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NAACP Cautiously Optimistic on Pennsylvania Voter ID Case

(Harrisburg, PA) – NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous addressed reporters outside the Harrisburg, PA courthouse on Tuesday as Judge Robert Simpson heard arguments about the state’s voter photo ID law.
 
“We are cautiously optimistic that the court will file an injunction against the voter photo ID law,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation said that processing even a small percentage of the voters who need ID would overwhelm their system. In Georgia, voter ID took years to implement.

PoliticsInColor: RNC News Roundup

Here are some headlines from the 2012 RNC:

BlackAmericaWeb.com:  Michael Cottman - Going Nuts?

NewsOne: Why Romney's Deficit Vow is Shallow?

TheRoot.com: Was Romney Upstaged by a chair?


New Website: What is Mitt's Secret

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today unveiled a new website, www.whatsmittssecret.org, to bring attention to the very serious issue of the Republican presidential candidate refusing to publicly release his tax returns.

On the site, visitors can use the #WhatsMittsSecret Twitter hashtag to take a guess at what could be in Mitt Romney's returns. If they don't have Twitter, they can submit their ideas via an online form.


President Lays Out Vision, Plans at Urban League

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Urban League!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  It is good to be with the Urban League.  (Applause.)  And it's good to be in the Big Easy.  (Applause.) 

 


CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver Lauds Supreme Court's Decision on Health Care Law

Today, Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act:

 


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