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This is an excerpt from a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called Loving Your Enemies, presented on November 17, 1957.

...So I want to turn your attention to this subject: "Loving Your Enemies." It’s so basic to me because it is a part of my basic philosophical and theological orientation—the whole idea of love, the whole philosophy of love. In the fifth chapter of the gospel as recorded by Saint Matthew, we read these very arresting words flowing from the lips of our Lord and Master: "Ye have heard that it has been said, ‘Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

...Now first let us deal with this question, which is the practical question: How do you go about loving your enemies? I think the first thing is this: In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing self. And I’m sure that seems strange to you, that I start out telling you this morning that you love your enemies by beginning with a look at self. It seems to me that that is the first and foremost way to come to an
adequate discovery to the how of this situation.

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Dear Senator Hillary Clinton,

Congratulations on you winning the New Hampshire primaries.

It looks like all of the mudslinging at Barack Obama is paying off. Keep up the good work. Bill must have learned it from the best.

Other than that, I just wanted to inform you that you still suck and no matter what, you will never get a vote from me. Even if I have to vote Republican.

Sincerely,

Rashaan (aka Proud Registered Voter)

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Thank you JT and Papa... the love of my life and my maternal grandfather, who served in the United States Navy and United States Army during the Persian Gulf War and World War II, respectively.

Thank you to all other veterans for protecting our freedom and serving your country with honor.

Happy Veterans Day.

Presidential Proclamation for Veterans Day 2007: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071031-6.html

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Dear Missnexus.com Readers,

Finally, there's a bill in Congress that would help some of the hardest hit Katrina survivors come back home. Unfortunately, it is about to die because some members of the Senate think it's fine for certain New Orleanians--specifically those who are Black and poor--to be shut out of the city.

I just called on my senators to support the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007 (S. 1668). It would re-open desperately needed housing and make sure there is no loss of affordable public housing in New Orleans. Please join me by contacting your senators and check out powerful videos about the housing situation in New Orleans created by Brave New Foundation and as part of the Voices from the Gulf Project. It takes just a moment:

http://www.colorofchange.org/s1668/?id=1815-298172

Saving Affordable Housing in New Orleans

New Orleans public housing residents have been fighting for over two years to return to apartments that were minimally damaged by the storm. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has shut them out, because it wants to demolish most of the available public housing units--and replace them with far fewer mixed-income housing. The vast majority of the most affordable public housing units, pushing thousands of mostly Black low-income residents out of the city.

S.1668 honors the right to return of all New Orleans public housing residents. It requires the re-opening of at least 3,000 public housing units and ensures that there is no net loss of units available and affordable to public housing residents. It also designates $1.7 billion for rental housing assistance and earmarks millions for community development programs, which will benefit an even larger segment of the lower income population. But the bill is in danger of dying -- because some senators are opposed to preserving affordable public housing.

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You may have heard about this video by now as it is the number one video on Google Video. Titled, Hillary! Uncensored - Banned By The Media, it features entrepreneur Peter Paul releasing the truth about Hilary Clinton to the public.

At time stamp 2:50 into the video, Peter Paul states that, "his interest in supporting Hillary Clinton was specifically to hire Bill Clinton... and concocted a big fund raiser for Hilary." This concocted fund raiser brought in more than tens of thousands of dollars the Clinton campaign. Clinton conveniently left out millions of dollars that were donated to the 2000 Senate campaign. In 2006, Federal Election Commission, in response to a Judicial Watch complaint, fined Senator Hillary Clinton’s campaign group $35,000 for failing to accurately report $721,895 in contributions from former Judicial Watch client Peter Paul.

Peter Paul does not have such a clean history himself, but I am not here to judge him. What I am trying to do is spread knowledge so people will know that the Clinton Campaign has a shady past and appears to have done everything they could to cover it up. I sincerely doubt that you will be seeing a video in this nature on any major network such as ABC, CBS or NBC evening news, anytime soon.

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Be very cautious when you receive such emails because these are scams and not from Bank of America. Always be aware of who the sender is. In this email you see that the sender is from update@yahoo.com. Bank of America does not use Yahoo to send emails. Also, Bank of America generally does not send such emails.

Here is the fraudulent email:

from Security Center
reply-to update@yahoo.com
date Sep 28, 2007 5:16 AM
subject *** Bank Of America Security Notice ***

Customer ID : 000-2232-6231386-PTS

This e-mail is to inform you that your account will be suspended within 48 hours due to your Account Inactivity. You will have to confirm certain Account Information in order to continue your account subscription.

