Listening without Hearing Langely Park, Maryland Working with national and local groups seeking to advance the cause of comprehensive immigration reform, one of the ideas was to organize “Obama Watch” parties to allow folks to listen Obama’s Inaugural Address to see if they heard more specifics on his frequent campaign promises to advance immigration …
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Dreams Coming True
Dreams Coming True Washington At six in the morning the almost every seat was full on the plane from New Orleans to Washington DC. City Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis said hello and “Wade, of course you’re going.” Former City Councilman Troy Carter gave a big greeting, and later on the plane was kidding Willard-Lewis about …
Toxic Dump or National Bank
Toxic Dump or National Bank New Orleans Shelia Bair from the FDIC, one of the few government finance people who has not been permanently tarnished by the financial meltdown, and others on the eve of the Inaugural are starting to talk without fear about whether or not there is a “real” plan or solution …