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		<title>Jarrett Lauds Obama’s First 100 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/28/jarrett-lauds-obama%e2%80%99s-first-100-days</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama spoke to African American media today about the accomplishments of the president since the first 100 days of his presidency.]]></description>
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		<title>Sharpton Ordered to Pay FEC $285,000</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/19/sharpton-ordered-to-pay-fec-285000</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/19/sharpton-ordered-to-pay-fec-285000#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Sharpton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Action Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network were fined $285,000 by Federal Election Commission (FEC) for violating a host of election laws during Sharpton's 2004 presidential campaign during which he received 2% of the Democratic primary vote.
The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group, filed complaints against Sharpton in 2004 said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Mayoral Candidates Bump Heads in Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/17/detroit-mayoral-candidates-bump-heads-in-debate</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/17/detroit-mayoral-candidates-bump-heads-in-debate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Cockrel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel and businessman Dave Bing agreed on very little at their second mayoral debate Wednesday evening, except that -- as General Motors, a top Detroit employer goes bankrupt -- the city is in desperate need of revenue and jobs.
Bing went into the debate in attack mode saying that Cockrel lacked leadership in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Jackson Bid $5 Million to Replace Obama?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/14/did-jackson-bid-5-million-to-replace-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/14/did-jackson-bid-5-million-to-replace-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) has emerged as the politician who stands to lose the most after the fallout from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s indictment.
As Blagojevich pleaded not guilty today to charges of racketeering and fraud, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Blagojevich’s camp was told last year “that Jackson would raise up to $5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Response: &#8216;Americans Can Do Anything&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/gop-response-gov-jindals-rebuttal-to-obamas-address</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/gop-response-gov-jindals-rebuttal-to-obamas-address#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Governor Bobby Jindal’s Republican Address: “Americans Can Do Anything”
“Good evening.  I’m Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana.
Tonight, we witnessed a great moment in the history of our Republic.   In the very chamber where Congress once voted to abolish slavery, our first African-American President stepped forward to address the state of our union.  With his speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: Obama&#8217;s Congressional Address</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/transcript-obamas-congressional-address</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/transcript-obamas-congressional-address#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Remarks of President Barack Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States:
I’ve come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Gov. Jindal&#8217;s Take on Obama&#8217;s Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/republic-gov-jindals-take-on-obamas-speech</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/02/24/republic-gov-jindals-take-on-obamas-speech#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 Though President Barack Obama hasn't released his economic speech, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has already released excerpts of his speech, which will be the official Republican response. Are the GOP's criticisms fair and accurate?
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released the following excerpts from the Republican address, entitled "Americans Can Do Anything," that Louisiana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RNC Chairman Michael Steele&#8217;s Acceptance Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/01/30/rnc-chairman-michael-steeles-acceptance-speech-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/01/30/rnc-chairman-michael-steeles-acceptance-speech-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican National Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RNC Chairman Michael Steele's acceptance speech]]></description>
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		<title>Burris Sworn In as U.S. Senator</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/01/15/burris-sworn-in-as-us-senator</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/01/15/burris-sworn-in-as-us-senator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roland Burris has officially become Illinois's state senator, making him the only Black member of the Senate. He was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday at a Capitol Hill ceremony. His new colleagues in the Senate chamber applauded after his swearing in, according to reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Churches to Celebrate Inauguration With Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/11/black-churches-to-celebrate-inauguration-with-ball</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/11/black-churches-to-celebrate-inauguration-with-ball#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To commemorate the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, black church leaders will have its gala celebration, the African American Church  Inaugural Ball, Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. The ball, themed "We Have Come This Far By Faith, is slated to be star-studded, with major world leaders in entertainment, religion, business, and the arts in attendance.]]></description>
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		<title>Events Schedule, Official Inauguration Theme Released</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/10/events-schedule-official-inauguration-theme-released</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/10/events-schedule-official-inauguration-theme-released#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration will span over four days, and will not only include the traditional balls, but also service events to honor Martin Luther King's legacy, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today. ]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Earl Stafford and The People&#8217;s Inaugural Project</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/qa-earl-stafford-and-the-peoples-inaugural-project</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/qa-earl-stafford-and-the-peoples-inaugural-project#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earl Stafford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com talked with Stafford about why he chose to begin the project, through his family's Stafford Foundation, how this occasion calls for a focus on "the people," and how you can become a participant, volunteer, or contributor.]]></description>
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		<title>SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to Obama Citizenship</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/scotus-rejects-challenge-to-obama-citizenship</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/scotus-rejects-challenge-to-obama-citizenship#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who claims President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British subject at birth.
The court without comment declined to hear Donofrio v. Wells, a lawsuit that had attempted to keep Obama off the New Jersey ballot.
Leo Donofrio of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/illinois-governor-arrested-on-corruption-charges</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/09/illinois-governor-arrested-on-corruption-charges#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on federal corruption charges.
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		<title>B.E. 100 CEO to Offer Inauguration Dream for Poor</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/05/be-100s-ceo-to-offer-inauguration-dream-for-poor</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/05/be-100s-ceo-to-offer-inauguration-dream-for-poor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earl Stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNITECH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earl Stafford, CEO of Universal Systems &#038; Technology (UNITECH), spearheaded a $1 million project to set up a presidential inauguration ball package to be offered to disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers, and others for the historic Jan. 20 event, according to reports. He’s calling it the People’s Inaugural Project, which will be facilitated in the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s National Security Team</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/01/obamas-national-security-team</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/12/01/obamas-national-security-team#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Holder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Napolitano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Rice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and Sen. Hillary Clinton at a press conference today, Obama nominated Clinton to be the secretary of state. (Source: Getty Images)
President-elect Barack Obama officially announced key members his national security team today:
He nominated New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orszag, Nabors Named to Key Econ Roles</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/25/orszag-nabors-named-to-key-econ-roles</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/25/orszag-nabors-named-to-key-econ-roles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Stating that "Budget reform is not an option. It's a necessity," President-elect Barack Obama today named Peter Orszag as his budget director.
"If we’re going to make the investments we need, we must also be willing to shed the spending we don’t. In these challenging times, when we are facing both rising deficits and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Announce Economic Team</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/24/obama-to-announce-economic-team</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/24/obama-to-announce-economic-team#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Richardson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
In a move that is expected to ease speculation amid the continued roller coaster ride that is the economy, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will introduce his new economic leadership team today. a major step toward enacting an economic recovery plan that aims to save or create 2.5 million jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Likely Pick of Geithner for Treasury Sends Stocks Soaring</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/21/likely-pick-of-geithner-for-treasury-sends-stocks-soaring</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  President-elect Barack Obama is moving markets.
At least that what it seems after word that Obama is seriously considering naming Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as treasury secretary, leaked out.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 494.13 points higher, up 6.5%, at 8046.42 on reports of Geithner's new role.
If nominated and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Reportedly Accepts Cabinet Post</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/21/clinton-reportedly-accepts-cabinet-post</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/21/clinton-reportedly-accepts-cabinet-post#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton pass each other before their February debate. (Source: GOP) 
Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted the post of secretary of state under the new Obama-Biden administration, the New York Times is reporting.
Clinton made the decision after additional discussion with President-elect Barack Obama about the nature of her role and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Is in Session for Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/21/school-is-in-session-for-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/21/school-is-in-session-for-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  An elementary school in Long Island, New York, has been renamed in honor of President-elect Barack Obama.
The former Ludlum Elementary School, in the Hempstead Union Free School District, was renamed last night, effective immediately. It is now the Barack Obama Elementary School.
School staff and students initiated the request to rename the school, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama May Tap Daschle for Health Secretary</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/20/obama-may-tap-daschle-for-health-secretary</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/20/obama-may-tap-daschle-for-health-secretary#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
(Source: Center for American Progress)

