On Obama’s Potomac Sweep

UPDATE: Bill Clinton’s former campaign manager, David Wilhelm, is supporting Obama. John Edwards is thinking about backing Hillary Clinton.
A few facts about Obama’s sweep yesterday:1) He got more votes than all the Republicans combined.2) He got two thirds of the men voting and six out of ten women. This used to be Hillary’s [...]

Roland Martin: Why Obama should skip Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union

Tavis “no sista on my arm” Smiley rouses the crowd with his rendition of “We Shall Overcome.” Sit your old ass down, Tavis.

“Sen. Barack Obama took a lot of heat last year from participants in Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union annual confab, which was held in Virginia. To be fair, he was [...]

Pentagon Charges Alleged 9-11 Plotters

Sec. of Defense Gates, pictured.

“The Pentagon Monday charged the alleged planner of the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and five others with murder and conspiracy and asked that they be executed if convicted.

“The charges are the first from the Guantanamo war court alleging direct involvement in the 2001 attacks on the United States [...]

Obama Wins Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland

According to CNN and NBC News, Barack Obama has won the Virginia primary, and is projected to win the Washington, DC and Maryland primaries. Most importantly, early exit polls in Virginia suggest Mr. Obama won among women voters, latino voters (55%-45%), white male voters and elderly voters - cutting deeply into Senator Clinton’s [...]