<?xml version="1.0" ?> <rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>National</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/rss/RSS_Feed.aspx</link><description></description><item><title>Is Black Leadership Dead? Listen Now</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17556</link><description>
What do you think? In Politics
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:42:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The End of Combat In Iraq</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17542</link><description>
The President’s Oval Office Message. In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:25:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Racism Inc.</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17531</link><description>
&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;In National&lt;/span&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:30:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GLENN BECK:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17528</link><description>
The White Man's Burden. In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>POLITICAL ROPE-A-DOPE</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17525</link><description>
In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:41:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rep. Maxine Waters Responds to Allegations</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17409</link><description>
In Her Own Words. In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:06:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crack vs. Powder</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17407</link><description>
The Beginning of the End of a Troubling
Disparity. In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:26:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks by the President on Education Reform at the National Urban League Centennial Conference</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17400</link><description>
Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The NAACP: “Snookered”, Hoodwinked, &amp; Bamboozled</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17330</link><description>
In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:18:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forgive, yes.  But Forget?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17323</link><description>
When Do we Let the Past Go? In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:34:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PALIN, THE NAACP &amp; PERCEPTION</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17318</link><description>
&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;In National&lt;/span&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:16:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Troublesome Verdict in BART Killing Case</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17274</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;  2010-07-09 
 Troublesome Verdict in BART Killing Case 
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
     A white
police officer who shot dead a black man in a controversial case in Oakland,    California   , has been
found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.  
  The family of Oscar Grant, the
victim, expressed their disappointm&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:55:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In Network News, It’s a White, White, White, White World</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17264</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:27:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>No Defense for Clarence Thomas’ Self Defense</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17260</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:24:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can the Obama Plan Really End Homelessness?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17224</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Observations of a Burned Out Advocate. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:56:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Chief in Charge</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17222</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The President Accepts McChrystal’s Resignation. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:25:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Confessions of a Bigot</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17218</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Maybe I’ve Been Wrong at Republicans After All. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:40:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Working in the Coal Mine</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17190</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Working in the Coal Mine. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:48:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks By The President: BP Oil Spill</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17134</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TEA, Kool Aid and other Political Potions</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17086</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;What is America Drinking these Days? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:07:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where’s Cheney?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17054</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;His all too cozy relationship with Big Oil. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 19:33:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The White House State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17038</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;From White House Pool Reports. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:51:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Changing of the Guard</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17030</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Elena Kagan Experience at Harvard Law. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:28:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Not A Black Female Supreme Court Justice?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=17006</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Del Walters on a Missed Opportunity. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:21:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Katrina and the BP Spill Oil</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16932</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Apples and Oranges. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:22:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It’s Party Time</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16930</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) is always a hot ticket in DC.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:52:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Nation Remembers and Bids Farewell to a Civil Rights Legend</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16916</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; 2010 04 30 The Nation Remembers and Bids Farewell to a Civil Rights Legend By Joyce Jones President Obama paid tribute to Dr. Dorothy Height on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that was attended&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:56:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>President Obama’s Eulogy for Dorothy Height</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16896</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:33:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Altered State</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16886</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Rev. Jesse Jackson on Arizona and Immigration. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:30:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Never Turn Back:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16878</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The 50th Anniversary of SNCC. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:19:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks from the President on Wall Street Reform</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16876</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National &lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Height of Influence</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16858</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Dorothy Height. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:46:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dorothy Height Dies at 98</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16856</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Civil Rights Pioneer Worked for Blacks, Women. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:15:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NAACP Leader Benjamin Hooks</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16836</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Dead at 85. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:22:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16822</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;UN Logistical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:33:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Tea Party Diary</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16808</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Week on the Other Side. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:32:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The President in Prague</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16778</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Signing of the START Treaty. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:46:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kevin Powell's Open Letter to Black America</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16766</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;From the April issue of EBONY Magazine. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:37:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LABELISM</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16742</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;“Can’t we all just get along?” In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:48:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Week That Was</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16730</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Health Care. Education. The President's Address Tries to Put it All in Context. