Obama & Human Right in world

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Friends,

Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair. In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea. The racists were present throughout the campaign and in the voting booth. But they

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• By DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writers David Espo And Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Writers - 3 mins ago Featured 

Jewish voters nationwide have grown increasingly comfortable with voting for Barack Obama for president since the Illinois senator secured the Democratic nomination in June. They now favor Obama over John McCain by more than 3 to 1, 74% to 22%. (Gallup poll, October 23, 2008)

 

Call Him John the Careless

By George F. WillThursday, October 30, 2008; Page A23

 

From the invasion of Iraq to the selection of Sarah Palin, carelessness has characterized recent episodes of faux conservatism. Tuesday's probable repudiation of the