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Moseley Braun apologizes to opponent she called crack addict
Clout StPosted by Jeff Coen at 1:45 p.m.; updated at 1:53 p.m. Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun today offered a public apology to a little-known opponent she had called a crack addict. The apology at an afternoon news conference came a...... -
Memorial services held for fallen officer
WGN NewsMemorial services are set for a Chicago Police Officer who was murdered last week in a robbery attempt in the Chatham neighborhood. Visitation for Thomas Wortham IV is scheduled from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at AR Leak & Sons Funeral Home. Additional...Tags: WGN, Death, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Chatham, Chicago
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Obama's BlackBerry: You've got prayers
The Swampby Mark Silva The address queue for President Barack Obama's BlackBerry is one of the White House's better-kept secrets. But the president now has allowed that at least one of his most faithful aides has his number: Joshua DuBois, a......Tags: White House, Politics, Barack Obama, Maryland, Jeremiah Wright
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Toledo rallies for hometown hero Crystal Bowersox
Idol TrackerThere's nothing quite like the feeling of a hometown rallying around one of its own, and Toledo, Ohio, some 25 miles from the town of Elliston, where Crystal Bowersox resides when she's not competing on "American Idol," is finding out first-hand. With... -
What led Barack Obama to Wright's church
Tribune reportersThe day Barack Obama first showed up in the office of Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., more than 20 years ago, the pastor warned him that getting involved with Trinity United Church of Christ might not be "a feather in your cap." Obama was a community organizer...Tags: National Security, Education, Minority Groups, White House, Politics
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Race is sensitive subtext in Obama's campaign
Tribune staff reportersThe expected launch of Barack Obama's presidential campaign is still days away, but his quest to become the nation's first black commander in chief already is forcing a delicate examination of how candidates talk about race. That conversation took an...Tags: NASCAR, Racism, Politics, Ethics, Political Candidates
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Barack Obama spiritual mentor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., preaches last sermon at Trinity United Church of Christ
Tribune reporterIn a stirring sermon that weaved the hopefulness of past African generations with dreams for the future, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. preached his final sermon Sunday at Trinity United Church of Christ, leaving a 36-year legacy as pastor and activist in the...Tags: Racism, Jeremiah Wright, Justice and Rights, Harvard University, Christianity
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Mainstream media not jumping on the political rumor bandwagon
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCall me quaint and old-fashioned, but I give most of the mainstream media a hearty pat on the back for refusing to spread the inflammatory and thoroughly unsubstantiated rumor that Michelle Obama once railed against "whitey" from a pulpit. Fervent e-...Tags: Racism, Politics, Michelle Obama, Television Stations, Los Angeles Times
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Obama pastor's words ring familiar in Chicago
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCarolyn Devine wiped the sweat out of her eyes and glanced up at her gym's TV sets, where a national debate over race was roiling. Newscasters heatedly debated Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's recent speech about his longtime pastor's incendiary comments....Tags: Church and State Relations, Minority Groups, Politics, Racism, Television
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D.C. churches ask: Where will Obamas worship?
Chicago TribuneFrederick Douglass once worshiped in the fifth pew on the 16th Street side of Metropolitan AME Church. President Bill Clinton prayed here before both of his inaugurations. Come January, members hope President-elect Barack Obama and his family pick a...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Frederick Douglass, White House, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama
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REV. JEREMIAH A. WRIGHT, JR.: Pastor inspires Obama's 'audacity'
Tribune religion reporterWhen he took over Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. was a maverick pastor with a wardrobe of dashikis and a militant message. Six years later, he planted a "Free South Africa" sign on the lawn of his church and asked other...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, New York, Oprah Winfrey, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Obama's pastor (new) problem: Apology
The Swampby John D. McCormick and Manya Brachear Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday was forced to again apologize for the remarks of a Chicago pastor and friend backing his candidacy who spoke from the pulpit of Obama's longtime South......Tags: Health, Elections, Political Candidates, Jeremiah Wright, School Supplies
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