Archive for the ‘Mass Politics’ Category

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ADDRESSES THE ECONOMY AND MIDDLE CLASS. By Ken Thomas
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — Declaring the American middle class in jeopardy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a populist economic vision that will drive his re-election bid, insisting the United States must reclaim its standing as a country in which everyone can prosper if [...]

Herman Cain tells supporters in Atlanta that he’s suspending his campaign.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL MAKE A SPEECH IN OSAWATOMIE ON TUESDAY. By Wayne Hodges
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (MassAppealNews.com) – It’s official. The Commander-in-Chief is coming to Kansas. According to White House officials, President Barack Obama will make a surprising trip to Osawatomie on Tuesday (Dec. 6) to address the national economy.
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Osawatomie is about 60 miles from Kansas [...]

PAUL, PERRY, ROMNEY ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE KANSAS GOP CAUCUS FIELD. Kansas City Star
TOPEKA – Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney will participate in the Kansas GOP’s 2012 caucus in March. The Kansas Republican Party said the three had completed the process of putting their names on the ballot ahead of [...]

REPORTS CLAIM THAT LIBYAN LEADER MOAMMAR GADHAFI HAS DIED. By NBC News
SIRTE, Libya — Deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, according to a senior National Transitional Council military official and a government minister.
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The military official, Abdel Majid Mlegta, had told Reuters [...]

Herman Cain is on fire. A new group, “Honkies for Herman,” has emerged in support.

Social activist Dr. Cornel West was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL IN DC. Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people gathered Sunday to give the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial a proper dedication on the National Mall after its opening in August. Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni and President Barack Obama were among those honoring the legacy [...]

CAIN’S 999 TAX PLAN WOULD CREATE MORE OBSTACLES FOR THE POOR. By Wayne Hodges
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain may be surging in the polls. But his controversial 9-9-9 tax overhaul plan continues to attract more scrutiny. If implemented, the aforementioned policy would impose a nine percent corporate tax rate, a [...]

CAIN TELLS THE POOR “DON’T BLAME WALL STREET, BLAME YOURSELF.” By Wayne Hodges
WASHINGTON – First, President Barack Obama tells disgruntled blacks to get off their lazy asses and “take off your slippers.” Now it’s the GOP’s turn to toss bricks. When pressed about the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests in a recent interview with [...]