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          <lb /> oThis is the first economic<lb />expansion that we just  "<lb /><lb />Meee. School would complain that a<lb />by George E. Curry ~~. graduate of Columbia - |<lb />NNPA Columnist. = University and Harvard Law completed in which ordinary<lb />School is an elitist. From an people Ts incomes actually<lb />educational standpoint, both of went down when adjusted for<lb />them are elitists. However, inflation. At the same time,<lb /><lb />AG 4. : 3 : : sa mar é 4 7 4 ak te ree<lb />wee ; : : Rai Lee: S ues<lb />: ; a : 5 ag Ber rey ve * | Masala Rie tes 3<lb /><lb />So | a o- . ont ge e. . 46... &amp; we<lb /><lb />: bad oe a r . : ae we 2 2 peers i :<lb /><lb />} *. oh bats a, ec<lb /><lb />4 . ae 8  * *<lb /><lb /> T<lb /><lb />Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. nts, whi 3 Ay<lb /> She said,  oYou get to choose to people Y imself in and after al<lb />Your pastor. Youdon Tt choose and, I would hope; to every  wselt it and after al<lb />_ Your family, but you getto American, because they were oe ae<lb />- when you look attheir the costs of everything, from " choose your pastor, And when. published on 9/11, and he said Ce ee A<lb /><lb />personal upbringing, their lives health care to gas atthe asked a direct question, said that he was just sorry they _FactCheck -Org also stated:<lb /><lb />could not have been more ~ pump, has skyrocketed. And ~ J would not have stayed in the hadn Ttdone more. And what « )bama also correctly said<lb />different,   _ | $0 the point I was making was. church. ? ee as<lb /><lb />: n 4 they did was set bombs. And that President Bill Clinton<lb />. __. .... that when people feel like Lg ees in some instances, peop le died. had pardoned-or commuted<lb />Obama Ts father lefthome Washington Ts not listening to As Obama pointed oui, ; , |<lb /><lb />.<lb /><lb />sells<lb /><lb />hen he was 2 years old: For a.  oClinton's fore  Soltis  "T think itis, again, the sentences of two<lb />_ when he was 2 years o - Fora them, when they Tre promised inton s former pastor an issue that people will be © Weather Underground  "<lb />while, Obama was reared by 2° year after year, decade after. Wright has been unfairly asking abou, | members, who had, unlike<lb />- Caricatured and his words had<lb />been taken out of context.<lb /><lb />mother who at times hiad to<lb /><lb />.. Tely on food stamps. During<lb /><lb />: his high school y  oars, he was. and it doesn Tt, then,<lb /><lb />= grandparents, '»~ focusing on those things that<lb />as phew af constant like religion, ? he<lb /><lb />decade, that their economic<lb /><lb />! Ayers, been convicted and<lb />situation is going to change<lb /><lb />sentenced to long prison<lb />terms. Bill Clinton indeed. -<lb />pardoned one and<lb /><lb />commuted the sentence of<lb />another, ?<lb /><lb />Once again, Hillary Clinton<lb />has demonstrated that in.<lb />Politics, as in war, truth is<lb />the first casualty. _<lb /><lb />_ FactCheck.org stated,  oIn fact,<lb />nobody died as a result of<lb />bombings in which Ayers said<lb />he participated as part of the<lb /><lb />_ Weather Underground, at the |<lb />New York City Police...<lb />~  Headquarters in 1970, in a<lb /><lb /> men Ts lavatory in the Capitol<lb /><lb />building in 1971 andina<lb /><lb />. Women Ts restroom in the.<lb />Pentagon in 1972. The deaths<lb />to which Clinton referred were<lb /><lb />_ of three Weather Underground<lb />members who died when their<lb />own * Tbomb factory ? exploded<lb />townhouse.on March 6, 1970.