Happy New Year! And we’re off to the races…. From CNN: The big winners in first-in-the-nation caucus state were establishment favorite Mitt Romney, libertarian outsider Ron Paul, and social conservative star Rick Santorum. But the state’s inability to deliver a clear verdict may have taken Romney — the candidate with…
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As 2011 draws to a close and we get ready to ring in 2012, CMP would like to wish you a bright, healthy, and prosperous new year. May joy, blessings, clarity and abundance follow you throughout 2012. 2012 will be a challenging year with regard to achieving desired electoral outcomes…
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Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Towards 2012 by Nancy A. Heitzeg “I Know Why…
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From The New York Times: The Justice Department on Friday blocked a new South Carolina law that would require voters to present photo identification, saying the law would disproportionately suppress turnout among eligible minority voters. The move was the first time since 1994 that the department has exercised its powers…
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From The New York Times: John G. Lawrence, whose bedroom encounter with the police in Texas led to one of the gay rights movement’s signal triumphs, the Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, died at his home in Houston on Nov. 20, his partner said on Friday. He…
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From TPM: 1. “Order was only restored in LA when it came time for the blacks to collect their welfare checks. The ‘poor’ lined up at the Post Office to get their handouts (since there were no deliveries) — and then complained about slow service.” -Report on LA riots, June…
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The CMP family would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas. Times are so challenging for so many, making the spirit of the season all the more momentous, necessary and welcome. To quote George Eliot, “What do we live for if not to make life less difficult…
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From The Telegraph: The omens are good that 2012 will be an excellent year, a druid said today, after the sun shone on Stonehenge during a dawn ceremony to mark the winter solstice. Wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice on the longest night of the year! (7)
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