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:19:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Traveling Salesman</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16716</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Pres. Obama Takes Reform on the Road&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:16:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remember the Bullets?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16706</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Context and Consequences for Gilbert Arenas. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:27:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama Signs Health Care Reform into Law</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16670</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;It is rare that laws in the U.S. are passed and there is sweeping, revolutionary change&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:19:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Health Care Reform – Ours</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16660</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2010 03 23 The Real Health Care Reform – Ours By Eric Easter When my brothers and sisters and I were growing up, after the baby years our family doctor was whomever was staffing the Emergency Room at Baltimore’s&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:48:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reform! Reform! Reform!</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16652</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In March Madness and in politics, a “W” is a “W”.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:39:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Crack in the Armor</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16650</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Other War on Drugs. In National&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:14:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Black Web 2.0 Interview: National Urban League</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16638</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Patrick Guzman on Innovation at the National Urban League. National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:59:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fast Changes</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16416</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;An Interview with David Paterson from a Month Ago Shows How Quickly Politics Can Shift. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:04:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Catastrophe of Poverty</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16392</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:59:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FOLLOW THE LEADER?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16370</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:45:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers To Resign</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16350</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:29:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The “Let’s Move” Roadtrip</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/washingtoninsights/</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Michelle Obama’s initiative against childhood obesity takes on Cheesestakes and Tastykakes in Philly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:03:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Sad Chapter Ended – Almost</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16272</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Black Farmers Settle with the USDA. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:34:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti is Forgotten</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16226</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:14:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where We Are</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16212</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;And Where We Are Not Going. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:30:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fraud at your Front Door</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16172</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Beating Off the Mortgage Scammers. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:08:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It Takes a Blizzard</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16160</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:12:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On Strength of Black Vote, New Orleans</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16106</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Makes a Clean Break. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:22:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Immigration Status Brings New Immigration Scams</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16036</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:12:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taking the Pulse of the Room</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16008</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Obama’s State of the Union address will define his presidency&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:47:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks of President Barack Obama</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=16004</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; The State of the Union&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:31:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Video: The Politics of Rice Part 1</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15984</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Mini-documentary on Haiti's evolution. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:20:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mess in Massachusetts</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15964</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Some Advice for the President&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:16:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti: When the cameras leave  and the ribbons fade</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15956</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Haiti: When the cameras leave  and the ribbons fade. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:35:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pres. Obama on Dr. King’s Legacy</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15950</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; President Obama on Dr. King’s Legacy 

    

  
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</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:02:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE POLITICS OF LOOTING</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15948</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Beneath all the analysis of what went wrong in Haiti following the earthquake there is a clear undercurrent of gloating and self satisfaction. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:47:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Exactly is the US Doing in Haiti</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15924</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Full Guide to Government Relief Efforts Editor’s Notes. In Nationa&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:22:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti’s Devastating Earthquake: One Haitian-American’s Story</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15914</link><description>
In National
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:25:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15910</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;An Essential Reading Guide to Understanding a Complex History. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:01:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poor Haiti Poor</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15902</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In Search of Blessings. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:24:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Groups Call for Protected Status for Haitian Immigrants</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15880</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:01:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>THREE EASY WAYS TO HELP HAITI</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15872</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2010 01 13 THREE EASY WAYS TO HELP HAITI CARE From the CARE website CARE is deploying additional emergency team members to the devastated city of Port au Prince in Haiti, where the worst earthquake in 200 years destroyed&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:16:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7.0 EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES HAITI</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15866</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A strong earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti on Tuesday, where a hospital collapsed and people were screaming for help. Other buildings also were damaged.&lt;/p&gt;
