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October 11, 2008 Community Voter Education Barack B Que

Join friends, family, and fellow Obama supporters along with State Representative-Elect Gwyn Clarke-Reed in welcoming Congress women Yvette Clarke. Event: CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY VOTER EDUCATION BARBECUE Time: 3:30 - 5:15 pm Location: ...

October 10, 2008 People of the Week for October 11

The next seven best people of the week are: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), New York state Sen. Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn), New York state Senator William Perkins, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rep. Jesse Jackson Junior (D-IL), Rep. ...

October 09, 2008 Commentary: Voting against Obama doesn’t make you a racist (CNN)

Story Highlights; Beck: Every time Obama’s history or record is questioned, someone cries racism; Random name-calling hurts legitimate claims of racism, which do exist, says Beck; Beck: If politicians would stop exploiting our ...

October 09, 2008 Political (Decision Making Process)Failure Of GOP

Our House of Representatives Yvette Clarke (D) New York for the district of Brooklyn states that treasury secretary can not be trusted to be accountable for citizen tax payers. The house has got the 700 Billion dollar bail out proposal. ...

October 09, 2008 Joe six-pack?

I don't find that. It leaves a lot of people out." -- Rep. Yvette Clarke I pulled this quote from a Glen Beck article on CNN.com and must say that I am taking it totally out of the context Beck was using it in. ...

October 09, 2008 Beck: Voting Against Obama Does NOT Make You A Racist

Rep. Yvette Clarke It's worth noting that all of this comes from the same state and the same party as Hillary Clinton. If you're of the mindset that all Republicans are racist and therefore deserve these attacks, remember what happened ...

October 09, 2008 Commentary: Voting against Obama doesn't make you a racist

Rep. Yvette Clarke It's worth noting that all of this comes from the same state and the same party as Hillary Clinton. If you're of the mindset that all Republicans are racist and therefore deserve these attacks, remember what happened ...

October 09, 2008 Speaking In Code

“Some may say their true colors are showing,” said Representative Yvette Clarke of New York. “Others may say they’re just not being thoughtful. But certainly a lot of the language I’ve heard I consider to be incendiary. ...

October 08, 2008 Tighten your Anoraks

“Some may say their true colors are showing,” said Representative Yvette Clarke of New York. [hey - isn’t *that* raaacist??] ...“Who exactly is Joe Six-Pack and who are these hockey moms? That’s what I’d like to know,” sh

October 07, 2008 Unless being black means being Marxist . . .

[State Rep. Yvette] Clarke [(NY)] also found a racial subtext in Ms. Palin’s repeated appeals to “Joe Six-Pack” and “hockey moms.” “Who exactly is Joe Six-Pack and who are these hockey moms? That’s what I’d like to k

October 07, 2008 New code words identified

... card was stupid before, fasten your seat belts, kids, because we're about to veer hard and fast into the 'tard lane (with my emphasis): “Some may say their true colors are showing,” said Representative Yvette Clarke of New York. ...

October 07, 2008 Black Congressmen Declare Racism In Palin’s Rhetoric

“Some may say their true colors are showing,” said Representative Yvette Clarke of New York. “Others may say they’re just not being thoughtful. But certainly a lot of the language I’ve heard I consider to be incendiary. ...

October 01, 2008 Twitter Tweets about Clinton as of October 1, 2008

2008-10-01 17:56:04 · Reply · View. badbanana: @whatsnext I think he was quoting Bill Clinton. 2008-10-01 17:54:33 · Reply · View. pascalpp: Brooklyn: Tell your reps to vote NO on the bailout! Rep. Yvette Clarke: 202-225-6231 ...

September 30, 2008 Roll Call: Note to Yvette Clark -- There Are People In Your ...

Sadly, despite the fact that my new district's representative, Yvette Clarke, claims to be serving the 11th District with "Courage, Boldness and Excellence," one must wonder if it wouldn't have been a bit more courageous to have ...