<lb />Ayers was not present, Also,<lb /><lb />two police officers were<lb />murdered in connection with<lb />the robbery of a Brinks<lb /><lb />Our Voice  "<lb />_ Endorsements<lb />One Stop Early Voting is «<lb />already underway in Eastern<lb /><lb />Clinton also tried to scare<lb /><lb />~ voters by trying to link<lb />Obama to radical terrorists of<lb />the 1960s and 1970s, She.<lb /><lb />-Singled out William Ayers a.<lb />former member of the<lb />Weather Underground. The<lb />issue was first raised by<lb />George Stephanopoulous, the<lb />co-moderator, but continued<lb />by Clinton...<lb /><lb />Hugh  oThey end up feeling this is a<lb />place where I can find some<lb />- Tefuge. This is son ething I<lb /><lb />Dorothy, was ahhomemaker. can count on, They endo<lb />Utah ott a ee much more nee<lb />~~~ Tanothet side show, Clinton. #D0Ut votes like<lb /><lb />George E. Curry, former<lb />editor-in-chief of Emerge<lb />magazine and the NNPA<lb />News Service, is a keynote<lb />speaker, moderator, and<lb />media coach. He can be<lb />reached through his Web<lb />"Site, WWW.georgecurry.com, .<lb /><lb />- guns, where traditions hav.<lb /><lb />) CLINTON: I also believe that<lb />Senator Obama served ona<lb />board with Mr. Ayers fora.<lb />period of time, the Woods  "<lb />Foundation, which was a paid<lb /><lb />mec Fran ~~ those are incredibly important<lb />as Pennsylvania towns are bitter pte cial. doom directorship position. And, if<lb />t. It Ts almost and cling to.their guns and  otaking prominence in our _ " ! Tm not mistaken, that |<lb />that a United States senator religion while rejecting people Politics. ? ~~ telationship with Mr. Ayers<lb />- who graduate d  from the elite T who are not like them, cae eas oe oe / ,<lb />Wellesley College in me<lb />  Massachusetts and Yale Law During the debate, Obama<lb /><lb />So BG _ explained his view,<lb />ES BLACKON<lb /><lb />hold your breath for that<lb />one. But getting-back to the<lb />sensible side of things, in<lb /><lb />the Democratic bento |<lb />governor, we're impressed<lb />with the work and oS ,<lb />commitmentof Richard<lb />Moore. Yes, we realize that<lb /><lb />Clinton majored in the minor .<lb />during the debate'when she<lb /><lb />ACKONOMICS,  4,000 SLAIN; AND YOU<lb /><lb />; T a 6 George Bush says the war is too. ? Will somebody shake | ali<lb />WANT MCC NC and The Minority Voice Lt. Gov. Perdue enjoys alot<lb /><lb /> onoble ? and they go long this guy and tell him that was - OV, 10<lb />vowing With his stupidity, 1, 40 years ago, if it happened at offers its recommendations _ of black support across the<lb /><lb />, niipafor th the..<lb />a te<lb /><lb />a What Ts noble about lying to  oThe older we get t @ better " May 6 pri<lb />get into a wat? What Tsnoble  " we were, ? Mean sity  oae jo   ;<lb />ably illusionary by now, public interést wi distinction.<lb />ie ,  o9 ih a Mifare endotes Miser eee :<lb />McCain is trying to be elected T<lb /><lb />about 4000 lives lost because<lb />eo JS trying to be elected T Barack Obama for president,<lb /> $ " on the basis of having been'a _  oJudge James Wynn, Jr, for re-<lb />. POW. In my estimation, he<lb /><lb />HO ADM FA.<lb />. +<lb />: Pt eee<lb /><lb />Spanien Cem,<lb /><lb />- of the lies?)<lb /><lb />Eb Rsk perme pew<lb /><lb />ee<lb /><lb />ac ar A Te i<lb /><lb />ET gone AOR ANGE EER:<lb />: 2<lb /><lb />SU re 4<lb /><lb />Ee ie 2 da ee<lb />ve flee es AEP A,<lb />; ae ee ae idee<lb />fh aie Ww : 4<lb />Ruby : ay ce<lb />Ff Yai cu<lb /><lb />around Israel with a<lb />a on his head and with<lb /><lb />Hragis Joe Lieberman at his side,<lb />Ps ( a McCain Ts .