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</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:08:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Enough Already</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15818</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Hero ain’t nothing but a sandwich. Negro ain’t nothing but a word. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:53:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Once A Terminator Always A Terminator</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15788</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to shift money from prisons to schools in California. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:31:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Men of the Decade: Obama and Osama</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15746</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;For the decade that just ended, two men shall forever be seen as the men who shaped the decade politically in the U.S.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:28:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>X,Yemen and Z Learning Something New to Fear</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15736</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;With terrorism back in the news will anyone remember the fight for better health care?&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks of the President on Health Care Reform</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15712</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Senate Passes Health Care Legislation The Real Fight Begins&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:18:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Public Option, Health Care, and Joe Lieberman</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15674</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Public Option, Health Care, and Joe Lieberman. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:32:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Just and Lasting Peace</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15556</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;President Obama Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:14:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Green Jobs For Real?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15544</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;5 Questions for An Actual Person with an Actual Green Job. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The President’s Jobs Plan. In his Words</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15524</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Full transcript of the Obama Economic Growth Policy. In National&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:26:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Kennedy Center Honors</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15514</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;From the White House Pool Report. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:32:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta Mayor's Race</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15466</link><description>
&lt;p align="justify"&gt;"Too Close To Call". In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:46:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Change…</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15464</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Is Not as Easy as it Seems. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:42:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript of President Obama's Speech at West Point</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15454</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Life During Wartime. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:21:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Reporters Cover the State Dinner</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15450</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Singh state dinner&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gate Crashers and Car Crashes</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15424</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Finding the Silver Lining in Hazy News Clouds. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:54:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toast Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15402</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;State Dinner. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The New World Isn't Like New York</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15380</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;They give the Washington Examiner away free in front of some of the Metro stations each morning. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Chinese Connection</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15294</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;List of Things to Discuss – Money. Money. Africa? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In Search of the Narrative</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15222</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


What happens when we try to write the story ourselves?
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Man at Home Depot</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15218</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Face of the Health Care Debate. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:12:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Of Rage and Gender</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15170</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Why women aren't shooting up the joint. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Execution of the DC Sniper</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15166</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Questions Without Answers. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reclaiming Victory: The Loner</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15112</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Around the country, people are finding help and hope overcoming homelessness. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:14:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reclaiming Victory: The Single Mother</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15110</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Around the country, people are finding help and hope overcoming homelessness. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reclaiming Victory: The Married Couple</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15108</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Around the country, people are finding help and hope overcoming homelessness. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reclaiming Victory: The Single Father</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15106</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Around the country, people are finding help and hope overcoming homelessness. In National&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:11:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BIG GREEN</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15104</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Now that Van Jones is out, is that plan still in? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:44:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Patriot Games</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15084</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Time for the president to stop turning over the ball. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:28:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A New Dream</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15066</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:28:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chicago Violence:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=15050</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;One activist says it will never end. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:26:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Excerpts of the President’s Town Hall Meeting</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14966</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;University of New Orleans. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:12:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Has NOLA Lost Her Soul?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14956</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;One Reporter’s Journey Back to the Crescent City. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:37:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Troubled Legacy</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14918</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A King Family Squabble Comes to a Conclusion - Maybe. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:19:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Monument to America</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14916</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Another Side of Ben Ali. In Culture&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:02:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Higher Forms of Racism?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14906</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;By Ethelbert Miller. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:12:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promise of Peace</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14890</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;It's about the journey. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:42:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14876</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;U.S.. President in surprise win for "extraordinary efforts" to improv world diplomacy and co-operation. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How To Meet a Black Leader</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14828</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;E. Ethelbert Miller on state of leadership. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:54:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Snitching, Revisited</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14810</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A new book and a new incident expose the need for change. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:15:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>James Clyburn Don’t Take No Lip</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14732</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;House majority whip flexes muscle in DC. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:34:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cold Betrayal or Cold Reality?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14706</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The David Paterson Dilemma. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:54:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta’s Next Hope?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14676</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;An interview with mayoral candidate Kasim Reed. