Volume 41 No. 48 | November 28, 2008
The Black Press
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Obama Chooses Economic Team

By David Jackson

Barack ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama, to address the nation's economic crisis, announced Monday his selection of Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as Treasury secretary.

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White Extremists Lash Out Over Obama's Election

By Howard Witt

Barely three weeks since America elected its first black president, noose hangings, racist graffiti and death threats have struck dozens of towns across the country.

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Children from FEMA Trailer Park Battle Health Problems

By Rick Jervis

Children of displaced families from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have serious health and mental ailments, a new study says.

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Students Rename School for Obama

By Matt Jaffe

A New York elementary school, Ludlum Elementary in Long Island New York, has been re-named in honor of President-elect Barack Obama.

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