<lb /><lb />rent "Tran and other intemational<lb /><lb />in the commercial,  oAre you<lb />for real? ? ,<lb /><lb />How.could anyone, other<lb /><lb />than the sycophants and the:<lb /><lb />wealthy war barons vote for<lb /><lb />McCain? The opposite of the<lb />High Life is the low life, and<lb />this country has been mired<lb />in the low life for nearly<lb />eight years now; and some<lb /><lb /> was in intemational issues,<lb /><lb />He admitted he knows very<lb />little about economic issues.<lb /><lb />What's left? How about<lb /><lb />healthcare, education, enerpy,<lb />and employment?  "<lb /><lb />The first thing this guy does<lb />is traipse off to Israel, instead<lb />of New Orleans, to assure<lb /><lb />folks halfway around the<lb /><lb />_ World that we are there for<lb /><lb />ds<lb /><lb />- of office<lb /><lb />for five years, with no end in<lb />sight? - fae<lb />Tricky Dick Cheng ee<lb />., Tesponding to recent polls<lb /><lb />ate<lb /><lb />r  oeal eed the Iraq war<lb />4s not Worth it, simply says,<lb /> oSo? ? This draft-dodging,<lb />ferment grabbing,<lb />egomaniacal, jingoistic,<lb />contradiction of the ~ who<lb />gives new meaning to the.<lb />title of  ovice ? President,<lb /><lb />uld have been kicked out<lb /><lb />years ago,<lb /><lb />But, wehave folks in  othe<lb />party ? who support him to<lb />the end. Dems are obviously<lb />afraid pa his .<lb /><lb />ant, flippant, disregard<lb />for whe 66% of Americans<lb />think about his war, as well<lb />as what 80% negatively<lb />think about him. He thumbs<lb />his nose at us, flips us the<lb />bird, and takes a cruise in the<lb /><lb />needs imatl dione than that<lb /><lb />Oops! Maybe not. Bush did<lb />eight years, didn Tt h<lb /><lb />so dumb<lb /><lb />So get ready, just in case. Get<lb />ready for more war, more °<lb />needless death, more insulting<lb />excuses and rationales, more<lb /><lb />*<lb /><lb />economic hardships<lb /><lb />» More<lb /><lb />corporate Welfare, more -<lb /><lb />invasions of sovereign<lb />nations, more cuts in services,<lb />more high pricesfor. |<lb />essentials of life, more lies,<lb />more arrogani<lb /><lb />disrespected, and<lb />more thievery, moré fear-<lb />mongering, more invasion of<lb />privacy, more Clarence<lb /><lb />e? Weare §<lb /><lb />_ absentee ballots,<lb />_ whether you choose to cast<lb />Tuesday, May 6, we hope that<lb /><lb />election to the NC Court of<lb />Appeals, and newly appointed<lb /><lb />_ House District 18 Rep.  <lb />paulding Hughes. From now -<lb /><lb /> until May 3", registered voters<lb />can Cast early one-stop<lb />So<lb />ballot now, or wait until<lb /><lb />you will consider The Minority<lb />Voice friendly<lb />recommendations for public<lb />office. And vote!  "<lb /><lb />Make no mistake: THIS is<lb />one Telection year where you<lb />absolutely MUST be counted!<lb /><lb />Governor of NC -<lb />__ Richard Moore<lb />~ By now you've heard the<lb /><lb />controversy surrounding a new.<lb /><lb />TV ad<lb /><lb />Treasurer Richard Moore and<lb />Lt, Gov. Beverly Perdue, who<lb />are Compet-ing in the T.<lb />Democratic gubernatorial<lb /><lb />NC Republican Party<lb /><lb />. Which will blast state<lb /><lb />Andy Griffith of all people<lb /><lb />. Carolina from th<lb /><lb />_ Work to right the<lb /><lb />But Richard Moore has<lb />displayed asolid<lb />commitment to the issues<lb />that are important to North<lb />vi ;<lb />beginning, and during his<lb />Legit one tise f<lb />ture, the NC Dept. o<lb />Crime Control and Public<lb />Safety, and as state<lb />Treasurer, he has tackled<lb />taising North Carolina's<lb />minimum wage, bringing.<lb />more good paying jobs to<lb />tvocating for tn ng<lb />Opportunity for blacks in  <lb />stale government.