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Election 2008

McCain Talks To NAACP, Courts GOP Blacks In Ohio

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain addressed the annual meeting of the NAACP on Wednesday in Cincinnati. He faces an uphill battle in his effort to bring African-American voters to his side. His Democratic challenger, Barack Obama, is the first African-American to be nominated by a major party.

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Election 2008

McCain Courts NAACP

GOP presidential hopeful John McCain has told the NAACP he will expand educational opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school. His comments came at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

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Election 2008

Obama Salutes Old Guard In NAACP Speech

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama spoke Monday at the NAACP convention in Cincinnati, reiterating his message calling for more personal responsibility from blacks. The task for Obama was to connect the group's civil rights legacy to his own ambitions.

Obama Salutes Old Guard In NAACP Speech

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National

Alabama County Accused Of Voter Fraud

Once, civil rights activists faced police batons and tear gas over the voting rights of people in Perry County in Alabama. Voting troubles still plague the community. State and federal officials have been looking into accusations of voting rights abuses. This time, the concern is voter fraud and inflated absentee balloting.

Alabama County Accused Of Voter Fraud

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Election 2008

Obama Courts the Unregistered

Presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama wants to rewrite the list of states where Democrats will be competitive in the fall election. In states like North Carolina and Georgia, his campaign is going after eligible but unregistered voters, many of whom are black.

Obama Courts the Unregistered

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Election 2008

Clinton Asks Supporters to Join in Backing Obama

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) formally suspended her presidential campaign Saturday and encouraged her supporters to join her in helping elect Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in November. At Clinton's farewell speech, reaction among her supporters was mixed.

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Music Interviews

The Roots of Country Music

The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tenn., is hallowed ground for aspiring singers and songwriters. Performers are only allowed to sing songs that they have written. The venue is a showcase for the unknown but not unsung writers in the country music industry. Everyone from Garth Brooks to Vince Gill have performed there.

The Roots of Country Music

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Election 2008

Democrats Resolve the Delegate Controversy

The Democratic Party tried to resolve its longstanding dispute over delegates from Michigan and Florida. On Saturday, the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee agreed to seat all the delegates from the two states, but give them each just half-votes at the August national convention in Denver.

Democrats Resolve the Delegate Controversy

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Election 2008

DNC Strikes Deal on Florida, Michigan Delegates

The Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee decided on Saturday to seat all of the Florida and Michigan delegates, but to give them each only half of a vote.

DNC Strikes Deal on Florida, Michigan Delegates

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Religion

Bible Theme Park Faces Opposition in Tennessee

Developer Armon Bar-Tur has proposed a $200 million Bible theme park on 280 acres in Rutherford County, Tenn. Not everyone is convinced it will benefit the county.

Bible Theme Park Faces Opposition in Tennessee

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Katrina & Beyond

New Orleans Police Find Eager Recruits

With violence soaring and much of the city struggling to rebuild, you might think the New Orleans Police Department would have a tough time recruiting. But interest in rebuilding the force is high, as a recent visit to the police academy showed.

New Orleans Police Find Eager Recruits

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Katrina & Beyond

'Katrina Cottages' Wait to Become Homes

"Katrina Cottages" – the alternative to FEMA trailers — are kind of a cross between a trailer and a house. But barely 2,000 of them are in use. The federal program to distribute them has been mired in red tape — over contracts, permits and zoning.

'Katrina Cottages' Wait to Become Homes

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Katrina & Beyond

Family Affair: Childcare in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Day care services in New Orleans have been among the slowest segments of the local economy to rebound since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Many parents have taken it upon themselves and formed their own childcare groups.

Family Affair: Childcare in Post-Katrina New Orleans

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Religion

Obama Speech a Major Topic at Easter Services

On Easter Sunday, the new pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ delivered a sermon titled "How to Handle a Public Lynching." The controversy stemming from the sermons of Trinity's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and the speech on race by one of the church's members, Barack Obama, was a major topic at many other churches.

Obama Speech a Major Topic at Easter Services

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