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Indeed, as soon as he took office, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that his top priority was to deny President [Barack] Obama a second term.
Julianne Malveaux
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Julianne Malveaux
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 22
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Julianne Marie Malveaux
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George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control.
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While the banks got big bailouts, a sizeable chunk of African-American wealth evaporated because so many people lost homes.
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Tavis Smiley lost lots of corporate support after he was critical of President [Barack] Obama.
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History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.
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[Barack Obama] intended, I think, to say that he took Trayvon's [ Martin] death somewhat personally.
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[My childhood was ] spiritual than religious.
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I don't regret my votes for President Obama by any stretch of the imagination.
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The president [Barack Obama] did introduce a jobs bill that could not clear Congress. The Republicans simply would not work with him.
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