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Joint Center Citations January 2009

January 21 - 31, 2009

What the Chairman pick says about the GOP, CQ Politics

Voter ID was a success in November: Turnout was higher in states that took a simple step to prevent fraud, The Heritage Foundation, The Wall Street Journal

A worthy role model for black men, USA Today

African Americans vie to lead Republicans, AFRO, New America Media

High court to review Voting Rights Act, week of Janaury 22-28, 2009, The Wilmington Journal, AFRO

Experts hope Obama will address health disparities, American Medical News

Judge Alexander Ford to retire, The Tuskegee News

Obama makes history, but increase in black legislators slows, Media General

January 11 - 20, 2009

Joint Center President Ralph B. Everett reflects on the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, PR Newswire, Houston Chronicle, Columbus Business First, Phoenix Business Journal, The Earth Times, Portland Observer, News Blaze

Obama presidency is pinnacle of a long struggle, International Herald Tribune, CBS News, WWJ Newsradio 950

Will Obama's race help or hurt black America, Miami Herald, Lexington Herald-Leader, McClatchy, Myrtle Beach Online

Businessman throws inaugural party with a heart, USA Today, Courier-Journal, The Jackson Sun, Times-Delta, Central Jersey

At the church of the Democratic Party, The Washington Post

The new face of America, Politico

Stafford giving underserved a first-class experience in D.C., BlackAmericaWeb

January 1 - 10, 2009

Will Obama blow up negative stereotypes of black men? Tri-City Herald, Myrtle Beach Online, Centre Daily, San Luis Obispo, McClatchy, Island Packet, Lake Wylie Pilot

Chapter in US District Court history ending, The Boston Globe

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