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      Michael Jackson’s Going Gangster

      Posted by missmissea

      Are you ready for Michael Jackson to make a comeback or do you think he should just stay in hiding with his children? Well, according to his stylist Andre Van Pier, Jackson is planning a come back and the image he is going for a is “1920 gangster chic” look.

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    • A Battle for Black Souls and Votes - Newsweek Politics

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      In the critical swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, where the campaign focused on issues like same-sex marriage, abortion and school vouchers, he received 16 percent of the black vote. This time around, a chastened Democratic party is fighting back with its biggest weapons: chief among them Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. “We didn’t see it coming this last time. We didn’t see them using the church and the morals of the church to win votes,” Sharpton says.

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    • Silent Sam and Anecdotal Al

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      Like Mr. Reagan, President Bush is unenthusiastic about HUD's entire mandate, particularly the part about using government resources to provide affordable housing for the poor. And like Mr. Reagan, he picked a secretary who seemed well qualified to preside over failure.

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    • Congressional Furor over HUD secretary's comments

      Posted by Billbar

      U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-NJ, has called for the resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson following a report saying Jackson scuttled a government contract after an applicant said he didn't like President Bush.Separately, Democratic Reps. Henry A. Waxman and Barney Frank citing the same story, called for an investigation of all HUD contracting decisions during Jackson's tenure.

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      HUD secretary's blunt warning

      Posted by Billbar

      After discussing the huge strides the agency has made in doing business with minority-owned companies, [HUD Secretary Alphonso] Jackson closed with a cautionary tale, relaying a conversation he had with a prospective advertising contractor. "He didn't get the contract," Jackson continued. "Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."

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