Many factors went into making Barack Obama the man he is today. But had he come of age at any other time, the color of his skin would have dashed any of his hopes.
Ian Sherr traveled to Selma, Alabama, to revisit its civil rights legacy and to find out exactly what Barack Obama’s presidency means [...]
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Continuing the Dream
November 24, 2008 – 8:06 am
Shifting Sands – Nevada’s 3rd District is Leaning Blue
November 1, 2008 – 9:01 am
by Tuomas Forsell
Republican congressman Jon Porter is fighting a race of his life in Nevada’s 3rd district.
Democratic candidate Dina Titus is looking to turn the district blue, and an influx of new residents, rising unemployment and one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the country could tip the race in her favor.
Musgrave Has Tough Fight In CO 4
October 29, 2008 – 11:15 pm
By Nicholas Kusnetz
FORT COLLINS—Marilyn Musgrave should be a shoo-in for reelection based on the overwhelmingly Republican electorate here in Colorado’s 4th congressional district. Instead, the three-term incumbent who went to Washington pushing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is fighting for her political life. This staunch conservative spends her time on the stump talking [...]