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:49:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Race Today, Race Tomorrow</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14670</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Ethelbert Miller on Talking About "It". In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Awful Stain of Misunderstanding</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14616</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Casting Judgment on Caster Semanya. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:43:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting to Yes</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14574</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Brian Gilmore on Why Obama Will Win on Health Care. In National&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:20:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The President on Health Care</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14538</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;An Argument By the Book. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A National Disgrace</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14532</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Del Walters Thinks the "Liar" Comment Was A National Disgrace. In National&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:04:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ted Kennedy's Final Message</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14528</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;His message on health care. In Full. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:58:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Full Transcript: President Obama's Health Care Address</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14520</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:57:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Politics of Patriotism</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14504</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;There was a time when a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were necessary beginnings to a fruitful day in America’s pubic schools.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:15:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Glass Picture Tube</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14494</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Just Reward for Diane Sawyer, but… In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:59:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The President's Address to Students</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14490</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 09 08 The President's Address to Students Transcripts of the Speech Conservatives Don't Want Children to Hear The President Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:35:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Family of Emmett Till Donates Original Casket</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14436</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Emmett Till Tuesday, September 1, 2009&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:49:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Future of New Orleans?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14418</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;An interview with mayoral candidate JAMES PERRY&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kennedy: An Appreciation</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14378</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A salute to the People’s Champion of Politics. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:48:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Torture: We Have Been Here Before</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14374</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Why We Need Our Own “Truth Commission” In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:02:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Dogs and Not Lobsters?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14306</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; Our irrational animal love. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:17:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The New Vocabulary</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14200</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;E. Ethelbert Miller on America’s Change in Tone. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:57:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Made</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14166</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Goldie Taylor on the Truth Behind the "Birther" Movement. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:44:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Best Beer Commercial - Ever</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=14060</link><description>
Obama, Gates, Crowley toast to an undefined victory. In National
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:37:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>About That Beer</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13998</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes on the White House/Gates Make-up Session&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:41:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Can You Trust?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13990</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The police have a deeper issue to grapple with. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:11:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Story from Gates</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13936</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Skip Gates camp's official statement. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Gates Incident</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13930</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;“This is How They Treat Black Men in America!” In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:19:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The NAACP: Summing it up</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13914</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Ben Jealous on what’s now and what’s next. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:03:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carry My Card Back Home</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13912</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Ethelbert Miller on the Future of the NAACP. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:01:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Day Trip with the President</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13906</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Can I Catch a Ride to the NAACP? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:15:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks of President Barack Obama:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13902</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; The NAACP Centennial Convention. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:42:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sotomayor Confirmation:</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13872</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;About a Judge or About Affirmative Action. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Back off of Barry</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13848</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Del Waters followed Barry for years. Now, he says, it’s time to stop. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:08:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Week That Was: What else happened in the world</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13780</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; What else happened in the world. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:17:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Michael Jackson Memorial</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13776</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Moment Steeped in Black Culture. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:07:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13692</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A lawyer's primer on probate. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report From The Jackson Front</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13682</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Files from the street on the mourning and the mischief. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:48:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Media and the Moment</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13650</link><description>
William Jelani Cobb on Michael through the Media’s Lens. In National
</description><author>brandi davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:59:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Care: We are Getting Played</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13632</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes on the Details of Reform&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:31:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making it Viral</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13546</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia"&gt;Making it Viral. The Growing Success of TotallySketch. In Politics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:46:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Last Hurrah for the Voting Rights Act?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13486</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Vote on Voting Rights. Brian Gilmore of Why This Decision May Not Be Enough. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:57:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Real Change in Health Care? You Decide</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13366</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;President Obama’s Address to the AMA on Health Care Reform. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:34:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big Demand. Dwindling Supply.</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13354</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Del Walters on the Tyranny of Big Oil. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:28:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terrorism by Any Other Name</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13328</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Domestic or Foreign the Crime is the Same. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:27:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How the GOP Can Right Itself</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13282</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;G'Ra Asim on how to right the GOP. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:10:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>D-Day Remarks</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13280</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;65th Anniversary of D-Day. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:48:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Things To Stop Doing Now If You Ever Want To Run For Office</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13226</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The New Rules of Privacy. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:12:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Politics of the Pick</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13184</link><description>
