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Supporters Say Bernie Sanders is Extinguishing “the Bern” by Constantly Playing the Victim

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By Joan Walsh (TheNation.com)- It’s been five days since the conflagration at the Nevada State Democratic Convention, and the embers are still burning. Much of it has singed Senator Bernie Sanders. The intimidation of speakers and the misogynist death threats against party chair Roberta Lange have led to a wave of critical pieces by Bernie […]
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Business

MEA Federal Business Forum & Technology Business Executives Awards Luncheon 2016

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Washington, DC − MEA Magazine is hosting our 11th Annual Federal Business Forum & Technology Business Executives Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located at 801 Mount Vernon, Washington, DC from 9 am – 5pm. This event gives you the opportunity to meet with government and industry […]
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Politics

Sign O’ The Times? Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Making it a Felony to Perform an Abortion

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This article is for those of you out there who don’t understand the power of your vote. If our lawmakers in Washington, DC continue to be disrespectful to President Obama and refuse to consider his nominee for Supreme Court Justice, the next President will determine the balance of power in the courts. Clearly, there are […]
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Politics

President Obama Expands Overtime Pay to Millions of American Workers

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President Obama wrote this message to petition signers to announce that the Department of Labor will be finalizing a rule that expands overtime pay to millions of American workers: I wanted you to be the first to know about some important news on an issue I know you care deeply about: making sure you’re paid […]
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Donald Trump is Becoming Wall Street’s Best Friend

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By Rick Newman, Yahoo Finance -…..But now, Donald Trump seems to be evolving his way into Wall Street’s favor. He recently hired a former Goldman Sachs banker to head his fundraising effort, including outreach to billionaire hedge-fund managers. Trump formalized a plan with the Republican National Committee to raise large sums from donors able to […]
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Business

Donald Trump’s Las Vegas Workers Are Fighting to Unionize

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Hamilton Nolan, Gawker – Even as unions fret that many of their members will vote for Donald Trump, Trump’s company is actively fighting a union campaign by his own workers in Las Vegas. We spoke to Vegas workers about what’s at stake. On the Vegas strip, the Culinary Workers Union reigns supreme. The 57,000-strong group […]
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My Mommy’s War

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Going back to her mother’s homeland sparked the conversation about family history that Karen Attiah had waited and hoped for. (Adriana Usero / The Washington Post)
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Entertainment

Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant Announces Nationwide Registration for 23rd Annual Event

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Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday, August 7, a very lucky group of young women will be inducted into a program that has become a national tradition for 23 years now. The date marks the return of the 23rd Annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant. Lisa Ruffin, actress, choreographer and creator of the pageant, […]
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#BringBackOurGirls: Chibok Victim Found in Nigeria After 2 Years, Activist Says

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By Alexander Smith, NBCNews.com – One of the schoolgirls whose abduction triggered the #BringBackOurGirls campaign has been located after more than two years in captivity, an activist and Nigeria’s military said Wednesday. There were conflicting accounts as to the girl’s name and the circumstances of how she apparently left the captivity of the militant group […]
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