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Washington — If Republican Rep.-elect Allen West wants to join the Congressional Black Caucus, he’s welcome to do so. That’s the response out of the Democrat-dominated group after West reiterated Sunday that he wants to be the first Republican to enter its ranks since 1997. A spokeswoman for CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee, D-Calif., said Monday […]
Las Vegas — After UFC’s Jacob Volkmann beat Antonio McKee in a fight this weekend, Fanhouse’s Ariel Helwani asked him who he would like to fight next. At first, the 30-year-old said MMA fighter Clay Guida, but then he called out President Barack Obama. “Actually, Obama. He’s not too bright,” Volkmann said. “Someone’s gotta knock […]
Texas– An Austin-based pro-life nonprofit group is behind a controversial ad campaign that blames Planned Parenthood for high abortion rates in the black community.
Here at “Washington Watch,” we believe in honoring those African-Americans who bore the burden of injustice and indifference to make life better for us all. In this special tribute, we say “so long and thanks for never giving up.”
WEST ORANGE, N.J. —On Aug. 20, 1978, five teenagers in Newark left their homes after supper; they were reported to have been seen last with Mr. Evans, a 25-year-old mason and handyman who needed help moving boxes. They were never heard from again. Years of tip lines and new DNA tests produced no leads.
New York– A suicidal man plummeted nine stories and survived in midtown Sunday when he landed on a mountain of trash that had piled up since last week’s blizzard, officials said.
From NYDailyNews Arkansas — First birds dropped dead from the skies, now thousands of fish have died in Arkansas.Officials are investigating what may have killed some 100,000 fish in the Arkansas River in the northwestern section of the state, authorities said on Sunday. Deceased drum fish littered 20 miles of the river near Ozark, Keith […]
Virginia — Spending nine hours a week in a dialysis chair watching her blood filter through a large machine was not what Wendy Rodgers imagined for her twenties.
New York– Katie Couric thinks she has part of the solution to bigotry in America: a Muslim version of “The Cosby Show.”
Washington D.C.– The Times reports that it is the second straight year that homicides have declined in the city and the seventh time in 10 years that the nation’s capital has recorded fewer than 200 homicides.