After R. Kelly was acquitted last week, African-American women in Chicago and on blogs exclaimed their joy about the verdict. Here's a look inside the racial and gender politics of the Kelly acquittal.
WASHINGTON -- As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Rapid growth in population has led to a proportionate increase in the number of divorce cases. Many social factors are responsible for the spurt in their numbers.
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY, TRY.B), announced today that it has signed development agreements with new and existing franchisees to open an additional 35 Arby's(R) restaurants throughout the U.S.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the priority review period for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) New Drug Application (NDA) for PROMACTA(R) (eltrombopag) for the short-term treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The Prescription Drug User Fee action date has been extended to September 19, 2008.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that UFC(R) 2009 Undisputed, the company's debut videogame based on the renowned Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) mixed martial arts organization, is in development for the Xbox 360 (R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION (R)3 computer entertainment system and mobile devices.
Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PCYG), developer and marketer of patented computer software and consulting services which enable its retail customers to increase sales while reducing inventory and labor costs, today announced it has expanded its existing ActionManager(R) license agreement with a division of an international convenience store chain. The ActionManager suite of products manages the
Sen. Chuck Hagel's (R-Neb.) acknowledgment that he would consider serving as Barack Obama's vice president speaks to his continued alienation from the GOP as well as from his longtime friend John McCain. "If it would occur, I would have to
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