&lt;p align="left"&gt;A second view on choosing Sotomayor. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 03:04:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sonia Sotomayor: The Politics of the Pick</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13178</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A chess-like move for a smart President. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:55:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remarks By The President In Nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13162</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Judge Sonia Sotomayor.  In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:34:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Invasion of Privacy</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=13062</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The President's nominee will face a whole new level of scrutiny. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:01:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What’s in a Name - Part 2</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12986</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Since his first column on calling the prez “Obama”, Del Walters is even more convinced that we need a return to formality. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 02:10:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dying - And Humorless</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12966</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Republicans have lost a lot, but their sense of humor is the final blow. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 01:45:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How (not) to pick a Supreme Court justice</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12942</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Black? A Woman? A Latino? Goldie Taylor says "Who Cares?" In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:32:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why All the Formality?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12894</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Eric Easter with another view on addressing the Commander-in-Chief. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:41:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mr. President? Mr. Obama? Obama?  Dude?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12892</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Del Walters on What We Should Be Calling Our Chief Executive. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:26:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>America Doesn't Torture?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12834</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A Call for Consistent Values. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:07:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>100 Days: Best Moves - VeTalle</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12732</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The First 100 Days The best and most questionable moves of President Barack Obama Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Summarizing the first 100 days of the new presidency is a difficult task. Success&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:41:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Going Forward: Obama's Best Opportunity</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12720</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Our contributors weigh in on his best chance for success for the next 4-8 years. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:54:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The First 100 Days</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12704</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Diverse voices on the best and most questionable move since taking office. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:33:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iceman</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12668</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Benefits and Drawbacks of a "Cool" Presidency. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:26:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Morning After</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12640</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Why are the courts all up in your sex life? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:43:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>About That Book</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12516</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;How a diplomatic gesture would influence america's foreign policy. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:49:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The EBONY Power 150</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12462</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Education, Religion, Politics, Business, the Arts or the Military: Who had juice in 2008? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:33:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List: Military</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12444</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List Military &amp;amp; Public Service MILITARY MAJ. SHAWNA KIMBRELL 555th Fighter Squadron, first Black female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force GEN. WILLIAM E. (KIP) WARD Commander of the U.S.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:16:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List: Arts</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12442</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List Arts, Entertainment &amp;amp; Media Arts, Entertainment &amp;amp; Media TYRA BANKS Talk show host, television producer and entrepreneur DEBRA MARTIN CHASE Film and television producer whose company, Martin Chase Productions, is&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:15:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List: Business</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12440</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List Business Business DON. H. BARDEN Owner Chairman CEO, The Barden Companies, Inc. URSULA M. BURNS President, Xerox Corporation SHAWN (JAY Z) CARTER Music producer entrepreneur KENNETH I. CHENAULT Chairman CEO,&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:14:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List: Education &amp; Health</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12438</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List Education &amp;amp; Health Education &amp;amp; Health LERONE BENNETT JR. Author, historian, lecturer L.D. Britt, M.D. Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) board of the regents GEOFFREY CANADA President&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:13:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List: Religion</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12436</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List Religion Religion BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE Presiding bishop, Church of God In Christ, Inc. THE REV. DR. CALVIN O. BUTTS Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem President of the&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:13:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12434</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2009 04 15 The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List The “Ebony Power 150” was compiled by the editors of Ebony, in consultation with national experts and leaders in their fields. Being on the list does not necessarily constitute an&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:10:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mann Up</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12380</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes on the long overdue pardon of heavyweight champ Jack Johnson. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:33:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Socialist? No. Orwellian? Maybe...</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12118</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;As terms of the bailout surface, the premise of a classic sci-fi novel come to mind. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:17:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Too Big To Fail? Too Big To Exist</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12108</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes makes the case for breaking up our souped up companies and institution. In National.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:44:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunshine in Darkness</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=12074</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Finding the upsides of a down economy. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:31:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Half Time</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11984</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The first 100 days...make that the first 50 days of President Obama. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:48:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Steele: In It To Fix It , Or Just To Be The Boss?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11876</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The first black chair of the Republican National Committee doesn't seem all that interested in doing his job. