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Hurricane Sandy May Be God's Way of Endorsing Obama's Leadership and Renewing The American Spirit

    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

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    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

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      Entrepreneurship Etiquette Series: Volume II: Legitimacy Through Credibility

        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

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        VOTE: Your Life Depends On It

           

           

           

          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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          Detroit

          DUGGAN OUT THE RACE?

          The Michigan Chronicle

          Today the election commission will gather at 2:30pm to decide the fate of mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan. This week mayoral candidate Tom ...

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          Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

          The Michigan Chronicle

          ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- J...

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          Chicago

          Parents File Suit After Son Mistakenly Pronounced Dead

          The Chicago Defender

          CHICAGO (CBS) – The parents of a disabled boy have filed suit against the Chicago hospital where he was mistakenly pronounced dead.

           

          Jaylen Dorsey was ...

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          New Ill. House Gun Bill Has More Restrictions

          The Chicago Defender

          A compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the General Assembly's leading gun-ri...

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          Pittsburgh

          Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

          The New Pittsburgh Courier

           

          CONNIE PARKER

           

          by Christian Morrow

          Courier Staff Writer

          Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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          WAMO100 announces new general manager

          The New Pittsburgh Courier

          GARY GUNTER

           

          PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

          Prior to this new appo...

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