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Six years ago, Illinois sent to the Senate an untainted young star generally regarded inside his party as the greatest orator since Demosthenes. This year, Illinois voters are faced with a more traditional choice between, as it’s been presented to them, a liar and a thief.

McDonalds employees in Canton, Ohio were given a recent paycheck that had a letter in it encouraging them to vote for Republican candidates or not receive raises or benefits. The Huffington Post reports: “As the election season is here we wanted you to know which candidates will help our business grow in the future,” reads […]

Two years after Florida helped elect the nation’s first black president, Charlie Crist’s unrelenting drive to win a Senate seat at the expense of a black Democrat and a Hispanic Republican has forced tender racial sensitivities back to the surface of Sunshine State politics.

All the latest polls on the 2010 midterm races are listed below by date. Click on the race to get the past results for that contest.

For young voters, November 2, 2010, like every election, is about our future. Even the 2008 presidential election. Yes, Barack Obama was a compelling candidate, but people turned out in record numbers because they believed that he had a plan for their future. This election is about the same thing.

Everything that multi-platinum rapper and global business mogul Shawn Carter a/k/a “Jay Z” does is super-size.  He is the definition of success.  He looks the part from head to toe. Here are a few inside tips from Men’s Health that reveals the superstar’s exercise regimen. Take a look Related Articles: Dance and Lose Weight While […]

It’s “Tricky,” but if you find yourself swaying your head to a familiar beat from a DJ with a familiar look, we suggest you do a double take. The son of Jam Master Jay is now spinning throughout New York City and he goes by the name DJ Jam Master J’son.

Scott Lee Cohen, an independent candidate for Governor of Illinois has been accused of trying to buy Black votes after he was endorsed by a group of Black ministers. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: But on Wednesday, 12 local pastors came together to publicly endorse Scott Lee Cohen, the Independent in the race. The millionaire pawnbroker […]

Timothy West, the man charged with raping a woman by knifepoint who was caught when he called the woman for a date and arranged to meet her, has been acquitted of all charges according to New York Daily News. Timothy West, 26, was cleared of four charges that he entered an Ozone Park home in […]

Radio One Baltimore’s “Rock the Vote” held at Bourbon Street was a great success. It brought out Congressman Elijah Cummings, Senator Catherin Pugh, Councilman Carl Stokes and hundreds of young adults. “Rock the Vote” mixed Hip Hop music with politics with performances by Smash, Skar Akbar, Wordsmith, Kartel, Conscious, Fuquwn, Igima, Billy Live and Comp. These […]