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Americans are sharply divided by race heading into the first election in which an African-American will be a major-party presidential nominee, with blacks and whites holding vastly different views of Senator Barack Obama, the state of race relations and how black Americans are treated by society, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. The results of the poll, conducted against the backdrop of a campaign in which race has been a constant if not always overt issue, suggested that Mr. Obama’s candidacy, while generating high levels of enthusiasm among black voters, is not seen by them as evidence...

On last night's edition of Hannity and Colmes on Foxnews, Allan Colmes had a delightful conversation with former ambassador, Senator, and 2004 Democratic Presidential also-ran, Carol Mosley Braun. The topic of said conversation was the validity of President Bsh's new cabinet nominations in relation to the race of those nominees. Colmes questioned Braun, "Are these appointments 'symbolism' or 'substance?'" This question was in reference to the nominations of Condoleeza Rice, an African American, to be Secretary of State, Alberto Gonzalez, a Hispanic, to be Attorney General, and Carlos Guitierrez, also a Hispanic, to be Secretary of Commerce. Mosley Braun slyly...

On last night's edition of Hannity and Colmes on Foxnews, Allan Colmes had a delightful conversation with former ambassador, Senator, and 2004 Democratic Presidential also-ran, Carol Mosley Braun. The topic of said conversation was the validity of President Bsh's new cabinet nominations in relation to the race of those nominees. Colmes questioned Braun, "Are these appointments 'symbolism' or 'substance?'" This question was in reference to the nominations of Condoleeza Rice, an African American, to be Secretary of State, Alberto Gonzalez, a Hispanic, to be Attorney General, and Carlos Guitierrez, also a Hispanic, to be Secretary of Commerce. Mosley Braun slyly...

Gettysburg College Sponsors Flag "Lynching"by Lauren Racine September 3rd, 2004 The small town of Gettysburg was the site of a controversial art exhibit on September 3rd, when at 6PM, Gettysburg College hosted artist John Sims divisive exhibit, "The Recoloration Proclamation: The Gettysburg Redress." The exhibit,which opened in Schmucker Hall, included Confederate flags with alternate color schemes, including African liberation colors, as well as purple, pink and fur "drag flags." In addition to this, the exhibit also boasted a "ReVote" piece, employing four actual voting booths used in the 2000 presidential election, backed by a "Floridian Rebel Flag."Dr. Walter L.Powell, Director...