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a stanch backer of the Clinton administration's failed health- care effort of the early 1990s, is rumored to be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
In fact, the South Dakota Democrat has reportedly accepted the offer, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Those of You Who Will Be There &#8230; Ticket or No Ticket</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/18/for-those-of-you-who-will-be-there-ticket-or-no-ticket</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're coming up for the day from surrounding areas, already have dibs on your favorite D.C. relative's couch, or were savvy enough to have booked your hotel months ago (like many who believed President-elect Barack Obama would win since the day he was officially named the Democratic presidential candidate), here is a (very) condensed guide (to be updated as more information develops) to local attractions to check out during your stay.]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Holder: Next Attorney General?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/18/if-rumor-mill-is-currect-eric-holder-could-be-next-attorney-general</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Washington rumor mill is up to its old tricks again. This time, Washington attorney Eric Holder is being heavily discussed as President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be the next attorney general.
If actually nominated by Obama and approved by the Senate, a former U.S. attorney who served as the No. 2 official in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration Housing: Getting that Extra Buck</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/18/inauguration-housing-getting-that-extra-buck</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/18/inauguration-housing-getting-that-extra-buck#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One company seems to have found a way for Washington D.C. residents to bring in a little extra cash, and reportedly, professionals in the area who have homes are willing to leave during the inaugural celebrations to lend their spaces to total strangers. Offers flood Craiglist's ad pages offering rooms and residences, but this company takes it to another level: Inaugural Homes  offers a database of sorts for those looking for housing during the inauguration and those looking to provide housing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Lotteries, Luck, and the Inauguration</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/17/lotteries-luck-and-the-inauguration</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/17/lotteries-luck-and-the-inauguration#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As has been reported by numerous blogs, newspapers, and TV stations, the hottest ticket, seemingly, on the planet is one to an event where Obama is the star and Washington, D.C.'s Capitol building is his stage. Requests for the 240,000 free tickets, which have yet to be released or distributed, have reached their max for many Congress members and House representatives, who say that their offices have been flooded with calls and e-mails vying for the coveted front-seat to history being made.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, McCain Meet</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/17/obama-mccain-meet</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. JOhn McCain met face to face for the first time since their last presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York.
In today's meeting, the former foes met to discuss how McCain, who lost the quest for the White House to Obama, and the 44th president can reach bipartisan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Takes to Web to Discuss Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/15/7203</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
President-elect Barack Obama today urged Congress to pass an economic rescue plan that would extend jobless benefits among other actions.
"If Congress does not pass an immediate plan that gives the economy the boost it needs, I will make it my first order of business as president," Obama said in his Democratic Party's weekly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transition Team Announces Key Appointments</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/15/transition-team-announces-key-appointments</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Biden Joe announced key White House appointments.
Valerie Jarrett will serve as senior adviser and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public liaison. Phil Schiliro will serve as assistant to the president for legislative affairs. Ron Klain will be the chief of staff to the vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Washington Must Help Save the Auto Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/why-washington-must-help-save-the-auto-industry</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ For close to a century, the automotive industry has been one of the engines of our American economy. It is the source of millions of blue-collar and white-collar jobs for our citizens. It supports the growth and development of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, and helps to sustain other larger corporations in industries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, McCain to Meet Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/obama-mccain-to-meet-monday</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/obama-mccain-to-meet-monday#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama and McCain at their final presidential debate. (Source: Getty Images)
President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with John McCain at transition headquarters to discuss ways the two former rivals can work together on issues facing the country. The meeting will be the first since Obama beat McCain in the Nov. 4 presidential election.
"It's well known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hustle and Bustle of Inauguration Prep</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/the-hustle-and-bustle-of-inauguration-prep</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to reports, President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is expected to draw more than 1 million people to Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, and some lawmakers nationwide have ceased taking ticket requests.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Rumored for Secretary of State Post</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/clinton-rumored-for-secretary-of-state-post</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/14/clinton-rumored-for-secretary-of-state-post#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Obama-Biden transition rumor mill is buzzing. This time, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is on lthe short list for secretary of state, according to people in the know.
Clinton, the former first lady, current junior senator from New York, and former presidential candidate, was rumored to be a contender for the job last week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronald Klain Top Name for Biden Chief of Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/13/robert-klain-top-name-for-biden-chief-of-staff</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ he rumor mill in Washington has been in overdrive with people buzzing about Vice President-elect Joe Biden's possible chief of staff pick. The name on the tip of everyone's tongue is Robert Klain, the former chief of staff for Vice President Al Gore.