September 26, 2008 YVette Clarke, a Black woman who is a member of 3 HOUSE committees!

Rep. Clarke received a scholarship to. Oberlin Colege and received the Prestigious. APPAH/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy. and Policy Analysis. Rep. Clarkeis the first Director. of BUsiness development of the Bronx. Empowerment zone. ...

September 24, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 7087: To amend the Small Business Act ...

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] introduced HR 7087: To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in ...

September 24, 2008 And THE HIGHEST RANKED IN THE 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens/Long Island). Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn). Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Queens/Bronx). Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester/Rockland). Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan/Queens). Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens) ...

September 18, 2008 Graham Raising

The foment over term limits and their possible extension has done nothing to curtail the fundraising efforts by 2009 hopefuls who aren't yet sure ... that Rep. Yvette keywor

September 18, 2008 House Approves Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Education for America’s Schools

House Approves Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Education for America’s Schools September 18th, 2008 by Karina Today, ... and become better stewards of the earth. Rep. John Sarbanes, the author of the legislati

September 18, 2008 "What a shame. Mr. Deblasio."

Thank you Representative Yvette Clarke and her wonderful assistant, Deanna Bitetti, for your help obtaining some postal service here in Carroll Gardens! The PO will be at the Eileen Dugan Senior Center ONCE A MONTH starting Friday, ...

September 18, 2008 House Approves Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Education ...

Rep. Lynn Woolsey:. Rep. Yvette Clarke:. Rep. Rob Andrews:. From the Education and Labor Committee:. The US House of Representatives today passed legislation to strengthen environmental education experiences for schoolchildren both ...

September 18, 2008 Graham Raising

The reader who forwarded this invite noted that Graham, who is Caribbean-American, has not been derailed by the fact that Rep. Yvette Clarke, the first Caribbean-American elected to Congress, endorsed de Blasio over the summer, ...

September 10, 2008 Jewish And Breaking News

However, Sundays meeting rapidly deteriorated into a shouting match when Alan Schechter, a representative of the Westhampton Beach Eruv Associationa group whose members support the proposed religious boundarybegan to speak in favor of ...

September 09, 2008 simcha felder kevin parker

There are a number of hotly contested seats (here's a list of candidates PDF ): Real World alum Kevin Powell is hoping to usurp longtime Representative Edolphus Towns in Brooklyn, City Council members Simcha Felder and Kendall Stewart ...

September 08, 2008 Jewish And Breaking News

Parker was endorsed yesterday by members of the New York City congressional delegation, including Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Ed Towns and Rep. Nydia Velazquez. That should give him a boost of confidence but it also ...

September 08, 2008 [Shekinah Mercantile & Yizreel's Garden] Jewish And Breaking News

Parker was endorsed yesterday by members of the New York City congressional delegation, including Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Ed Towns and Rep. Nydia Velazquez. That should give him a boost of confidence but it also ...

September 07, 2008 American terrorist watch. Was a close associate of the late ...

... violent acts and were or are currently on terrorist watch. To the government since february to have their names removed from the terrorist watch list to leave individuals in this purgatory is un-american," says rep yvette clarke, d-ny..

September 04, 2008 McMahon campaign is very wrong for attacking Rep. Owens

Charles Schumer, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Borough President Marty Markowitz and more than a dozen current members of Congress--including Rep. Yvette Clarke, who soundly defeated Chris in 2006." In my opinion the endorsement by Rep. ...

September 04, 2008 filmmaker held on espionage

To help, you can contact your representative in congress and demand action. Or, try calling Berend’s representative, Yvette Clarke (718.287.1142), or write Hillary Clinton or Charles Schumer. Articles can be found here and here.

September 03, 2008 Help free Andrew Berends

Ways you can help: if you’re in the states, contact your representative in Congress and ask him or her to take action on Andrew’s behalf. You can also call Andrew’s representative, Yvette Clarke, at 718-287-1142. ...