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Today in Black America - October 23

POSTED: October 23, 2009, 12:00 am

The New York Times

Senate Leader Takes Risk Pushing Public Insurance Plan

Behind the War Between White House and Fox

Reports Run Hot and Cold

Economic Adviser Predicts 10% Jobless Rate

Lots of Stimulus Money — and Concerns About Where to Put It to Work

Final New Jersey Debate Turns Into a Free-for-All

Bloomberg Foe’s Campaign Shows Lax Management

The Washington Post

Lawmakers warm to the public option

In Massachusetts, Obama won't promote state's plan

Deeds ignored advice, White House says

Partisan anger in House brings lockout of committee Republicans

Arlington goes its own way in lawsuit over HOV lanes

Baltimore Sun

Fire unions to vote on cuts

The Christian Science Monitor

Wall Street pay cuts ordered by Treasury

BBC TV sparks outrage by hosting far-right leader Nick Griffin

Detroit Free Press

Michigan schools are reeling after funding blow

Top execs at rescued auto firms to get 25% pay cut

Beating victim testifies in homeless men's murders

Officials: Detroit Public Schools overpaid for property

Los Angeles Times

H1N1 vaccine a tough sell to pregnant women

Swine flu surges in California, but vaccine remains scarce

Sebelius calls for updated vaccine-making process

Chicago Tribune

Teens told to dress for success

Fate of legendary black publications unknown

Refugee teens make film about their confrontations with violence in Chicago

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
- DC Voting Rights
  A NorthStar Network news report on voting rights in the nation's capital
- Hate American Style
  Violence in Iraq is eerily similar to what Blacks experienced in the era of Jim Crow
- White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press
  Bush White House seeks to silence foreign press over criticism of Iraq War
- President Bush Addresses the Nation
  A NorthStar Network news report on President Bush's speech on Iraq
- Black Politicians in New Jersey Reach New Low
  NorthStar Network Editorial 2003
organizations
- Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society
  P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056-3067
- African Environmental Research Consulting Group (AERCG)
  Dr. Peter A. Sam, Chairman/CEO
- African Development Institute Inc.
  Lee Cassanelli: Director
documents
- HIV/AIDS Today, Issue 9
  Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV
- Black Elected Officials, 1999
  One of the foremost Black think tanks looks at the status of Black elected officials in 1999
- Nixon response to CBC Inquiry, 1971
  President Nixon responds to the concerns raised by CBC in
- Poverty Level, 1983
- Call to Action: Prisoner Reentry in Three Cities
  Report focuses on efforts to assist the formerly incarcerated in three cities

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