On Wednesday, Biden reportedly asked Klain to fill the position, says Roll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trading Cards Honor Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/13/obama-gets-his-own-trading-cards</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/13/obama-gets-his-own-trading-cards#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From buttons, T-shirts, and hats to Halloween masks and dolls ... And now trading cards. Today, the Topps Company Inc. announced the release of an exclusive series of collectible trading cards that will pay tribute to President-Elect Barack Obama and his historic achievements.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheney to Meet with Biden, Discuss Foreign Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/12/cheney-to-meet-with-biden-discuss-foreign-policy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/12/cheney-to-meet-with-biden-discuss-foreign-policy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney, will meet with Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday at the Naval Observatory in preparation to hand off the post as the nation's second-in-command, according to reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Transition Team Sets Record Straight on Nunn, Christopher</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/12/obama-names-nunn-christopher-to-transition-team</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sam Nunn to help with his Pentagon transition, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Transition Team Sets Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/11/obama-transition-team-sets-guidelines</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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In keeping with his campaign promise for ethics reform, President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team ramped up efforts to ensure a more “open and transparent” government. The team will be working to curb lobbyist influence in government affairs and as Obama preps for the White House, he’s starting with their influence in his dealings.
For starters, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where There are Tickets, There&#8217;s Scalping</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/11/when-theres-tickets-theres-scalping</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/11/when-theres-tickets-theres-scalping#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Associated Press, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, who is overseeing Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony, said yesterday that she is writing to Internet sites such as eBay, asking them not to sell scalped inauguration tickets. She also said she's coming up with a bill that would make selling tickets to the event a federal crime.]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration Update</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/10/more-inauguration-information</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/10/more-inauguration-information#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the time for Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009 draws near, more ticket and event details are being released. Here are a few updates:]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and Bush Meet To Facilitate Transition of Power</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2008/11/10/obama-and-bush-meet-to-facilitate-transition-of-power</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2008/11/10/obama-and-bush-meet-to-facilitate-transition-of-power#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama will have their first face-to-face meeting at the White House today to discuss the transition of power that will take place on January 20. Considering that Obama ran for president on a platform that berated Bush’s performance, Obama’s first time visit to the oval office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Administration Picks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/possible-administration-picks</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/possible-administration-picks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With just 74 days to go until the inauguration, everyone wants to know who President-elect Barack Obama will name for key roles in his administration.
Before his first press conference as president-elect, he said he would not be making any personnel announcements today. That didn't stop one tenacious reporter from asking Obama if whether he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: Obama on the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/transcript-obamas-speaks-on-the-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/transcript-obamas-speaks-on-the-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Transcript of President-elect Barack Obama'S first press conference, as prepared for delivery:
CHICAGO -- This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs. In total, we’ve lost nearly 1.2 million jobs this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Inauguration Planning Time!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/its-inauguration-planning-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/its-inauguration-planning-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have already begun planning their trips to Washington D.C. for inaugural festivities to begin Jan. 20, 2009. Talk of bus trips and vacation days being taken just to witness the swearing in of our first black president has filled barbershops, offices, and homes. Even Oprah reportedly had her dress ready for the inaugural ball well before final Election Day votes were tallied. For those looking forward to being a witness to it all, there are a few things you need to know before planning your trip:]]></description>
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		<title>Oprah&#8217;s &#8216;Mr. Man&#8217; to Appear on Show</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/oprahs-mr-man-to-appear-on-show</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/oprahs-mr-man-to-appear-on-show#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oprah and "Mr. Man," who has been identified as Sam  Perry. (Source: ABC News)
Don't let the Queen of Daytime TV cry on your shoulder and expect to remain anonymous.
The man seen across millions of screens Tuesday night as Oprah Winfrey cried on his should as she listened to President-elect Barack Obama deliver his acceptance speech, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Meet With Economic Advisers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/obama-to-meet-with-economic-advisors</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/obama-to-meet-with-economic-advisors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with his team of economic experts today to discuss the first steps toward healing a the weakened U.S. economy as he continues the formible task of putting together a new administration.
"We're not starting from nowhere," said Lawrence Summers, a Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton and one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Day Unity Trumps Previous Dissention</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/06/election-day-unity-trumps-previous-dissention</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/06/election-day-unity-trumps-previous-dissention#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a time after the primaries, it seemed as though the Democratic Party was going to split into two factions. Then Clinton made certain to show her supporters during the Democratic National Convention that she stood behind her former opponent. And eventually, her husband, former President Bill Clinton did his part to assure the electorate that democrats must fall in line and elect Obama as president.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Launches Transition Website</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/06/obama-launches-transition-website</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama has launched his Website, Change.gov, for his transition to the White house. The Website went live today, and it invites users to offer their ideas for America's future.]]></description>
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		<title>Spreading the News, From This Nation and Beyond</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/06/spreading-the-news-from-this-nation-and-beyond</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As the late-night electoral vote counts came in for swing states around the country Tuesday, many news outlets, from CNN to the BBC, had already proclaimed victory for Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States and the first black man to hold the office in the nation's history.
Wednesday and today, newspapers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young People Ba-Rock the Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/06/young-people-ba-rock-the-vote</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
They came out in droves on Tuesday, an estimated 24 million of them in fact. Voters ages 18 to 29 increased their turnout over the last presidential election by a projected 2.2 million, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

