'African-American' Becomes a Term for Debate
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A growing number of foreign-born blacks has inspired a quiet debate over who can claim the term "African-American."
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A noted political scientist joined one of Sen. George Allen's former college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as "ludicrously false."
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James Watson embroiled in fresh controversy over assertion that black people are less intelligent than whites.
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The Illinois Senator is a different kind of African-American candidate. But some black politicians are witholding their support, questioning whether he can win
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African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Barack Obamaâs victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations.
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African Americans are often the target of financial pitchmen trying to convince them they should never pay off their mortgages. Instead, the line goes, people should dig deeper into mortgage debt to purchase cars, fund their chosen lifestyles or invest.
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After the third and final debate of this presidential campaign, the race in many ways can be reduced to this: a contest between the lovers and the haters.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and six other Democratic presidential contenders wrestled with questions of race, war and gender on Monday in a debate starring a parade of questions posed in YouTube videos.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama and six other Democratic presidential contenders  wrestled with questions of race, war and gender on Monday in a  debate starring a parade of questions posed in YouTube videos.
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African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Senator Barack Obamaâs victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations.
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By Katharine Q. Seelye  The quadrennial ritual of American presidential debates has long followed a tried and true format.  A guy in a suit asks mostly predictable questions of others in suits.
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A debate over an anthropologist's book on ancient Hebrew history isn't just academic &#151; it's spilled over into an online dispute between critics trying to keep her from getting tenure and supporters who say the effort stifles scholarly freedom.
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Many people, including some African-Americans, have long been uneasy with the concept of race-based medicine, in part from fear that it may legitimize less benign ideas about race.
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Republican presidential candidates discussed the importance of reaching out to people of color during a minority issues debate Thursday night and criticized the leading four GOP contenders for skipping it.
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The race is forcing a generation of Americans to examine the decisions they made back then.
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Not sure where I heard this, but if Bill can be the first black president, then Barack can be the first woman president.  Pass it on.  "cheesecake"
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Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have been thrust into a social and political debate that transcends their candidacies.