the...
The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama will officially name at least four more members of his administration on Monday. According to the AP, Obama will announce the following appointments that will be subject to Senate confirmation: Susan Rice -Ambassador to the U.N. Eric Holder – Attorney General Gov....
It’s reported that President-elect Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his role for at least a year in the next administration. It’s the first time a Secretary of Defense has been held over by a President of a different party than the one he was appointed...
Eric Holder, former deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration, is considered a top candidate to become America’s first African-American Attorney General. According to numberous reports, members of President Barack-Obama’s transition team have spoken with Senate Republicans about their feelings on the matter. Holder, along with Caroline Kennedy, were part...
Here’s the text of an article that I wrote which appears in Monday’s Dallas Morning News. It wasn’t up on the web yet. The 2008 election marked the death of liberalism, or at the very least, hastened its demise. Since the victory of Barack Obama and Democrats nationwide, an abundance...
President Elect Barack Obama delivered his second weekly address online via YouTube this weekend. Not much new by way of information, but this is another way that Obama is getting people involved in the process. Look for the Republicans to get their Republican response online by January. If so, then...
