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15 Apr 08

Bill Clinton Flashback: "All These Economically Insecure White People...Are Scared To Death" - Politics on The Huffington Post

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14 Apr 08

Bill Clinton Tries to Tamp Down Fairy-Tale Remark About Obama - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog

“I said that story is a fairy tale,” he said on the Sharpton radio show. “Now that doesn’t have anything to do with my respect for him as a person or his campaign. I have gone out of my way not to express any personal disrespect for him and his campaign.”

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Tales from the Trail » Blog Archive » Commentator quits radio show over Obama ‘hate’ | Blogs | Reuters.com

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ABC News: Obama: Fire Imus

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08 Apr 08

Poll: 76 percent say U.S. ready for black president - CNN.com

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The number of Americans who believe that the country is ready for a black president is rising, a poll released Thursday suggested.
More than three quarters, 76 percent, of respondents in a CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research Corp. poll said the country is ready to be led by an African-American, up 14 percentage points since December 2006.
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- We're not asking this question in a vacuum. In many cases, respondents must have had Obama in mind when giving their answer, even though he is not mentioned anywhere in the questionnaire," Holland said.
- The poll also indicates that more whites than blacks think the country is ready for a black president. Of the white Americans surveyed, 78 percent said the country is ready, as opposed to 69 percent of African-Americans polled.
- "Do Americans see more prejudice against a woman than an African-American? More likely, they see more negative feelings about this woman than about this African-American. Because it's true. More people have an unfavorable opinion of Hillary Clinton than of Barack Obama," Schneider said.

05 Apr 08

Americans conflicted on how to discuss race - CNN.com

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03 Apr 08

Robert Koehler: Fire and Race - Politics on The Huffington Post

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Keli Goff: How the Clinton-Obama Fairy Tale Turned Into a Nightmare - Politics on The Huffington Post

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Obama Race Speech Reaction - Politics on The Huffington Post

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Tales from the Trail » Blog Archive » Obama says it’s “fair game” for Clinton to mention his pastor | Blogs | Reuters.com

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14 Feb 08

What you don’t know can hurt us - The Carpetbagger Report

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The U.S. economy is faltering.
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- Conservatives have attempted to deflect attention from the crisis, by blaming the media’s negative coverage and insisting the United States is not headed toward a recession, despite what economists are predicting.
- Forbes has awarded EconomicIndicators.gov one of its “Best of the Web” awards.
- This site is maintained by the Economics and Statistics Administration and combines data collected by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, like GDP and net imports and exports, and the Census Bureau, like retail sales and durable goods shipments. The site simply links to the relevant department’s Web site.
- Alas, as the economic conditions worsen, the administration decided to shut down this “necessary” website, citing “budgetary constraints.”
- the political costs of making embarrassing data easily accessible to the public
- instances in which the Bush administration would hide inconvenient data
- In March, the administration announced it would no longer produce the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation, which identifies which programs best assist low-income families, while also tracking health insurance coverage and child support.
  
  * In 2005, after a government report showed an increase in terrorism around the world, the administration announced it would stop publishing its annual report on international terrorism.
  
  * After the Bureau of Labor Statistics uncovered discouraging data about factory closings in the U.S., the administration announced it would stop publishing information about factory closings.
  
  * When an annual report called “Budget Information for States” showed the federal government shortchanging states in the midst of fiscal crises, Bush’s Office of Management and Budget announced it was discontinuing the report, which some said was the only source for comprehensive data on state funding from the federal government.
  
  * When Bush’s Department of Education found that charter schools were underperforming, the administration said it would sharply cut back on the information it collects about charter schools.