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Affirmative Action Defined
Policies that favor members of a protected group; used to equalize conditions in society.
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Who's who in SA politics?
Published January 7, 2009, 9:51 pm, Cape Argus
The distinguishing factor between political parties will not - in the minds of voters in the coming elections - be their respective policies but rather their ability to implement and deliver on those policies.
Diverse Obstacles
Published January 7, 2009, 12:30 pm, The Reader
A birth in south Omaha and a death in north Omaha. Those were the local headlines that ushered Omaha into 2008 - a fitting and frightening precursor to the 365 days ahead.
Archives
Published January 7, 2009, 8:46 am, Jewish World Review
01/07/09: Gaza: The Dove's War 01/07/09: Tyranny of the tax-exempt 12/24/08: Hey, Caroline — You're Not Entitled 12/22/08: 500m problems for Madame Secretary 12/17/08: United States, Israel on collision course 12/16/08: The impending collapse of our enemies 12/15/08: Will Hillary pressure Dubai over Iran?
Who's who in SA politics?
Published January 7, 2009, 4:34 am, Independent Online
The Institute of Race Relations has released profiles of six of the main players on the South African political scene.
Country called to service
Published January 6, 2009, 11:20 pm, The Easterner
Finally the United States has expanded its boundaries of democracy to see the dawn of an black President-elect. He is the beneficiary of a democratic system that once held Africans as slaves. The American Dream has likely advanced beyond what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Senate Democrats Thumb Nose at Blacks
Published January 6, 2009, 8:55 am, BlackNews.com
Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush has screamed long and loud that the Senate's bash of disputed Illinois senate appointee Roland Burris is racism. Burris took the cue and chimed in that he also whiffed race in the Senate Democrats' obsession with keeping him out of the Senate.
Senate Democrats Thumb Nose at Blacks
Published January 6, 2009, 5:08 am, New America Media
Does the Senate's determination to block the entry of Roland Burris, an African American, to the chamber to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama, stem from racism, or is it simply because they are angry at disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich for making the appointment?
Obama's election is changing the politics of race
Published January 5, 2009, 11:15 pm, Los Angeles Times
Many black leaders are rejecting the old tactics of protest and rhetoric of inequality. 'You can't use 50-year-old ideas in a new political era,' one pastor says. With Senate leaders threatening to block Roland Burris from being sworn in today as Barack Obama's replacement, many of his supporters see a familiar story of race and injustice.
Obituary: Helen Suzman - Beyond Race And Religion
Published January 5, 2009, 10:10 pm, Sin Chew Jit Poh
Most Malaysians probably have not heard of Helen Suzman yet many may find the life of this feisty South African politician, who recently died at the age of 91 on 1 Jan 2009 inspiring.
Gordon Brown rules out early 2009 election
Published January 5, 2009, 10:07 pm, Guardian Unlimited
PM says he want to focus on the economy, the NHS, schools and police, rather than 'speculation' about an election
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- Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Reverse Discrimination ? (Contemporary Issues Series): Professor Lynch's landmark work on reverse discrimination . Might be useful for the Questbridge piece.
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- South African Whites Say Deck Is Stacked Against Them - Los Angeles Times: procedural and compensatory justice - use this newspaper article for quotation
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- Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath: In 1968, Jim Brown (a former professional football star, actor, and black activist) told people at Claremont McKenna's conference on urban unrest that black militancy was not the solution to problems of black America. "The issue today is not race. The issue is between the rich and the poor, the haves and the have nots." He also discussed black entrepreneursh ip.
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- When is Iraq no longer our problem? - Crunchy Con: Freddie de Boer wants to know: If nothing else, I would like for those who continue to support the occupation of Iraq to confront this question: is our obligation to the Iraqis truly limitless? Is there no point at which... By Rod Dreher @ November 11, 2008 9:44 AM
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