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Panelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…

The secretaries of state of Ohio, Jon Husted (R), and Minnesota, Mark Ritchie (D) talked about ending partisanship in politics and government with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s John Fortier…

Six former members of the Senate and House of Representatives talked about ways to end hyper-partisanship in Congress. Topics included the congressional schedule, comity among members, parti…

Former Rep. Flake talked about his book, The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps for Achieving Your Dreams, published by HarperSanFranciso. The former congressman is senior pastor of …

The morning session of State of the Black Union 2006 titled, “Economic Empowerment: Building and Leveraging Wealth in the African American Community,” focused on economic conditions in the b…

Former President Bill Clinton dedicated his new presidential library and museum in Little Rock, Arkansas. In his remarks President Clinton talked about the meaning and symbolism of the libra…

Ministers and leaders of the African-American community spoke about the role and influence of the church in the African-American community. Among the issues they addressed were the role of t…

Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson gave the introductory remarks at the annual Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner. Among the topics she discussed were the upcoming fall elections and…

As part of the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Representative Jefferson recognized members of the caucus. Various awards were given to members of the African American community who…

As part of the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Representative Jefferson spoke about the importance of the organization. After his speech, Carl McCall was given the William L. Dawso…

President Bush talked about his goals for education policy and the role parents can play.

Mr. Flake talked about the president’s faith-based program’s initiative. He also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

After brief welcoming remarks by Mayor Goldsmith, participants talked about the policies, politics and practices of charter schools. They said that charter schools were a critical part of re…

Reverend Flake, a former Representative from Queens, New York talked about his book The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps for Achieving your Dreams published by Harper Press. The b…

The panelists talked about school choice and community development in America. Reverend Flake described what his church has done to improve education by building a school. He commented on th…

Beth Harpaz of the Associated Press talked about the candidate positions in the New York Senate race. Reverend Floyd Flake talked about Senator Al D’Amato’s (R) efforts to improve New York. …

The House Small Business Committee members heard from former members of Congress and representatives from community development groups regarding low income communities. The General Accountin…

Speakers talked about the role of churches and communities in effecting change. They talked about the importance of the two institutions and examples of how they have come together for posit…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to vote on bills on education, taxes, and various other bills. Members began with their one minute speeches on whatever topic they wanted to …