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AIDS has become a black disease It was not until the late 1980s that black HIV infection rates surpassed those of whites. Twenty years ago, white gay men began to reverse rapidly increasing rate of infections within their community, and black Americans must do the same today. It starts with knowing that if you’re black, your risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is so high it’s scary. ...

Why not hand out $819 billion to taxpayers? Barack Obama's stimulus plan passed its version in the House of Representatives by a vote of 244-188. Why not just give the $819 billion to the people? Then they could avoid foreclosure, pay off some bills, or supplement their income in the case of job layoffs. Here is the answer. ...

A bailout for (black) homeowners Wall Street got its bailout through a $700 billion plan to relieve financial institutions of "toxic debt." But what about homeowners, working folks, who have their own "toxic debt" — shouldn't the government assist them, too? ...

Opinion: A bailout just for Wall Street There are two sides to the financial crises in America.  The financial bailout plan which became law on Friday addresses only one of them.The Mortgage CrisisAt the heart of the U.S. financial woes is the mortgage crisis.   Over two million homes will be foreclosed upon this year.   Another 10 million homes are now "upside down"—that is, they owe more on their home than it is currently worth—putting them at ...

Obama chooses Biden as running mate On Saturday, Obama announced that he had selected as his running mate Joe Biden, the Delaware Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ...