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Joint Center Citations January 2008

 

January 21 - 31, 2008

Social Security is worth $225,000 for a typical retiree, in PR Newswire

After South Carolina: Can Obama capture a wider swath of voters? in The Christian Science Monitor, Catholic Online and Sedona.biz

Clinton or Obama? Question divides Orlando-area black voters, in Orlando Sentinel

'Brother' Bill, Barack Obama and the votes of black folk, in The Huffington Post

Obama Wins South Carolina: Clintons’ smear campaign backfires, in Black Enterprise

Report: Black, Hispanic children making gains, in USA Today

African-Americans Key for Democrats' Presidential Hopes, in Voice of America

Is all fair in political campaigning? The testy climate in South Carolina begs the question, in BlackAmericaWeb.com

Blacks stung by Bill Clinton's remarks, in The Washington Post and WTOL

Separated by a quarter-century of change, but linked by race, in The New York Times

First black Tuskegee mayor honored, in The Gazette

A mixed bag for Obama, in The Dallas Morning News

“Billary” is playing the race card, in Hudson Valley Press Online

In the South, echoes of Jackson’s run, in The New York Times

Wynn's foe focuses on breakaway votes, in The Washington Post

Will whites vote for Barack Obama? in Salon.com

Racial debate rises in US vote campaign, in Google News

Obama's bid turns focus on class split among blacks, in The Wall Street Journal

January 11 - 20, 2008

Clinton-Obama contest divides S.C. by race, gender, age, in The Star Ledger

Hillary must persuade Bill to take a back seat, in The Star Ledger

Top Dems to March on S.C. Capitol, in USA Today

In blacks, Obama seeks untapped well of support, in The Boston Globe

Political Pilgrims: Politics will add an extra dimension to King holiday this year as candidates invoke his vision, in Winston-Salem Journal

Next step for civil rights, in Las Vegas Review-Journal

Politics of race ensnare Democrats, in The Christian Science Monitor

Race enters race, in The News

Racial politics heat up Democratic campaign, in Akron Beacon Journal

Bradley Effect R.I.P, in The New York Sun

Republican gridlock rekindles talk of third-party candidate, in Toronto Star

Racial politics complicate Democratic White House contest, in World News Australia

Analysis: Will race matter to Dems? in Google News

Minority vote moves center state, in Google News

Tossing the race card from the deck, in The Star Ledger

January 1 - 10, 2008

‘Bradley Effect’ Debated as Factor in Obama’s Loss; Campaign Teams Head to Nevada, S.C., in BlackAmericaWeb.com

No single reason for faulty New Hampshire pre-vote polls, in Google News

Obama, Clinton go for black vote in SC, in Google News

A litmus test for Obama, in Hartford Courant

Congressional Black Caucus split between Clinton and Obama, in New America Media

Does Obama's Win Show US Is Colorblind? in Google News

Obama's message could make race a non-factor in Iowa caucuses, in The Dallas Morning News

Barack Obama, unelectable ‘Hopemonger?’ Campaign, polls proving the naysayers wrong, in BlackAmericaWeb.com

Everett recalls King's vision on anniversary of slain leader's assassination, in Fox Business Network

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Did You Know?

Did you know that more than two-fifths (42 percent) of African Americans surveyed in a October-November 2005 Joint Center survey expect that their own retirement savings and investments will be their major source of income in retirement? However, only 51 percent have any money in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, or money market funds. Furthermore, only 16 percent have money invested in bonds, only 31 percent have investments in stocks or mutual fund shares, and only 24 percent have an IRA or Keogh plan