First Person: Long Road To College Pays Off

Karlton Pannell, who's graduating from the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School and had the honor of introducing former president Bill Clinton, says he's grateful for his unique opportunity.

CNN Poll Says Obama Will Not Win Re-Election

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Roughly 51 percent of Americans expect President Obama to lose his 2012 re-election bid, a new CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll has found. Fewer -- 46 percent -- said they expect the president to win re-election.

While that seems like bad news, it's important to consider this bit of context: When the same question was asked in 1995, 65 percent of Americans expected President Bill Clinton to lose his re-election bid, and just 24 percent said he would win. Mr. Clinton, of course, went on to win a second term. CONTINUE....

Don't Ask Don't Tell's Death Long Overdue

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By: Deborah Mathis, BlackAmericaWeb.com

Born in 1993 at the beginning of the Clinton presidency, Don't Ask Don't Tell was an ugly baby that grew up to be an ugly teenager.

Yet, for all the shameful bad it did - scandalizing and punishing people for not being like the majority - having DADT was probably the only way we were going to confront and overcome the mentality that spawned it. CONTINUE....

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