Polls indicate 49% to 54% of the total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Encounters: The Man Who Would Be President</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/first-encounters-the-man-who-would-be-president</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  In 2003, a lanky Illinois politician entered the offices of Black Enterprise. Our editors had heard of this state legislator who was trounced in a race for Congress and was running to become a U.S. Senator. Skeptical about his chances, we took him to our boardroom and grilled him about his prospects on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Win: Newspapers React</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/obamas-win-newspapers-react</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/obamas-win-newspapers-react#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times: With a message of hope and competence, he drew in legions of voters who had been disengaged and voiceless. The scenes Tuesday night of young men and women, black and white, weeping and cheering in Chicago and New York and in Atlanta’s storied Ebenezer Baptist Church were powerful and deeply moving.

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fugees&#8217; Pras Says Obama Victory a Win for Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/fugees-pras-says-obama-victory-a-win-for-youth</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
Pras Michel of the 1990s top-selling rap group, The Fugees, was hanging out at Chicago's five star luxury Peninsula Hotel with Illinois politicians and other socialites. When asked about an Obama presidency he said this:
"I think America will return to a place of inspiration like during the Civil Rights Movement. People will feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson&#8217;s Got Next?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2008/11/05/jacksons-got-next</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2008/11/05/jacksons-got-next#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
Now that Sen. Barack Obama is president of the United States, his Senate seat will be vacant. Meaning the country would gain a black president, only to lose the country's only black senator. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagoyevich has the authority to appoint someone to serve in the position through 2010.
According to the Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Other Races</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/other-races</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  While the race between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain was definitely THE race last night, there were other issues drawing voters to the ballot.
Overall, the Democrats won five more seats in the Senate, bringing their representation to 56. Republicans now have 40 seats. In the House, there will now be 252 Democrats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript of Obama&#8217;s Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/transcript-of-obamas-speech-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/transcript-of-obamas-speech-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as prepared for delivery. 
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaction: Obama Victory Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/obama-victory-speech</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/05/obama-victory-speech#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ hrongs of supporters descended upon Grant Park in Chicago to hear Sen. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the U.S. deliver his acceptance speech. It was a surreal moment. Even civil rights activist and former presidential contender Jesse Jackson, who was once embroiled in controversy surrounding comments about the senator, was seen shedding tears. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN: Obama Wins Presidency</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/cnn-obama-wins-presidency</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though a number of polls across the nation have yet to close or tally votes, CNN has called the 2008 Presidential Election. According to the news site, Sen. Barack Obama will garner 297 electoral votes, considerably more than the 270 needed to win the presidency.
 