<lb />During an NC NAACP *<lb />debate last January, Moore<lb />promised, if elected<lb />governor, that he would ms<lb />century-old<lb />wrongs of the 1898. |<lb /><lb />aL oe<lb /><lb />Thomases and Anton Scalias,<lb />Say,  oGive us more. ? res<lb /><lb />.<lb /><lb />amazing, simply<lb /><lb />them. Gulf of Oman with some Oil<lb />Hey, John, what about us? Baront, What a joke all of this<lb />Man, I can Tt wait for the arte rare<lb /><lb />_ Presidential debates to start. 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Brew a better cup of  "<lb />coffee.<lb /><lb />47, Be daffy: Celebrate Tex<lb />Avery Ts birthday<lb /><lb />(the man who invented Daffy<lb />Duck and gave Bugs<lb /><lb />Bunny that famous catch<lb />phrase).<lb /><lb />48. ce nere 9 Sin<lb />~ TV convertes i. 3 Une he Tek fe:<lb /><lb />TAVIS SMILEY :<lb />~ Bits and Pieces When vour Spauce Words of Wisdom = LEAVESTOM<lb />n your Spouse<lb />WeEa Over Everything _ Drives you Nuts<lb />: | nyt You dont want etn<lb />ts  oYou might think that match with a pig.<lb />gh ga he aka mattied couples age and | to pear bi<lb />said Mary Doe, It Ts a cup of vans. h other Ts onjcke _ Ukesit.<lb />coffee, a bowl of fruit, and an Dots ewes ine ~ Bob Dole<lb />The coffee, medical . |<lb />cocoa elven SPO Arie dees<lb />reduce my risk of get roll on, spouses find each  oTact the knack of making | s<lb />Parts on's i gsr other more and more d pint Withoutmating an © T 1 at<lb />fruit is blueberries, which I oe ae  Tsage Newton AMERICAN<lb />caper heer ries asking subjects whether oe (NPA) Popular author and<lb />oxidants that will ward off : people in their lives: Poa media personality Tavis<lb />cancer. 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NEWS &amp;<lb />WORLD REPORI,<lb />December 21, 2007/January<lb /><lb />2008.<lb /><lb /> T<lb /><lb />TALK BACK<lb /><lb />No more sweets<lb />With childhood obesity on the<lb />rise, along with other weight-<lb />related health i issues, such as<lb />Type Il diabetes and heart<lb />disease, educators most  "<lb />definitely r need to serve their<lb />students healthy foods. (NEA,<lb />April 2007) |<lb /><lb />Vital Statistics .<lb />  2,825 children and teens<lb />killed by guns<lb />From 2003 to 2007, 2 495.<lb /><lb />US. soldiers killed in combat  "<lb /><lb />in Iraq<lb /><lb />58 preschoolers killed by<lb />guns<lb /><lb />57 law enforcement officials<lb />killed in the line of duty  "<lb />45 billion dollars the United<lb />State would save if the num-<lb />ber of dropouts were cut in<lb />half.<lb />(NEA, April 2007)<lb /><lb />Debate<lb /><lb />Question: Should students be<lb /><lb />suspended for inappropriate<lb /><lb />Inappropriate dress includes:<lb />Wearing revealing clothing<lb />T-shirts promoting sexual:<lb />behavior, alcohol, and drug,<lb />abuse<lb /><lb />Clothing designed to Totfénd «<lb /><lb />caucus, Smiley warned on<lb /><lb />_ Joyner Ts show:   TDon Tt fall so<lb />madly in love [with Obama}<lb /><lb />that-you surrender your power<lb /><lb />to hold people<lb /><lb />Joyner show that he stood by<lb />his criticism,<lb /><lb />.  oIt Ts all about account-<lb /><lb />ability, ? he said at the<lb />time.Since then, amid<lb />Smiley has epped up his<lb />critiques, contending that<lb />Obama wasn Tt sufficiently<lb />attentive to issues involving<lb />African-Americans.<lb /><lb />Smiley is the author of the<lb />best-selling   TCovenant With<lb />Black America ? and hosts<lb />self-named interview shows<lb />on PBS and Public Radio<lb />International. 