Jimmy Carter says that many of Obama’s critics are racist and that they just can’t stomach a black man in the White House. “I think it’s based on racism,” Carter said of the tone of the opposition, in response to an audience question. “There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an [...]
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It’s no secret that I’ve regularly voted Democrat throughout my electoral life, but I’m also no Obama partisan. I never succumbed to the Obama-mania and I’ve regularly been critical of his positions. But this ‘birther’ nonsense – the idea that Barack Obama is not a US citizen, natural born or otherwise, because he was born [...]
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A recent survey indicates that a slim majority of Britons support the right to assisted dying. Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people want doctors to be allowed to help terminally ill patients end their lives, with support particularly strong among those aged 55 to 64. Six out of 10 people want friends and [...]
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