BBC is also declaring an Obama victory. 
 
Renita Burns is the editorial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RNC Celebration Turns Glum as McCain Concedes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/republicans-confident-till-the-last-count</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/republicans-confident-till-the-last-count#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The twenty-two month battle for the highest position in the country came to a halt tonight as the Republican National Committee gathered in Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hilton Hotel ballroom, anxiously monitoring the polls and tightly holding on to the possibility of Sen. John McCain being declared the next President of the United States. ]]></description>
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		<title>Update, Poll Closings: 7:30 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/730-pm-poll-closing</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/730-pm-poll-closing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: CBS and MSNBC project a win for Obama in Ohio. MSNBC shows Obama ahead 53% to McCain's 45%. So far, 30% of precincts have tallied votes. If correct, Obama will take Ohio's 20 electoral votes, turning the state that voted for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, into Democratic territory.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Students in Philadelphia Face Voting Challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/students-in-philadelphia-face-voting-challenges</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/students-in-philadelphia-face-voting-challenges#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Diggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing to wake up at 4 a.m. to stand in line hours before the polls open was an easy task for Temple University students who were voting for the first time. ]]></description>
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		<title>9 p.m. Poll Closings, Obama Pushes Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/9-pm-poll-closings-obama-pushes-ahead</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
A number of swing states closed polls at 9 p.m. including Sen. John McCain’s home state Arizona, and battle ground states, New Mexico, Colorado and parts of Michigan. Polls closed in 11 other states too.
 
