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National: Ohio Veterans Group to Honor Black Soldiers; Laura Bush and Michelle Obama Meet; The High Court Upholds “Victims’-Impact” Evidence

November 11th, 2008

Ohio Veterans group to honor Black soldiers. The Dayton African American Legacy Institute will for the first time honor Black soldiers at an Armistice Day memorial  program. The program honors local Blacks who died while serving their country, reports The Dayton Daily News. “Each year, I see celebrations for our veterans, but I never see observances for the Black soldiers who sacrificed for us,” said Bill C. Littlejohn, Dayton Municipal Court Judge and board president of the institute. “African-Americans fought in every war from the Revolution to the present day. The group recognizes that for decades Black soldiers returning from war were ostracized.  “We want to honor their heroism and their perseverance,” Littlejohn said. The group will hold a reception and program this evening called “African-American Veterans: A History of Service and Sacrifice.” They will present medals they received from the government posthumously to families of deceased veterans and to living veterans, Littlejohn said.  . 

Laura Bush and Michelle Obama

Laura Bush and Michelle Obama meet. First lady Laura Bush shared some tips with Michelle Obama on how to survive in the White House – particularly with young daughters, according to Reuters. As she gave Michelle Obama a tour of the mansion that will soon be her home. “It was a bit of a momentous day,” Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters on a flight from Washington to Chicago about the Obamas visit to the White House Monday, less than one week after Barack Obama won a historic election to succeed President George W. Bush.  “I don’t know that I would characterize him as awestruck.” Read the rest here.
The High Court upholds “victims’-impact” evidence. By a slight majority the Supreme Court said on Monday that the lives of the victim can be weighed as evidence in determining the fate of the accusers. The justices turned down appeals from two Los Angeles convicted murderers who said it was unfair that videotapes of the victims’ lives were played for jurors before they decided the killers should die.  Defense lawyers had argued that this “cinematic evidence . . . designed to play on the jury’s emotions” should be excluded from a sentencing hearing in a capital case. In the first case, the justices rejected an appeal from Douglas Kelly, who was sentenced to death for the 1993 rape, robbery and murder of Sara Weir. She was found dead in a North Hollywood apartment after being stabbed 29 times. The justices turned down a similar appeal from Samuel Zamudio, who was convicted in 1997 of murdering an elderly couple in South Gate. In both cases, video of the victims were played for their jurors. However, Stevens wrote, “the videos added nothing relevant to the jury’s deliberations.”  Justices David H. Souter and Stephen G. Breyer agreed the court should take up the issue, but it takes four votes in the high court to grant an appeal.

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BEAUTIFUL 1 Said on November 11th, 2008

MRS MICHELLE OBAMA LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL IN THE PICTURE SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE BELONGS IN THE WHITEHOUSE… I BET SHE CANT WAIT TO GET SOME OF THAT UGLY ASS FURNITURE OUT OF THERE….LMAO…



Kool Hand Said on November 11th, 2008

Will all the sofas and chairs be covered in plastic now? I’m just kidding it’s a joke. To be serious I think Michelle Obama will be a great first lady she seems very classy.



LaShawna Said on November 12th, 2008

No, it takes all of us to make this country better! We all need to get on our job!



Kirk C. Odems Said on November 12th, 2008

Michelle Obama meeting laura bush, is analogous to an angel(Michelle) meeting satan’s wife(laura). Michelle Obama will be an extremely fine(literally) 1st Lady, & she will bring class, dignity, intelligence, compassion, sincerity, & most definitely beauty to the white house or now BLACK HOUSE!!! These are qualities that the previous 1st lady never demonstrated, but then again President Barack Obama will bring intelligence, honesty, dignity, compassion, & sincerity to Washington D.C., which george(example of white affirmative action)bush never possessed let alone brought to the white house.



UMlaw Said on November 12th, 2008

Kirk C. Odems (aka the most racist blogger on here),
First off, Obama is 1/2 white. His mother is White…so, i guess you’re saying that he is 50% evil. Also remember that if the so-called ‘devils’ (whites) did not vote for the Biracial Obama, he WOULD NOT HAVE WON!! Blacks only make up about 20% of the votes.
Secondly, every time you say that Bush was an example of white affirmative action, you’re strengthening the notion that all affirmative action should be destroyed. So, Bush (in your opinion) got to where he is b/c he is white. And he doesn’t deserve it. Well, then black affirmative action would be a situation where a Black person gets a job or a college acceptance but is NOT DESERVING OF IT. You are so racist but call others racist. STOP BEING A HYPOCRITE.



seschris Said on November 12th, 2008

BEAUTIFUL 1

You are so right. That is some ugly furniture. The Obamas will surely bring some flavor to the private suites of the White House.



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