Archive for November, 2012
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
In Cliff Notes: The Deficit and the Fiscal Cliff – Part I, I provided background on the fiscal cliff and how we got into this predicament. Today, in the second and final part of the series, I cover additional details relating to the burgeoning financial crisis, including why the fiscal cliff matters, who is involved

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Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
If you are already tired of hearing about the so-called “fiscal cliff,” then I have some bad news for you: you are going to have to deal with it for at least another six weeks, probably longer....

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Monday, November 19th, 2012
It’s amazing what winning a re-election campaign will do for a president’s confidence and sense of security. In his first press conference since his decisive victory over Mitt Romney last week, President Obama responded to the harsh...

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Friday, November 16th, 2012
On November 6, 2012, voters in four states—Maryland, Washington, Minnesota, and Maine—were asked to cast ballots on the issue of same-sex marriage. Although not all of the results are official, the future for same-sex couples in these...

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Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
It’s only been one week since Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States and I am already suffering from election withdrawal. As you could likely tell from the frequency and intensity of my Facebook posts,...

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Friday, November 9th, 2012
As supporters of both President Barack Obama and fmr. Governor Mitt Romney waited with bated breath as each state and its electoral votes were called, I could not help but get an overwhelming feeling that America had...

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Friday, November 9th, 2012
Now that the dust has settled from the 2012 presidential election, which saw Barack Obama become only the 17th president – and second Democrat in the last 75 years – to be elected to a second term,...

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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Boykin sits down with TRUTH to discuss his new book, his life in politics, and what the black community should do to keep moving forward.

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Monday, November 5th, 2012
A piece of unsolicited advice, you should read essays by Nora Ephron. Best known as the Academy-Award nominated screenwriter for rom coms like “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” Ephron writes awesome essays, and that’s...

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Monday, November 5th, 2012
As we enter the home stretch of the 2012 presidential election, it is pretty clear at this point that the outcome will be determined by a handful of swing states: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada...

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