MSNBC and CNN polls show McCain leading 50% to 48%, though they both project Obama taking the state’s 17 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update, Poll Closings: 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/poll-closings-8-pm</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/poll-closings-8-pm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second round of poll closings occurred at 8 p.m., rolling through a night filled with anticipation as numbers in swing states remain tight. States that closed their polls include New Hampshire, Tennessee, Maine, and Massachusetts. Collectively, there are 31 electoral votes up for grabs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hey, Danny!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/hey-danny</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Local school children are also enthusiastic fans of their congressman, Rep. Danny Davis, pictured here with them at a district voting precinct.
Rep. Danny Davis is the kind of congressman who not only personally knows more of his constituents than the average lawmaker, but is also the kind who likely knows many of their children’s names and their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 p.m. Poll Closings</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/7-pm-poll-closings</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
update - As more poll places tally votes, numbers show McCain lead in Georgia widening to 62% to Obama's 37%. According to CBS and MSNBC McCain has taken an overwhelming majority of the more than 90,000 ballots cast. So far 19 precincts totaling 1% of total polling places has posted results.
The first polls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Reports Voter Intimidation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/gop-reports-voter-intimidation</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/gop-reports-voter-intimidation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
   
As citizens flock in droves to rock the vote today, the GOP says acts of voter intimidation have sprung up in Philadelphia. The McCain-Palin campaign highlight two cases in Philadelphia. In one incident, two members of the New Black Panther Party stood outside a polling place in Philadelphia wielding batons. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain&#8217;s Final Push</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/mccains-final-push</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


During a campaign stop in Grand Junction, Colorado, earlier today Sen. John McCain implored voters to help put him win on Election Day. 

The Republican presidential nominee told the crowd to ignore the pundits and the polls, which are showing him at a distinct disadvantage to Sen. Barack Obama.
McCain said: "America is worth fighting for. Nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Prediction: From 1976&#8217;s Pettigrew to 2008&#8217;s Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/what-a-prediction-from-1976s-pettigrew-to-2008s-obama</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, Berry Reece, author of Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact series, envisioned a 1976 election in which Gov. Tim Pettigrew of New York, stood in the make-belief presidential candidate shoes that have become reality for Obama today.  Reece's Pettigrew character was the first black presidential nominee for the Democratic Party in a comic book written in 1964 and distributed to Catholic school students around the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Too Young To Vote, But Not to Make a Difference</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/too-young-to-vote-but-not-to-make-a-difference</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ricky Roneisi, 9, and Kanani D’Angelo, 11, haven’t been involved in politics for very long and don’t even know much about the process. But their parents’ enthusiasm for Sen. Barack Obama and something about the candidate himself that they’re admittedly too young to articulate, inspired them to get involved and become part of what may be a major milestone in the nation’s history.]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Union Rep Anticipates Obama Win</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/teachers-union-rep-anticipates-obama-win</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brenda Pryor, is a field representative for Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600,  which endorsed Sen. Barack Obama because of his record on education and labor.]]></description>
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		<title>All the Way from Sweden: An Obama Supporter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/all-the-way-from-sweden-an-obama-supporter</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linus Aldefors is not eligible to vote in this country and doesn’t even live here. He has, however, been a fan of Barack Obama since the Democrat’s run for the U.S. Senate in 2004. But how many American fans of foreign leaders do you know who would be willing to commit the time and resources required to travel overseas to help get them elected? ]]></description>
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		<title>Voting Complaints to Reach 200,000</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/voting-complaints-to-reach-200000</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/voting-complaints-to-reach-200000#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   
 
s a record number of voters flood polling place, the Election Protection Coalition is working to answer thousands of calls arising from poll place issues and misinformation.
 
 
The organization expects a staggering 100,000 calls from voters today. It received 12,000 calls yesterday. Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Votes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/obama-votes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
Sen. Barack Obama and wife Michelle casted their ballots today in Chicago with daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, on hand. Obama briefly spoke to another voter and joked with a poll worker, "I hope this works. I'll be really embarrased if it doesn't." After submitting his vote he held up his "I voted," sticker and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Rocks the Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/mccain-rocks-the-vote</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 

Presidential hopeful John McCain was videoed leaving an Arizona polling place earlier today. After McCain and his wife, Cindy, casted their ballots, they were greated by a hail of cheers from supporters.  
 
 
Renita Burns is the editorial assistant at BlackEnterprise.com
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		<title>Monday Night Football: The Last Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/04/monday-night-football-the-last-stand</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Last night, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain appeared during the Monday Night Football halftime show. For many people, the interview by ESPN host Chris Berman will be the last time people see the candidates before they go to the polls later today.

