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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 19, 2009 - 11:22:41 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The American political leadership needs to “wake up and smell the coffee” and take a lesson from history. There are four historical references that the Obama administration should consider as they try to handle Afghanistan.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Kwame Kilpatrick - Exclusive FCN Interview';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 17, 2009 - 9:13:03 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In 2001, at the age of 31, he became the youngest mayor elected in the city of Detroit. Dubbed the \"Hip Hop Mayor\" by the media and critics, he began an ambitious urban economic renewal campaign in an attempt to revive a city once known for economic opportunities. He made a lot of friends but also, a lot of enemies.';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In a recent article “The Psychological and Genetic Roots of Violence” which appeared in <i>The Final Call</i>, I suggested that we must investigate to determine what violence producing agents are being introduced into the youth of America and the world.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 10, 2009 - 8:57:46 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In recent days, Islamic names, speculation and some outright lies about the faith have been associated with a horrific, tragic and fatal encounter.&nbsp; The shooting of military personnel at Ft. Hood, Texas revived recurring false images of Islam as the enemy of America.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New Crack Cocaine Bill Leaves Thousands Behind Bars';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2009 - 11:14:58 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Despite studies confirming that illicit drug use by Blacks is no greater than that of Whites, Black offenders are less likely to be offered a chance to plea bargain and more likely to fall under the federal or state mandatory minimum sentencing law.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2009 - 11:13:41 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'There has been a torrent of expressions of rightful outrage over the callous killing of Derrion Albert of Chicago.&nbsp; But if we are not careful, his&nbsp;senseless murder could easily become just another item on the internet among the endless spectacles of life and death.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'America\'s racial climate and the first Black president';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 27, 2009 - 4:59:53 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It has been about a year since the first Black president of the United States was elected. By nearly all accounts, Barack Obama ran a brilliant race, mastering the Electoral College, attracting disaffected and young voters to the political process and issuing a call for change that rang across America. ';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 26, 2009 - 2:38:52 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Certainly we should abhor the actions of [violent] young men. However, we should also look at the pervasive violence in our \'youth culture\' and its relationship to a violent America. “Black youth do not live in isolation, away from a violent America. The sickness of violence affects everyone and permeates our society.”';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 26, 2009 - 2:33:59 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Regarding the discourse between the Black masses and the politically connected elite, speaking truth to power has long been a method for airing grievances. From voicing principled opposition to making one\'s displeasure known to government.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 26, 2009 - 2:26:06 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It is only a matter of time before Hallmark designs and manufactures Father\'s Day cards for Black women. They would fly off of the shelves in the Black community and it would be difficult for us as a community to protest given the fact that we have helped create the market for it.';
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