John Fund: Don't Forget Obamas ACORN Ties Sep 24, 2009
Fund: Donorget Obamas ACORN Connections. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)
Senate candidate Jackson gains a name Sep 1, 2009
Kettlewell was asked if Jackson had begun using her maiden name because of prior female senators who used three names - Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, by way of Illinois and Arkansas. "Absolutely not," Kettlewell said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Open Letter to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee Aug 28, 2009
Equally perplexing is your awareness of the political price your friend and former Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun paid after she heaped similar public praises on Nigerias Sanny Abacha, a parallel of Ghanas Rawlings. Perhaps, you need to be educated about your undemocratic hero before you attempt to rewrite the history of Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Beacon of fairness, equality Aug 27, 2009
Before Barack Obama and Carol Moseley Braun in the US Senate, the black community had one of its biggest advocates in Kennedy. He was there, championing our efforts, said Williams, who met Kennedy in the mid- 70s and was a delegate for him in 1980, when he ran for president. (Boston Globe)
Execution off; Davis tries to prove innocence Aug 18, 2009
Other supporters include celebrities Susan Sarandon and Harry Belafonte; world leaders such as former President Jimmy Carter and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu; and former and current U.S. lawmakers Bob Barr, Carol Moseley Braun and John Lewis. Share this on. (CNN)
Obama's seat race could cost Senate some diversity Jul 23, 2009
The first black person to hold the Illinois seat was Carol Moseley Braun, who won it in 1992 and lost it six years later to Republican Peter Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald didn't seek re-election, and Obama captured the seat in 2004, trouncing another black candidate, conservative Republican Alan Keyes. (Anchorage Daily News)
Burris not running, cites fundraising Jul 11, 2009
Black leaders also may fight hard to hang on to a seat held in recent years by three black senators: Burris, President Barack Obama and Carol Moseley Braun. Burris is currently the Senate's only black member. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Justices delay death row inmate's appeal Jun 30, 2009
Other supporters include celebrities Susan Sarandon and Harry Belafonte; world leaders such as former President Jimmy Carter and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa; and former and current U.S. lawmakers Bob Barr, Carol Moseley Braun and John Lewis. Share this on. (CNN -- US)
Even political parties have their poopers Mar 23, 2009
In addition to the token three named, you could add: Rahm Emanuel, Blago, Hillary, Charles Rangel, Tom Harken, Howard Dean, Eliott Spitzer, Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman, Tom Daschle, Al Franken, Chris Dodd, Al Sharpton, Harry Reid, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Kathleen Sebilius, John "Baby daddy" Edwards, Ray Nagin, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Diane Feinstein, Barney Frank, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Carol Moseley Braun, Ed Fallon, William Jefferson, Dianne Wilkerson, and Kwame... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Was Lincoln Racist? Feb 10, 2009
Obama, and his black Illinois senator predecessor Carol Moseley Braun, occupied the Illinois Class III Senate seat. Additionally, Roland Burris now occupies the Class III seat, making him the third black U.S. Senator from Illinois and the fourth overall. (Slate)
Obituary: Larry Hawkins Feb 8, 2009
There are many distinguished graduates of the outreach programs that Hawkins designed, including Carol Moseley Braun, who was the first African American woman to become a U.S. Senator. Duel Richardson, Director of Neighborhood Relations/Educational Programs in the Office of Civic Engagement, said, Larry was a remarkable human being, and there are few who have his standing in the community. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Letters to the Editor Feb 8, 2009
"Let's dissect this intelligently, Tom. Since I've been alive, there have been a total of two serious black presidential candidates that have run for president. When I say serious, I mean from the two large parties... I'm not talking about the Green Party candidate who beats up cops or the also rans who didn't get very far in the primaries (Alan Keyes, Carol Moseley Braun). Basically, I'm talking about Jesse Jackson and Barry Obama... at the minimum, they at least took one state in the... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