Of Obama, Berman he asked:
What did you learn about yourself?
If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Grandmother Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/obamas-grandmother-dies</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama announced the death today of his grandmother, who helped raise him.]]></description>
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		<title>Law Students See Diminished Glass Ceiling</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/law-students-see-diminished-glass-ceiling</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/law-students-see-diminished-glass-ceiling#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Before running for the U.S. Senate, Sen. Barack Obama served as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 until 2004 and was a senior lecturer from 1996 until 2004. Members of the Black Law Students Association at the University of Chicago, though not present during his tenure, said that Obama’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Mean You&#8217;re Still Undecided?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/you-mean-youre-still-undecided</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/you-mean-youre-still-undecided#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Election Day is tomorrow and while most voters are itching to cast their ballots, 8% of voters are still undecided, according to a CBS poll. The poll, released Sunday, shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by 13 points among likely voters, with a 3% margin of error. 
 
Who are these un-swayed ballot-casters? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voter Hopes His First Presidential Ballot Elects the First Black President</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/voter-hopes-his-first-presidential-ballot-elects-the-first-black-president</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
At 19, Andrew Kilpatrick is not old enough to remember many of the nation’s civil rights struggles. Most of what he knows, he got from history books or learned second-hand from his elders, like congressman and fellow congregant Rep. Danny Davis Jr., who often tells the story of having to cut cotton and haul mules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike the Carpenter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/03/mike-the-carpenter</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
It’s a gorgeously sunny day in downtown Chicago and Michael Smith, a Carpenters Union steward, and two other volunteers, are standing on the corner of South Michigan and Van Buren, enthusiastically handing out flyers, holding up signs at drivers in the oncoming traffic, and reminding prospective voters emerging onto the sidewalk from the subway to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin Gets Punked</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/02/palin-gets-punked</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/02/palin-gets-punked#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Gov. Sarah Palin was pranked yesterday by Canada's Masked Avengers.
Palin unwittingly took a call from the radio duo posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
"Maybe in eight years," Palin replies.
During the call Palin discusses politics, hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney, and Sarkozy's "beautiful wife," [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is McCain &#8216;Delighted&#8217; by New Obama Ad?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/02/is-mccain-delighted-by-new-obama-ad</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/02/is-mccain-delighted-by-new-obama-ad#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about waiting until the last minute. Vice President Dick Cheney endorsed Sen. John McCain for president while he was campaigning for GOP candidates in his home state of Wyoming.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain: Blame the Media</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/01/mccain-blame-the-media-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/01/mccain-blame-the-media-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Sen. John McCain turned up the notch in his media blame game after the Los Angeles Times refused to make public a  videotape of Sen. Barack Obama attending a 2003 party for Palestinian-American professor and critic of Israel.
McCain and his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin accused the Times of protecting Obama by "intentionally suppressing," the tape of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voter Suppression: Another Low-Brow Tactic</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/31/voter-suppression-another-low-brow-tactic</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fake State Board of Elections flier directing Republicans to vote on Nov. 4 and Democrats to vote on Nov. 5 is being circulated in several Hampton Roads localities in Virginia, according to reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Pushing for Arizona and Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/31/obama-pushing-for-arizona-and-georgia</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/31/obama-pushing-for-arizona-and-georgia#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Sen. Barack Obama will be making a pull for three states not quite on his swing state radar in the final days of the campaign. During a conference call today, David Plouffe, a campaign manager, said Obama will release ads in Arizona, Georgia and North Dakota.
The campaign pulled ads in Georgia last month. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain: Blame the Media</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/mccain-blame-the-media</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Sen. John McCain turned up the notch in his media blame game after the Los Angeles Times refused to make public a  videotape of Sen. Barack Obama attending a 2003 party for Palestinian-American professor and critic of Israel.
McCain and his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin accused the Times of protecting Obama by "intentionally suppressing," the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surge of New Registrations in Georgia Gives Black Voters Power</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/surge-of-new-registrations-in-georgia-gives-black-voters-power</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  

New registrations of black voters ran more than 25% higher this year than four years ago, and registration is especially high among black women, according to reports. With the Georgia Secretary of State's Office reporting that nearly 1.4 million residents of Georgia have voted, and more than a third of them being black, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates Weigh In on GDP Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/candidates-weigh-in-on-gdp-numbers</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/candidates-weigh-in-on-gdp-numbers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama today issued statements on the latest gross domestic product numbers, as each candidate seeks to be seen as a leader when it comes to the economy.

