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June 26, 2008 Cool your (noisy) jets

“That’s the way it is,” said Mark Ward, a system support manager from the FAA at the meeting organized by Community Board 6 and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D–Park ...

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Source: BrooklynPapers.com,  United States


June 24, 2008 Courting the black caucus in Colombia

“It would be naïve of me not to think there was [a] connection,” said Rep. Yvette Clarke (DN.Y.). “They didn’t have to take up the cause of the ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


June 24, 2008 OBAMA REMARK OFFENDS REP. DIANNE WATSON: CBC meeting has tense ...

According to Rep. Yvette Clarke, DN.Y., Obama then said, "However, I need to make a decision in the next few months as to how I manage that since I'm ...

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Source: Eurweb.com, CA


June 23, 2008 06-22-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE

According to Rep. Yvette Clarke, DN.Y., Obama then said, "However, I need to make a decision in the next few months as to how I manage that since I'm ...

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Source: Eurweb.com, CA


June 23, 2008 A Death On Staten Island As The Hill-Dog Returns

Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn), John Hall (D-Hudson Valley) and Edolphus Towns (D-Brooklyn) appeared on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's latest ...

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Source: NY1, NY


June 23, 2008 McCain camp playing up gender as both sides embrace victimhood

According to Rep. Yvette Clarke, DN.Y., Obama then said, "However, I need to make a decision in the next few months as to how I manage that since I'm ...

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Source: Politico, DC


June 20, 2008 House passes homeland security measures

Chertoff said that one major airline estimates that it gets about 9000 false positives each day. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Yvette Clarke (DN. ...

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Source: FCW.com, VA


June 17, 2008 Felder Crashes Clarkes' Party

Councilman Simcha Felder paid a surprise visit last night to the Brooklyn political club that is home to Rep. Yvette Clarke and her mother, ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


June 12, 2008 The Obama Factor At Play In 10th CD

Last week, he and the two other New York House members whose districts Obama won - Greg Meeks and Yvette Clarke - were the first members of the state's ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


June 08, 2008 Caribbean American Congresswoman Gets Into Tiff In Switch Of ...

June 9, 2008: Jamaican-American Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, finally switched her allegiance to Senator Barack Obama. But the switch at a City Hall press ...

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Source: CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM, NY


June 07, 2008 'UNITY' TURNS UGLY AT RALLY HERE

... a reporter's question about why some Clinton Democrats weren't present for the City Hall event when Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) interrupted him. ...

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Source: New York Post, NY


June 06, 2008 Clinton’s Exit: When Push Came to Shove

Yvette Clarke, Gregory Meeks, and Edolphus Towns - whose heavily black districts had voted for Obama - could face viable primary challenges from pro-Obama ...

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Source: NewsChannel5.com, TN


June 05, 2008 Clinton backers begin to move to Barack Obama

Gregory Meeks, Edolphus Towns and Yvette Clarke announced late Wednesday they were backing the Illinois senator and calling for party unity. ...

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Source: guardian.co.uk, UK


June 05, 2008 Rangel Leads NY Delegation in Endorsing Obama

Gregory Meeks of Queens, Edolphus Towns of Brooklyn, and Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn had all endorsed Mr. Obama in a statement Wednesday night. ...

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Source: New York Sun, United States


June 05, 2008 New York delegation plans Obama event today

Sources said African-Amercan New York members, including Greg Meeks, Yvette Clarke, and Ed Towns, are pushing for an immediate endorsement. ...

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Source: Politico, DC


June 01, 2008 Guyana Flag Flying High Over New York City

A representative from the Brooklyn borough President`s Office also declared `The Republic of Guyana independence day in Brooklyn` before Menses the Griot ...

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Source: CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM, NY


May 31, 2008 SEEN UP NORTH: Exemplar Dame Billie

American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, a first-term member of the United States House of Representatives in Washington, was describing Dame Billie Miller, ...

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Source: The Nation Newspaper, Barbados


May 29, 2008 Civic Calendar

Call (718) 237-2017 X148 for info. Town hall meeting for veterans. On the agenda: Rep. Yvette Clarke hosts a forum to discuss the needs of veterans. ...

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Source: BrooklynPapers.com,  United States


May 22, 2008 Pol's aide may get deported for pot bust in '80s

Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer and Rep. Yvette Clarke to mediate for Martin. Martin's lawyer, Cheryl David, said federal officials have clamped down, ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


May 20, 2008 Bill would create redress for some travelers

“It gives people a pathway, it puts the onus on agencies to really streamline [their] processes, to interact with each other,” said Rep. Yvette Clarke (DN. ...

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Source: FCW.com, VA


May 15, 2008 Politics On The Mind Of Caribbean American Brooklyn Nationals

And Adams feels strongly that his congressional representative, Yvette Clarke, should also get on the Obama wagon soon. `I think she should switch since ...

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Source: CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM, NY


May 14, 2008 We’ll Have to Check, Sir

... leaving customs and border protection bureaucracies free to recycle erroneous challenges, according to Representative Yvette Clarke of New York. ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


May 12, 2008 Conyers, Meeks, Nadler, Scott to Hold Community Forum on Law ...

Charles Rangel ( D-NY ), Yvette Clarke ( D-NY ), Nydia Velasquez ( D-NY ), Jose Serrano ( D-NY ), Ed Towns ( D-NY ), and NY State Senator Malcolm Smith will ...

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Source: Media Newswire (press release), NY


May 09, 2008 Democrats To Hold Forum On Law Enforcement Accountability In New ...

... Bobby Scott (D-VA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Nydia Velasquez (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Ed Towns (D-NY) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. ...

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Source: CBS News, NY


May 09, 2008 Hillary Clinton misplays race card while Barack Obama is treated ...

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) eagerly beseeched a smiling Obama to autograph the cover of Thursday's Daily News - headlined "It's His Party" - while some ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


May 08, 2008 Race over or not, Obama takes a victory lap

Obama made his way into the well of the chamber, at one point stopping by Representative Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, New York, who showed him a copy of The ...

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Source: International Herald Tribune, France


May 08, 2008 Obama Works the House

Mr. Obama made his way into the well of the chamber, at one point stopping by Representative Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, who showed him a copy of New York ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


May 08, 2008 Odds And Ends

Rep. Yvette Clarke, a Clinton superdelegate, asked Obama to sign her copy of today's DN (!), the wood of which reads: "It's His Party. ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


May 08, 2008 Clinton seeks private super endorsements

And adding insult to injury, Clinton backer Rep. Yvette Clarke (DN.Y.) eagerly approached Obama during his visit to the House on Thursday and asked him to ...

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Source: Politico, DC


May 06, 2008 The Congressional Black Caucus Fails Afro-Colombians

Yvette Clarke, who represents one of the most liberal districts in the state comprising Park Slope, Brooklyn, also failed to support the legislation. ...

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Source: Black Agenda Report, NJ


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