News tagged with 'race'. Found 397 tagged news.

Three arrested in Mastic racist graffiti case

Mastic :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago

Anti-Obama graffiti scrawled on back window of a car on Gores Drive in Mastic. ( Photo by James Carbone / November 21, 2008) Suffolk County police have arrested three men for criminal mischief to vehicles in Mastic , after they painted sexual and racial...

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Times Square was silent

New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago

Brian Lehrer said that Barack Obama [ Images ] had enough electoral votes, so that when at 11 pm California, Oregon and Washington closed their polls, the senator from Illinois would be declared as president-elect. We rushed to Mansion -- a club located...

Tags: president, obama, elected, votes, race, Barack Obama

Obama assassination? Bet the Closest Date

Boston :: MA :: USA | 2 days ago

Posted by pranay

BOSTON (Reuters) - Passions flared in a Maine town on Thursday over a sign in a store asking customers to place bets on an assassination of President-elect Barack Obama. The Town Council in Standish condemned the sign on Thursday in a 6-0 vote...

Tags: Barack, Obama, John, McCain, assassination, sign, violence, ethnicity, race, color

No sweat: Obamas work fitness into daily routine

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 days ago

Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady have exercise routines that would put most people to shame. Michelle Obama used to join a friend for 4:30 a.m. workouts, and Barack Obama usually starts his day in the gym. Michelle Obama has...

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Firefighter union chief ripped for race slur

Madison :: WI :: USA | 4 days ago

— Some local firefighters unions are calling for the resignation of the state union president over a racist comment regarding President-elect Barack Obama. Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Local 311 president Joe Conway in Madison says Rick Gale...

Tags: election, president-elect, obama, race, barack, senator district, 18th senator, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, firefighter union, Rick Gale, racial slur

UAE win their first medal

Mena :: Ukraine | 4 days ago

Kholood Zayed Al Shehhi won silver in badminton to give her country its first medal on the first day of the competition following two days of classification matches. In handball, the UAE were classified with Iran and Tunisia as the top teams and they...

Tags: medal, win, games, race, UAE

Race perceptions changed

Williamstown :: NJ :: USA | 5 days ago

Nine members of the Congressional Black Caucus who gathered last night at Williams College said Barack's Obama election has changed the perception of race nationally — and people on a local level confirmed it. "It gives hope for black kids to think they...

Tags: congress, race, obama, barack, president, election, new, Williams College, Barack Obama, john mccain, black, Congressional Black Caucus

Senate Democrats let Lieberman keep committee chairmanship

Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 days ago

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who this fall campaigned hard for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, got only a mild rebuke Tuesday from Senate Democrats. On a 42 to 13 secret ballot vote, Senate Democrats agreed to let Lieberman keep the chairmanship...

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Obama narrows vote gap in Missouri

Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 5 days ago

The Kansas City Election Board certified its final results Monday.    Barack Obama picked up 491 votes from provisionals and other adjustments in the city; John McCain picked up 123 votes (from unofficial returns released election night.)    That's a...

Tags: obama, secretary of state, mccain, election, votes, barack, john, pokes, race, hillary clinton

Obama Breaks Puppy Promise! [Scandal]

Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 days ago

It was all right there in front of Steve Kroft's face on 60 Minutes tonight, but he just smiled, from the tank. The Associated Press will say whatever the hell " emotive " thing about politicians it feels like , and in this case the wire service noticed...

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