The Commerce Department reported today that the gross domestic product, the key measure of U.S. economic health, fell at an annual rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Infomerical: Too Much or Just Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/obama-infomerical-too-much-or-just-right</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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Before the curtains close and lights dim on the 2008 Presidential election, Sen. Barack Obama made a grand appeal to the nation with a 30-minute infomercial tonight. Though it spoke to blue-collar and middle class workers across the nation, one question remains: Will it sway the necessary voters?

Too Much: Renita Burns,  Editorial Assistant, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates Focus on Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/candidates-focus-on-florida</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  

Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio offer the most electoral votes, with 27, 21, and 20, respectively. Solidifying a win in just two of them could turn the tide on Sen. Barack Obama’s lead or leave Sen. John McCain further in the dust.
No one has been elected president since 1960 without carrying Ohio and either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficit Grows with McCain or Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/deficit-grows-with-mccain-or-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/deficit-grows-with-mccain-or-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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The candidate’s tax plans are complicated for individuals, but according to the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, two non-partisan organizations, the national deficit, which is already $10.2 trillion, will increase under both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The deficit is tied to how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona: No Love for McCain?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/arizona-no-love-for-mccain</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/arizona-no-love-for-mccain#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  

In a presidential race few things are certain. One of which is a candidate winning his home state. Aside from some unlucky contenders (cough, Al Gore, cough) this remains almost a given. But Arizona State University released a poll yesterday showing the race in Arizona, Sen. John McCain's home state, will be tight.

“Supporters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Voting Surge</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/early-voting-surge</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/early-voting-surge#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Today, Sen. Barack Obama is giving what his campaign describes as the closing arguments for his candidacy to voters in Canton, Ohio. As he wraps up his campaign in the final eight days before Election Day, he also plans to air a 30-minute television program during primetime on CBS and NBC simultaneously at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Pulls Away from Bush, Obama Pulls Away in the Polls</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/27/mccain-pulls-away-from-bush-obama-pulls-away-in-the-polls</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Today, Sen. Barack Obama is giving what his campaign describes as the closing arguments for his candidacy to voters in Canton, Ohio. As he wraps up his campaign in the final eight days before Election Day, he also plans to air a 30-minute television program during primetime on CBS and NBC simultaneously at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Case for John McCain</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/27/why-we-support-john-mccain</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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The State (S.C.): For more than 40 years, in war and peace, John McCain has exhibited fierce integrity, principled independence and awe-inspiring courage as he has put his country first. Between two extraordinary candidates, he is the better qualified. (Oct. 24)

The Cape Coral (Fla.) Daily Breeze: It is not too much to say that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Case for Barack Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/27/barack-obama-backings</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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The Santa Fe New Mexican: Neither he nor John McCain alone can overcome the many challenges facing our next president — but already he has surrounded himself with people we can trust to help him right today's dangerously tossed ship of state. (Oct. 4)

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Despite the recent nastiness of his campaign. Sen. McCain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100% Turnout for Black Voters?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With economic issues propelling many voters to the polls experts agree that voter turnout will outpace the 2004 election. But, could African American  voter turnout really reach 95% to 100% in key states this election? NBC News’ political analyst Chuck Todd thinks it’s possible.
 
Appearing on Meet the Press Sunday, Todd said African American voter turnout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get Ready to Rumble</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears as if things aren't all peaches and cream in the McCain-Palin camp.

Politico is reporting that Gov. Sarah Palin's popularity at rallies among the party faithful has given her the confidence to push back against her Republican handlers.

Palin has "decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Presents Closing Case to Ohio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With polls showing a tight race in Ohio, Sen. Barack Obama today plans to make another appeal to voters as to why they should cast their vote for him and not rival Sen. John McCain.

With just eight days to go, Obama and McCain are in a tough battle for battleground states Ohio, which has 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Talks Economy in Cleveland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a speech on the economy today, Sen. John McCain told supporters that he would put a lid on government spending.

Speaking in Cleveland, Ohio, McCain sought to distance himself from President George W. Bush and also took shots at Sen. Barack Obama.

As McCain put it: "We both disagree with President Bush on economic policies. My [...]]]></description>
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