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        <p>_ Haiti food shortage:<lb /><lb />y<lb /><lb />Minority Voice April 18 - April 24, 2008 pg4<lb /><lb />stomachs, ? Muhammad told<lb />the AmNews,. _ i<lb /><lb />Haitiaction. Net reports that<lb />signs of the recent discord<lb />had been mounting for two<lb />months, as hunger and<lb />unemployment had forced to<lb />poor Haitians to choose<lb />between eating'or sending<lb />their children to school, but,<lb />Muhammad says there are no<lb />schools to send the children<lb />to.<lb /><lb />Activists are also saying the<lb />international press continues<lb />to obscure the reality of<lb />hunger and misery in Haiti.<lb />It's the UN, they say, that °<lb />continues to push the idea<lb />that the only thing standing<lb />between Prosperity in Haiti<lb /><lb />was merely the perception by<lb /><lb />thé poor of hunger and<lb />disease. © :<lb /><lb />On January 29, the ©<lb />Associated Press published a<lb />story,  oPoor Haitians Resort<lb />to Eating Dirt. ?<lb /><lb /> oWith food prices rising, _<lb />Haiti Ts poorest can Tt afford<lb />even a daily plate of rice, ?<lb />the AP said, The Story said<lb />Haitians had taken to eating<lb />a  ocookie made of dried ~<lb />yellow dirt. ?<lb /><lb />Muhammad admits that<lb />people are eating the mud<lb />cookies.  oPeople are not<lb />being forced to eat the mud<lb />cakes, but it is a way to stop<lb /><lb />_ the hunger, ? he'said,<lb /><lb />Wesley Snipes and<lb /><lb />Tax Evasion<lb />Problems By Rosa<lb />Hayes,<lb /><lb />Wesley Snipes has been<lb /><lb />convicted on three counts of __.<lb /><lb />tax evasion for the years of<lb />1999-2001; He will serve<lb />three years in prison, which is<lb />the maximum sentence for<lb />these charges. Wesley Snipes<lb />is out on bond pending which<lb />prison he will be serving his<lb />jail time in. Snipe Ts atton<lb />is trying to persuade the judge<lb />into allowing Wesley Snipes<lb />fo serve his time near his .<lb />town in New Jersey so<lb />that he can be close to his<lb />family, as reported by the<lb />Village Voice.<lb /><lb />Denying the IRS their<lb /><lb />is something that you should<lb />try to avoid, Through all of<lb />my years with filing taxes |<lb />had never had to pay in<lb />before, but in 2006; I was<lb />ordered to pay just over<lb />$1,000 to the IRS.<lb /><lb />The amount that I owed<lb />wasn't much, but somehow it<lb />slipped my mind and the year<lb />went by without me paying a<lb />dime to them.<lb /><lb />The following year when I<lb />went to file my taxes, the tax<lb />professional told me that I<lb />showed to owe the IRS some<lb />money, I laughed because |<lb />thought that she was joking.<lb />Turns out that the joke was on<lb />me, and I was going to be in a<lb />lot of trouble if I did not pay<lb />them the money that was<lb />owed,<lb /><lb />I asked that the money be<lb />taken out of my tax refund but<lb />somehow only a part of the<lb />money was taken out,<lb /><lb />A couple of months later, |<lb />receive a nice little letter in<lb /><lb />Pres. Preval has announced  "<lb />fertilizer subsidies for<lb />farmers to boost production ©<lb />and a government plan to<lb />promote the production of --<lb />eggs, chickens, and rice. .<lb />And he called for solidarity,<lb />asking the affluent, including<lb />government workers, to share<lb />their wealth with the<lb />impoverished,<lb /><lb />Laurent tells the AmNews<lb />that what is happening today<lb />in Haiti is a direct-result of<lb />what she called the coup<lb />d'etat by President George<lb />Bush when he sent Marines<lb />to remove the democratically<lb />elected President Jean-<lb />Bertrand Aristide back in<lb />2004. Immediately after the<lb />coup, Bush said:  oThis<lb /> ogovernment believes it --<lb />essential that Haiti have a<lb />hopeful future. This is the<lb /><lb />_ beginning of new chapter in<lb /><lb />the country Ts history. ?