Headlines: McCain Shuffles Up Advisors Again
McCain Again Shuffles Advisors
John McCain has recently decided to shuffle his campaign advisors' positions around. Steve Schmidt will now be in charge of day-to-day operations instead of Rick Davis, who will now play a smaller role. No one has ever made such a radical change in staff so close to November before. Some Republicans feel the decision was a long time in coming, while others feel it is a mistake.
Report Faults Immigrant Detainee Care
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an internal investigation into the deaths of two immigrants being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The investigation concluded that better access to medical care, stronger oversight, and improvements to detention standards needed to be made, but applauded the system's handling of the deaths. Many of criticized the investigation of being too narrow, as is only investigated two of the 74 that have occurred since 2004.
Proposed FBI Plan Would Authorize Racial Profiling
The Justice Department will be debating whether to allow the FBI to put a policy in effect that would give them the power to investigate Americans without any evidence of law breaking, but instead based on a terrorist profile that will likely single out Muslims, Arabs, and other ethnicities.
Bush Asks for Help, Abroad and at Home, in Sending Aid to Africa
President Bush called Wednesday for Congress to renew his global AIDS initiative, and urged other nations to live up to their own promises to fight poverty and disease on the continent.
Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps
A federal judge said today that the wiretapping law established by Congress in 1978 clearly established the rules for surveillance, which require the government to get a court warrant.
Board Plans Review on Pension Advisers
The Board of Public Works is being criticized for engaging in unfair treatment of one of their applicants to become an advisor to the state retirement and pension system who would have been the first African American in the post. Larry E. Jennings Jr., who is co-founder and senior managing director of TouchStone Partners, was treated so unfairly that he reportedly withdrew his name from the application process.
Courthouse Named for First African-American Judge
The Honorable George Howard Jr., who served in World War II and became the president of the local NAACP chapter, in addition to being the first African American in Arkansas to be appointed to a federal judgeship, recently had his name put on a courthouse in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Voter Registration Surges in Georgia, North Carolina
Spurred by competitive primaries and hopes that their states might be in play come November, voters are registering in record numbers in Georgia and North Carolina. Overall, new registrations have favored Democrats and African Americans- although registration is up across the board, leaving the electorate looking only slightly different than past elections.
Sports
Cheating, Scandal Plague Olympic Games
Olympic games in recent history have been full of doping scandals and overarching suspicions of cheating. Some worry that because of this, the Olympics are on the verge of becoming even less relevant than they already are.
Entertainment
African American Music and Culture Unite for ESSENCE
The Essence Music Festival in New Orleans started in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ESSENCE magazine, but has become an annual affair. Today, the festival is the largest annual African-American gathering in the U.S. The 2008 festival will feature empowerment seminars, numerous cultural celebrations, and live performances by artists like Rihanna, Kanye West, and more.
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