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:16:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mad as Hell</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11804</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Del Walters on why we should  still  demand answers from the Bush administration. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:10:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama As Larry Holmes</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11770</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The president is prepared to deliver a knock-out blow with his political strategy. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The White House Press Pool</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11702</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Obama administration from the inside -- out. An excerpt from the Governors' Association Dinner. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:15:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>25 Things</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11694</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes on news stories you should (and shouldn't) care about. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:00:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wherefore Art Thou FDA?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11658</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;This agency cannot keep our food supply safe. The case for change. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:19:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can a Brother Get Some Stimulus?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11590</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;What the Obama Plan Means for Joe Average. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:29:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, Hoover and The GOP</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11572</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The Republican policies of Herbert Hoover deepened the depression. In stalling Obama's stimulus package, the GOP positioned us for more of the same. Brian Gilmore on the message. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:47:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>We Need A Flat Tax. Now!</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11504</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The cost of our arcane tax structure is more considerable than you think. Eric Easter on the alternative. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:52:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ReThink: Was Abraham Lincoln A White Supremacist?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11476</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Author and historian Lerone Bennett, Jr. asked the question in a seminal article published in the February 1968 issue of Ebony. A first look back through our archives. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:48:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nationalism and Barack Obama</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11416</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Brian Gilmore on why Malcolm's ideology is still necessary. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:27:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Lobbying Really All That Bad?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11380</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Eric Easter calls for reason. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:41:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report From The Ground</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11356</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;It takes a million fences to hold a nation back. Inauguration 2009. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:44:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oh What a Day</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11312</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Sylvester Monroe on the import, and the impact, of President Obama's Inaugural address. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:58:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Inaugural Address</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11308</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The full transcript of President Barack Obama. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:52:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parts of Speech</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11298</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;There are a few key things Obama's Inauguration speech should convey. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:10:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Journey</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11284</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Thank you, Dr. King, for paving the way&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:37:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>White House Social Secretary: The Role</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11240</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;For Desiree Rogers the appointment could mean a new definition for social marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:40:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inauguration Right Rail</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11192</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;TEST&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:14:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Media Mix: Back to the Future</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11190</link><description>
&lt;p&gt; The Black Press in the Age of Obama&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:02:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Penny Wise</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11156</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;What Barack Obama can learn from Jimmy Carter's mistake.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:16:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Black Presidential Candidates Before Barack Obama</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/inauguration/index.aspx?id=11142</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Barack made it look easy, but who tossed their hat in the ring before America was ready to say "Yes We Can." In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:33:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paging Dr. Gupta</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11084</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;A celebrity doc as the Surgeon General might not be such a bad idea. In National&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:32:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Roland Burris' Capitol Steps</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11070</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;EBONY editor Kevin Chappell documents Burris' arrival. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:32:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mr. Burris Goes To Washington</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=11046</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The appointment of Obama's Senate seat is anything but a simple plan. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:06:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arne Duncan, Obama's Education Pick</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10976</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;It is being said now that Barack Obama's pick to serve as Secretary of Education is not an educator.  That's not necessarily a bad thing. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:37:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Warren Decision</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10962</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;"I keep waiting for Rick Warren to bow out of Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony gracefully." Brian Gilmore on that controversial pick.  In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:40:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Paterson on Caroline Kennedy</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10910</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;He has the right to choose a successor to Hillary Clinton. With a Kennedy in the running is it still his choice to make? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:08:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Black GOP Chairman?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10866</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Republicans need a new strategy to replace that southern one. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:22:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blagojevich: The Sixth Sense</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10802</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Just like the movie, once the key evidence is revealed, it all adds up. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are We All Corrupt?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10798</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Eric Easter on the difference between coercion and a favor. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:06:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Smokey: A Poet For The Ages</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10760</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;There's only one man right for the job of Inaugural Poet. Monroe Anderson makes the case. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:27:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It's The Economy, Stupid</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10752</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;A fundamental shift is called for in our bottom-line business strategies. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:33:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exit Strategy</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10670</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Only 48 days left. Condoleezza lets her guard -- and her hair -- down. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:41:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Security Team</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10650</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Obama's picks: risky or pragmatic? brian gilmore sizes up the players.