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Maine governor says NAACP can ‘kiss my butt’

By doris | Published: January 14, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.cnn.com CNN) – Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is keeping up his reputation for blunt language, telling an unhappy NAACP chapter that they can “kiss my butt.” The governor made the comments to CNN affiliate WCSH after being asked about criticism he received from the organization for refusing to attend an event [...]

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Legalizing marijuana is civil rights issue, California NAACP says

By doris | Published: July 12, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Legalizing marijuana is a civil rights issue, according to one of California’s most prominent African-American advocacy groups. The California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, led by President Alice Huffman, recently announced its “unconditional endorsement” for Proposition 19, a legislative initiative on the [...]

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