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Mr. Kirk goes to Washington?!  Ron Kirk up for Obama Administration Post.

Mr. Kirk goes to Washington?! Ron Kirk up for Obama Administration Post.

I’ve received a great Christmas gift already this year, a host of new guest bloggers. Check out this post about Ron Kirk and his potentially being part of the Obama administration. I’d like to welcome LeLe who blogs as As LeLe’s World Turns to the Dallas South Family. I don’t...

Paris Texas Grand Jury indicts two men in connection with death of Brandon McClelland

Paris Texas Grand Jury indicts two men in connection with death of Brandon McClelland

Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune updates the happening in Paris, Texas as a Lamar County grand jury has indicted Shannon Finley and Charles Ryan Crostley in the death of Brandon McClelland. Here are a few excerpts from Witt’s Friday story in the Tribune. A grand jury in the racially-troubled...

Shawn P. Williams Now on Blog Talk Radio moves to Prime Time Thursday Night – 9 P.M.

Shawn P. Williams Now on Blog Talk Radio moves to Prime Time Thursday Night – 9 P.M.

Tonight on Blog Talk Radio our guest will be Mark Karlin, publisher and editor of BuzzFlash.com . Mark has been following Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for a while, predicting much of what we’ve seen this week. Check is out Jazzy and myself at our new time , 9:00 p.m. Central...

Shawn Williams: Outsiders more than meddlesome intruders

Shawn Williams: Outsiders more than meddlesome intruders

Here’s the text of a column that I wrote which appeared in the Paris News on Wednesday. This is more follow up to the meeting with the Department of Justice held their last Thursday. “Wow…we didn’t even speak.” That was one of the first things I heard in response to...

President Bush invites bloggers from across the world to White House, mark Human Rights Day

President Bush invites bloggers from across the world to White House, mark Human Rights Day

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...

Senator Royce West: A Wiseman would say – INSURE!

Senator Royce West: A Wiseman would say – INSURE!

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 Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested, sought payment in naming Obama replacement

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested, sought payment in naming Obama replacement

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...

Shawn P. on NPR News and Notes Wednesday December 10

Shawn P. on NPR News and Notes Wednesday December 10

Catch me Wednesday on NPR’s News and Notes hosted by Farai Chideya when I appear on the Bloggers Roundtable. Joining me on the roundtable will be Kevin Ross of Three Brothers and a Sister and Faye Anderson who blogs at Anderson at Large. In Dallas you can hear the show...

New York Times: Minorities saddled with risky, high-priced loans

New York Times: Minorities saddled with risky, high-priced loans

Since the mortgage crisis broke out, it’s been popular for conservative talkers to blame so-called minorities for the industries woes.  The claim that too many African-Americans and Latinos were given loans that should have been denied. While there were individuals and families throughout the market that probably were not qualified...

Tribune Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy further sign of newspaper decline

Tribune Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy further sign of newspaper decline

In a press release today, the Tribune company -parent company of the Chicago Tribune- announced that it will voluntarily restructure its debt under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, which the Tribune Co. has been trying to sell, are not part of the filing. “Over the last...