<lb /><lb />But, Laurent disagrees<lb />vehemently.  oAfter<lb /><lb />Aristide Ts removal, Haiti<lb /><lb />descended into a nightmare<lb />of political violence.<lb />Community activists were<lb />murdered, and former<lb />Lavalas parliamentarians<lb />were jailed, ? she said.<lb /><lb /> oAll schools are closed, there<lb />are no jobs, 4,000 young men<lb />in jails, children have<lb />become prostitutes for the<lb />UN peacekeepers. They  "<lb />came to give us democracy<lb /><lb />the mail saying that either I<lb />pay it or it will be taken out<lb />of my pay each week. | i<lb />decided to call the IRS to see<lb />what my options were.<lb /><lb />After talking the IRS<lb />representative I learned that<lb />if I do not pay them that they<lb />would eventually take me to -<lb />court over this and that it<lb /><lb />. Would either be taken out of<lb /><lb />my pay or I would spend<lb />time in jail. I decided that I<lb />had better pay them.<lb /><lb />The amount that I owed<lb />grew to a lot larger number<lb />after the interest and their<lb /><lb />fees where added on; | also<lb /><lb />found out that the IRS will<lb />only allow you so much time<lb />to pay the money back, They<lb />gave me a whopping two<lb />months to pay it back,<lb /><lb />The IRS likes for you to pay<lb />the money that you owe<lb />them in full even before .<lb />paying the interest. The good<lb />news is that once yeu get the<lb />amount owed paid off, the<lb />interest will stop and you<lb /><lb />ill have more time to pay<lb />that amount back,<lb /><lb />The best thing for you to do<lb />is to pay the IRS back as<lb /><lb />ickly as possible because<lb />dey do not mess around ._.<lb />when it comes to their<lb />money.<lb /><lb />The activist attorney told the<lb /><lb />_  oThe Haitian exile  "<lb /><lb />_ dedicated observers of what<lb /><lb />- activist, and past president of<lb />TransAfrica Forum:<lb /><lb />Fletcher says Haiti has all but<lb /><lb />' Ny<lb /><lb />os oe Rel RE WRI p Creer... ,<lb /><lb />* Tap y Way Pray, i  " eee ee yr ee is<lb />a DES ee calle a, ma Ri MORN tli Wi i eee ce a<lb /><lb />ea<lb /><lb />a<lb /><lb /> and turned Haiti into a<lb />brothel, ? stated Laurent.<lb />Currently Aristide and his<lb />Wife reside in exile in South<lb />Africa. |<lb /><lb />AmNews that Haitians feel<lb />they are fighting their fight<lb />alone.  oWhere is the African<lb />American community? ? she<lb />asked. ; Ke,<lb /><lb /> oWe Haitians in the Diaspora<lb />have been keeping home on<lb />our front burner because we<lb />have managed to send almost<lb />$ 2 billion to our relatives:<lb />and without that it, would be<lb />hell for Haitians, ? she said,<lb /><lb />community in the US are<lb /><lb />is happening on the ground in ,<lb />Haiti, ? states Bill Fletcher,Jr.,<lb />international labor writer and  "<lb /><lb />Elect<lb />Corey L. Rhodes|<lb /> " Boardof<lb />Education<lb />District Seat 4B<lb /><lb />paid for by the Corey L. Rhodes Committee |<lb /><lb />disappeared from public<lb />view, especially in the<lb />African American<lb />community, which he ee |<lb />believes simply dropped the -<lb /><lb />ball after Aristide Ts<lb />kidnapping. .<lb /><lb /> oIt is necessary that African<lb />American media outlets<lb />realize how vital they are in<lb />revealing the truth; whether<lb />print, radio, television, or<lb />Internet, ? Fletcher said.<lb /><lb />enkins our State Senator.<lb /><lb /></p>
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