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Afghanistan, Is President Obama Another U.S. Presidential Warlord?

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:43:00 +0000

How long does it take a mild-mannered, anti-war, black professor of constitutional law, trained as a community organiser on the South Side of Chicago, to become an enthusiastic sponsor of targeted...

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4 Days to Go before Blogging For Justice! Taser Torture In America

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:41:00 +0000

4 Days before Blogging for Justice The Stop Taser Torture blog is the official blog that coordinates the annual December 4th event called, “Stop Taser Torture, blogging for...

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My last post as a blogger will be Friday December 4th 2009.

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Yes, I'm retiring this blog for the next 6 months, maybe forever. My last post as a blogger on this blog site will be Friday December 4th 2009. It's a wonderful 3 years, but it's time to...

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4 Cops shot to death

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000

According to CNN,a man is sought in the deadly ambush of 4 police officers. Check this out, the man sought in deadly ambush had sentence commuted. The person of interest in the...

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Gang Raping of Black Girls - When Enough is Enough! Steven Scott, Deshon Riley, Justin Williams

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:59:00 +0000

UPDATE: Two TV execs have been suspended over a billboard advertising the case. 20-year-old Steven Scott is accused of gang raping a 14-year-old girl As reported by True Crime...

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Segregated Coast Guard

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000

Here is a great article by Dennis Conrad of the Associated Press regarding what I term a segregated coast guard. Check out the numbers, the lack of diversity in a service where only 311 of its...

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The Trial of Watson Black - A Novel

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:36:00 +0000

Here is an interesting novel from blogger Francis L. Holland at the Police Brutality blog. A NOVEL OF SCIENCE FICTION Watson Black was on his way home from his dry cleaning job when...

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Thanksgiving Thoughts - From a black man - 2009

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000

Local and national news have been showing images of the First lady Michelle Obama in the elegant, strapless designer gown she wore for the white House's first state dinner. While a group of...

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Joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions - The Washington Post

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:58:00 +0000

According to The Washington Post, joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions, 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for the general...

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The Politics of obesity and black folks

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Some two dozen Lincoln University seniors may not receive their degrees this spring, thanks to a graduation requirement stipulating that students who enter college with a BMI over 30 must either...

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Tasers Wins 100th Law Suit

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a leading provider of technology solutions and the market leader in electronic control devices (ECDs),...

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Taser, Gun Crazy America

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:34:00 +0000

As reported by AFP, CHANTILLY, Virginia — Recession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly...

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SCLC Supports Stop Taser Torture - Blogging For Justice Day 12.4.09

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:21:00 +0000

The Fort Worth Branch of SCLC, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which has taken a national lead protesting the taser death of Michael Jacobs has not stopped in renewing the call...

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Civil Rights Groups and Congressional Black Caucus Turn on Obama

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:00 +0000

The organizations — including the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group— will make clear that they believe the president’s $787 billion stimulus program has not...

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AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000

http://ping.fm/rBhpq Standards For police Taser Use supported By Publisher of Tasered While Black Bloghttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/rQXR

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AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:26:00 +0000

http://ping.fm/0n9fV Tasered For Needing Helphttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/rQXR

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AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:25:00 +0000

http://ping.fm/87K40 Movement to Stop Taser Torture now on Facebook and Twitterhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/rQXR

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Standards for police taser use supported by publisher of Tasered While Black Blog

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

f http://stoptasertorture.blogspot.com I just finished reading the Police Executive Research Forum's Taser policy guidelines. The forum is a research group for police chiefs and...

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Progressive Bloggers United Against Taser Tortue, Kick Off Crusade

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Back-to-Back-to-Back Taser Deaths Kicks Off Crusade By Eddie G. Griffin (BASG) Since the maker of the 50,000-volt electronic stun gun control device (ECD), TASER International, issued a new...

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Alabama county sues JPMorgan over debt deals

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0000

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Mayor Larry Langford Found guilty - faces a potential sentence of 805 years

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:42:00 +0000

Larry Langford: 'Calm inside' as verdicts halt career Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford waits outside the the Federal Building in Tuscaloosa, Ala, as the jury deliberates during his...

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10 Year old Girl Tasered By police

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

Is there ever a time when a 10 year old kid should be tasered by police for bad behavior? According to OZARK, Ark. Police there is: Get this, according to 4029tv.com -- Ozark police said...

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Why do black folks do this - Are black folks going insane - I ask Why?

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:24:00 +0000

There is something going on in America. Has black America gone insane? Is there something in the Chicken? As an example Why would an enraged father shoot and kill his 15yr old son in the back of the...

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Police in Texas taser torture for low-level, non-violent misdemeanors like disruption of class or disorderly conduct

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000

According to Cameron Langford at the Court House News Service, Police in Texas public schools are increasingly using force against children, including Tasers and pepper spray, and the "overwhelming...

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Killer Cop Goes To Trial For Taser Death - Another Taser Death in New York

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:44:00 +0000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former Winnfield Police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died is scheduled to be tried on manslaughter and malfeasance in office...

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