Barbara Jordan

History, Hope and Hillary: A Call for Party Unity

Bennet Kelley | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

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Bennet Kelley

I am asking that you heed the lessons of 1980 and remain loyal to the party both candidates represent and to the legacy of the Clinton administration they seek continue.

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Race, Gender and Class in Twenty Aught Eight

Ann Medlock | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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Ann Medlock

In the blue-collar world, in the world of conservative Christians, and among many of the military, "Iron my shirt" isn't an unreasonable order. It's the way things have been and ever shall be.

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