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If a long-time member of Congress lost a primary battle for re-election, and his/her campaign entourage shouted racial epithets at reporters and about her opponent after defeat, do you think this would have been on the evening news? Well, if said member of Congress was a Democrat, the answer apparently is “no,” for not one of the broadcast networks felt it was newsworthy to report Tuesday evening's events involving Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia). For those that haven’t heard, McKinney’s campaign entourage now includes members of the New Black Panthers. After her primary defeat Tuesday to Hank Johnson for Georgia’s 4th...

Some white students at a South Jersey Catholic school walked out of classes Tuesday in protest over a speech by the New Jersey Secretary of State Regina Thomas. Tensions have been building up at Paul VI High School since Thomas' speech on racial justice last week.

On NPR today during the listeners' response segment, the commentator said they received several pieces of mail from angry listeners who were offended at a program NPR aired earlier this week on First Lady Laura Bush. The program looked at the popularity of Mrs. Bush on the campaign trail and included a biographical profile. One listener said the program amounted to a puff-piece and was insufficiently critical of Mrs. Bush's political views. Another listener, a woman, said she was offended by the tone of the program and felt like she was transported back to the "genteel 1950s". She complained the...