afro.com - 12/4/2008
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By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer (December 3, 2008) - In a highly unusual move, U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked his colleagues on the court to consider the request of an East Brunswick, N.J. attorney who has filed a lawsuit challenging President-elect ...
commentarymagazine.com - 12/5/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
Barack Obama is toying with the idea of
making a speech from an Islamic capital within his...
first 100 days in office. The scuttlebutt is all about finding the right one. (The consensus is Cairo–which is a terrible idea. An Obama speech there ...
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Obama’s Muslim Speech
politico.com - 12/10/2008
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politico.com —
David Axelrod denied earlier today that Obama had
spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, but not...
that the two men had spoken, and a reader points out that the last time they actually met is obvious -- Obama's visit to the National Governors ...
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Obama and Blago
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The Sideshow —
Clarence Thomas officially nuts: "In a highly unusual move, U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked his colleagues on the court to consider the request of an East Brunswick, N.J. attorney who has filed a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's status as a United States citizen." Funny, he didn't have much to say about the fact that Bush and Cheney were both from Texas, or that McCain was born in Panama.... ...
4-8 Years Of Conspiracy Theories About Obama Birth Certificate
Oliver Willis —
... by the Supreme Court. That its even up for review smells of jealousy from pariah Clarence Thomas, but for the conspiracy theorists the rejection will be a great thing because it then feeds into the story about the powers that be working in secret to control the universe. ...
Is Clarence Thomas trying to overturn the results of the election?
Brilliant at Breakfast —
I know that Barack Obama once said he would not have named Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. I also know that Clarence Thomas is a mean, bitter, man with a Great Book of Old Grudges so heavy he has to rely on elephants to carry it around for him (and he has to have it with him at all times). But would he go so far as to allow a hearing on a clearly nutball case in an effort to overturn the will of the people last month? Quite possibly, as Afro.com reports: U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked his colleagues on the court ...
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