African American Fire Fighters Graduate Today
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...Hurricane Sandy May Be God's Way of Endorsing Obama's Leadership and Renewing The American Spirit
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After Hurricane Katrina, Christian fundamentalists like Pat Robertson claimed that God was trying to send a message to the country through the devastation of the storm as reported by the Time Magazine.
"On The 700 Club in 2005, Robertson blamed Hurricane Katrina on the issue of abortion in John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination.
When the earthquake
...Derrick Smith, Illinois Rep, Mired In Democrats' Intra-Party Battle
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CHICAGO -- Since the heyday of the city's machine politics, punching a straight Democratic ticket on Election Day has been as dependable a Chicago tradition as hot dogs without ketchup and the Cubs breaking their fans' hearts.
But this November, the automatic vote is turning out to be a little too dependable for the state's Democratic leaders.
The
...Entrepreneurship Etiquette Series: Volume II: Legitimacy Through Credibility
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Entrepreneurs should always be in search of one thing: credibility. Credibility garnerssupport for a legitimate operation, and we gain our legitimacy as business owners through our credibility.
We all struggle daily in our attempts to establish credibility or remain credible. I always
say that if you can strive for the absolute truth, encourage
VOTE: Your Life Depends On It
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If there is anything to remind people of why this election is important, it is Hurricane Sandy. The storm that is rattling lives on the East Coast has not been politicized by both the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
But with millions of people without power, hospitals evacuating patients in New York and New Jersey
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