There is a focus on sending a number of kids to college, and that is good," [Wright] said. "But most kids do not go to college, even in White schools. But the advantage that they (White students) have is that they often leave high school with some type of skill that allows them to go and get jobs. So the fact that they did not go to college is not a handicap. "I firmly believe that the best avenue to fight gang violence is to get jobs for gang members, and other things that create responsible adulthood," Wright said. "I think that most of the young African Americans and Latinos, when presented with an option of being able to have a job and a house and a family, would take that over being in a gang. We are not presenting the opportunities for hope and we are not presenting a way for th...
A lawyer's decision to run for judge often turns on whether they receive the Philadelphia Bar Association's recommendation," [Andrew Chirls] asserts. "I've seen candidates withdraw rather than face the public knowing that their peers believe they're unqualified. In general, ward leaders give "strong preference" to candidates endorsed by the City Committee, says Terry Gillen, Democratic leader for the 30th Ward in Center City. "But I have a very independent ward, and we don't follow the leadership blindly," she adds. "We consider all the alternatives." "All that being said, I'd much rather have the party endorsement," [Ellen Green-Ceisler] says. "It doesn't carry the same weight it used to, but it's still better to have it because most ward leaders want to follow the party slate."
The left claims to be protecting the Constitution's separation of powers.7 The Right claims fidelity to the I. INTRODUCTION Sixty-three percent of Americans oppose the war in Iraq.1 Democratic President-elect Barack Obama described America's decision to go to war as careless and promised to remove almost all combat troops within sixteen months of taking office.2 Eight Democratic members of the House of Representatives sponsored legislation impeaching President Bush for executing a calculated and wide-ranging strategy to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States ... to falsely justify the use of the United States Armed Forces against the nation of Iraq . . . . The left claims to be protecting the Constitution's separation of powers.7 The Right claims fidelity to the1 INTROD...
Since its founding in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in July 2004, PDA has aggressively worked an "inside/outside" strategy, networking progressive Democratic elected officials inside the Beltway with grassroots Democrats and progressive movement activists across the country. PDA was the driving force in the passage of resolutions opposing the war in Iraq by eight state Democratic Party meetings. The organization also was instrumental in the passage of resolutions in 10 states calling for the impeachment of President Bush. PDA is often referred to by Congressional Progressive Caucus (www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org) Executive Director Bill Goold as the CPC's field operation, because PDA has built relationships with members of Congress by delivering grassroots support for their initiativ...
The Nassau County Legislature voted Sunday night to approve County Executive Ed Mangano's 2012 budget. The budget was approved as all 11 Republican lawmakers OK'ed the deal, while the eight Democratic legislators voted against it, labeling Mangano's budget as fiscally irresponsible.
Bipartisan pressure on state Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. to resign mounted Tuesday as all four fellow PRC members signed a statement asking him to step down from his $90,000- a-year elected position. In addition, the Democratic Party chairpersons in eight counties within Block's PRC District 3 signed a letter calling on the 34- year-old Democrat to resign.
WASHINGTON - Eight Democratic senators from industrial states are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate pollution blamed for global warming. In a letter written by Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the lawmakers said the agency lacks the power to restrict greenhouse gases from stationary sources such as power plants, factories and mines. The lawmakers said Congress - not the EPA - should address an issue with big implications for thousands of U.S. jobs and businesses.
-HOUR PUSH Eight Democratic senators have written Majority Leader Harry Reid and asked him to post the final health care bill on the Internet for at least 72 hours before any vote. They also want all amendments posted before they are debated," John Fund writes at www.opinionjournal.com.
Erie County Executive Chris Collins on Monday vetoed the Legislature's plan for new legislative districts, just hours after asking at his public hearing whether anyone would speak in favor of it. No one did. Collins vetoed Local Law 5-1, a set of 11 districts designed by Democratic tacticians and rammed through by eight Legislature Democrats united by state party heavyweights out to quiet party rifts in Erie County.
Sharon Wylie, a former Oregon legislator and former Olympia lobbyist for Clark County and other local governments, has been endorsed by the National Womens Political Caucus of Washington to succeed former Rep. Jim Jacks, D-Vancouver, as a state representative from the 49th District. Wylie is one of eight Democratic candidates seeking appointment to the seat. Democratic precinct committee officers from the 49th are scheduled to select three finalists at a special meeting Monday.
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