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:44:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transition and Transformation</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10640</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Behind the scenes at the first print interview with the President-elect. How things have changed! In National&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:04:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Michelle Be America's Hostess?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10596</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The role of First Lady has always had an enormous capacity for tradition -- almost as much as it has for change. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:53:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>60 Minutes With The Obamas</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10454</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Ronda Racha Penrice watched the interview. Her faith in America's future has taken a turn. In TV&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:17:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Post-Election Fantasy Draft II</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10448</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Our politicos made the right call on Eric Holder as AG. Check our other odds-on favorites. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:29:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Post-Election Fantasy Draft</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10380</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Barack Obama needs to stock his cabinet. Given what we know now, we have a few revisions to our original picks. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:28:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mirage of Post-Racial Politics</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10328</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;DeAngelo Starnes says there's value in embracing race. It's racism we need to get rid of. In national&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:34:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minorities and The Presidency: Who's Got Next?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10324</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Eric Easter ranks the "identity" in identity politics. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:36:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Audacity of Change</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10322</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Reason trumped race in the election of Barack Obama. William Jelani Cobb calls it a temporary stay. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:09:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Shall Be The Last</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10320</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;With the election of Barack Obama to the office of President, Monroe Anderson sees the achievement of black 'firsts' forever altered. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:35:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One Down; Miles To Go</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10316</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The presidential cabinet takes forethought and strategic thinking. We did the heavy lifting months ago with our Fantasy Draft. Some ideas are worth a second look. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:57:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Press Conference: Short Notes</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10302</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2008 11 07 The First Press Conference Short Notes Eric Easter The first official press conference was short and effective, but…   There were two visual miscues in Barack Obama’s  first news conference as President Elect. Odd mistakes for&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>lenora blackamore</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:04:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Congratulations From Johnson Publishing Company</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10276</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;On behalf of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Linda Johnson Rice extends a heartfelt congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:51:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Election Day Videos</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10270</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Watch snippets of election day happenings from around the city and on the streets!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:59:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The World Reacts</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10266</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Quotes from newspapers around the globe&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:34:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama Remarks - The Full Transcript</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10260</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Read the remarks of a transformational candidate turned President-elect. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:25:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Solemn and Decisive Victory</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10258</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;2008 11 05 A Solemn and Decisive Victory By Eric Easter As major historic events go, the Election Night watch in Chicago’s Grant Park lacked the energy of say, Mandela’s release from prison in Capetown, the wild enthusiasm of&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:50:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Change That Matters Most</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10236</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Brian Gilmore on why an Election Day victory comes second in importance for him. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:47:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Simple Prediction</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10230</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Monroe Anderson made a bold proclamation about Election Tuesday. How'd he do? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:31:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What's At Stake On Tuesday</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10210</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;William Jelani Cobb on why we &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; participate in what could well be the most important event in our history since the end of slavery. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:25:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barack Obama: Savior of the Republican Party?</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10152</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Moderate republicans peep the upside of backing the democratic presidential candidate. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:24:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin Unplugged</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10142</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Has the maverick candidate already left a dying campaign behind? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:27:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voter Oppression</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10118</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;brian gilmore on the voter fraud lie of the GOP. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:18:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 14 Most Desirable Obama Buttons</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10088</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;History has been made and history, of course, requires collectibles.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:54:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 19 Hottest Obama T-Shirts</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10086</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;We narrowed our choices down to the ones we would actually be seen in, during and after the election, win or lose.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:59:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 21 Best Posters from Campaign 08</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10084</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;As you look through our Editors' Picks from 2008 campaign posters, you will notice a certain preponderance of artwork supporting Senator Barack Obama.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:20:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Campaign 101: Surplus Funds</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10048</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;What happens if there's cash left over after an election? In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Terry Glover</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:05:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Powell Factor</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10016</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Colin Powell's endosement of Barack Obama signals an important shift -- for both of them. In Politics&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:27:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Third Debate</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=9984</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;The final presidential debate was McCain's last chance to save his sinking campaign. The captain went down with his ship. In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:42:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Campaign 101: GOTV</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=9934</link><description>
&lt;p&gt;Time to shift from issues to "get out the vote." In National&lt;/p&gt;
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:06:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EBONY Endorses Barack Obama For President</title><link>http://dev.ebonyjet.com/ljr/</link><description>
For the first time in its 63-year history EBONY magazine has officially endorsed a presidential candidate.
</description><author>Brandi Davis</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:06:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
    

