Blacks Conflicted About Supporting Appointee
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 1st, 2009 5:31 am by HL
Blacks Conflicted About Supporting Appointee
A day after an announcement that shook Illinois politics, African American politicians and activists remain divided about supporting embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s surprise choice to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate.
Burris Adds to Drama Facing U.S. Senate
With five days until the start of the 111th Congress, the corruption scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has complicated what was already shaping up to be a dramatic start in the Senate.
Obama, Pelosi to Discuss Scope of Economic Package
President-elect Barack Obama will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday as Congress prepares to reconvene and debate a massive recovery plan for the nation’s struggling economy, according to Democratic sources.
Environmentalists Take Issue With Interior Department’s List of Achievements
As President Bush’s tenure comes to a close, independent experts and administration insiders are delivering their assessments of his government’s performance over the past eight years. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has posted his own verdict on his department’s Web site, and the upshot is that…