Please click the link below to confirm your identity
(link removed so no one will click it)

You can help us provide you with the most relevant information by taking a moment to tell us your e-mail preferences.
And of course you can unsubscribe at any time.

Remember, we are committed to your security and protection. To find out more, take a look at our Information Security section under Privacy and Security on the Web site.

During May, I bought a lot of things from local stores in preparation of travel. Bank of America suspected fraudulent activity on my account because of the large amounts of purchases. As protection, my account was frozen. I received an email that said I had to call to verify my account, but the main difference was that I had to call not click on a funky looking link.

The bottom line is that, if you ever receive emails asking you to verify a bank account or any other account that involves money. Do not click it. Call your institution to inquire if you are a victim of a phishing scam.

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I really hope that I can attend this event next Friday. On Friday, October 26, 2007, Senator Barack Obama will be at the Union Station. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Union Station is right by my job and the timeframe would not conflict with my job because I get off before 5:00 p.m. We shall see...

The location is at:

Union Station
1820 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103

General Admission is $25 and Student Price is $15.

You can purchase tickets online at: http://donate.barackobama.com/C2Cstl

Also, you can contact Ravi Gupta at 202-543-5660 or rgupta AT barackobama.com

Countdown to Change...

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Dear Missnexus.com Readers,

I've learned from ColorOfChange.org that the Senate is about to vote on whether to confirm Hans von Spakovsky--one of the worst perpetrators of voter suppression in recent history--to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an agency charged with enforcing election law. For far too long, the Republican party has suppressed the votes of Black people and other minorities, while the Democratic party has stood idly by and done nothing.

I've signed on with ColorOfChange.org to tell my senators that I expect them to reject von Spakovsky and condemn what he represents. Will you join me?

http://www.colorofchange.org/vonspak/?id=1815-298172

Republicans have been fighting for months to get von Spakovsky confirmed, and, last week, most Democrats in the Senate – including some who've spoken out against him -- were ready to cave to Republican pressure and let his nomination through without a fight. Thankfully, Senators Barack Obama and Russ Feingold stepped up and took a strong stand against his nomination, blocking a procedural move that would have tied von Spakovsky's nomination into a package with three other FEC nominees, guaranteeing his appointment. Now, Obama and Feingold need our support to convince their colleagues to take a stand against voter suppression.

It's sad that they should need any convincing at all, given von Spakovsky's history.

A long history of undermining our vote

During his first term, Bush installed von Spakovsky in the Justice Department's (DOJ) voting rights section, which enforces the Voting Rights Act. There, von Spakovsky undermined the DOJ's historic mission of protecting minority voting rights, and actually transformed the department into a tool to suppress the vote.

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Congratulations to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore for winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize in their efforts to generate public concern and knowledge regarding global warming. Al Gore states that he will give his half of the $1.5 million Nobel Prize to the Alliance for Climate Protection, an organization he founded to persuade people to reduce global warming by cutting pollution.

Should Al Gore run for President now? The analyst in this video discusses the possibility of Al Gore being a cabinet member in a democratic office or even running for office in 2012.

I definitely do not see Al Gore as a cabinet member for anyone when he has already been Vice President of the United States. Running for President in 2012? Maybe, because a lot can happen within five years from now. For now, I see Al Gore continuing his mission of educating the public and raising the awareness about global warming.

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There many forms of abuse such as, but not limited to: physical, sexual, emotional, verbal and economical abuse.

Emotional and pyschological abuse is often more subtle than physical and sexual abuse, but by no means is any less cruel. These types of abuse can sometimes go unseen, where the victim does not know he or she is actually being abused. The impact is detrimental, and can lead to short and long-term damage to the victim's self-esteem and self-worth.

Examples of emotional abuse include yelling, blaming the victim for the abuser's actions, name-calling and intimidation. These actions are manipulative but suprisingly, the victim may not be aware of the abuse. You do not have to have a busted lip in order to be abused. For instance, if your significant other has a bad day at work, comes home to take it out on you and the children, then twists everything around to where you think that you are the cause of the stress and bad day -- then you are a victim of emotional and psychological abuse.

Domestic violence is very serious and should not be taken lightly. If you feel that you are a victim of emotional, psychological or any other type of abuse then you should seek help now. There are many warning signs and if you have questions about if you are a victim of abuse, then you should seek help now.

You can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).

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