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					 <title>Roland, Words Matter</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/3005/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[CNN’s Roland Martin is suspended for anti-gay Tweets during Super Bowl.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-02-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Don Cornelius, 1936-2012</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2989/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Don Cornelius will be remembered as a visionary and cultural icon.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-02-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Beyond an Opponent</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2976/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is what he stands for that will define Obama in the 2012 election.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Good 'Ole Boys</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2956/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It was a good old fashioned, racist hatefest on Monday at the GOP debate.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Real MLK Legacy</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2945/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to move beyond the "Dream" speech and embrace King's legacy.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Season of Hate</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2937/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Republicans have adopted hate as a potent and politically divisive tactic.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Protecting our Children</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2897/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our rhetoric does not match the reality of our children in harm’s way]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-12-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Soldiering On</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2864/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street confronting the need to fine-tune its efforts.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>When Legends Fall</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2847/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The scandal at Penn State speaks volumes to all that’s wrong in college sports.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Herman Cain’s Indefensible Defense</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2842/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Cain's accusers are racking up like 99 bottles of beer on the wall]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>That Strong Black Conservative Man</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2828/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Miss Ann (Coulter)seems to be caught up in her own dark fantasy.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Capitol Hill is a Crime Scene</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2822/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Yellow police crime scene tape should wrap around Capitol dome.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Real Anger at Congress, Not President</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2809/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[New poll shows Americans utter disgust with Capitol Hill]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Republicans’ Jungle Fever</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2795/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[GOP enjoying their own post-racial fantasy in Herman Cain.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Good Guy</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2782/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Like the new boyfriend, Obama pays for the behavior of past acquaintances]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Oversized Ambition</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2767/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Ego, not purpose, is driving White House consideration by Chris Christie.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>2012 Calls for Common Sense</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2759/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Doomsday scenario can be avoided by voters using common sense.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Georgia...Damn!</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2749/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The state of Georgia must become off-limits after the execution of Troy Davis.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Executing the Truth</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2746/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Vengeance, not justice is at play in rejection of Troy Davis clemency appeal.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Not Earthly Bound</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2722/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The faith that victims of 9/11 are at peace.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>There is no Rising Tide</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2713/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[August jobs report reflects grim prospects for Black America.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Poverty Tour as Sideshow</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2673/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[No matter the intent, West-Smiley tour borders on minstrel politics.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-08-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Bloomberg Steps Up</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2661/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Mayor to shell out $30M to help young Black men in New York City.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2661/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Blowing Smoke</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2626/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black leadership needs to find correct vehicle to debate differences.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2626/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Cowards on the Hill</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2608/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's clear that Republicans on the Hill see us as disposable.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-07-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Friendships Never Die</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2541/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Celebrating a life and a friendship for the ages.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-06-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Acknowledging the Obvious</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2538/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President’s team states what Blacks have known for some time.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-06-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Leave His Sorry *SS</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2505/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In too many child abuse cases, women are beholden to pitiful men.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2505/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Oklahoma's Lazy Racist</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2494/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Racists trade on tired stereotypes to mask their hatred of Blacks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2494/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>GOP Off and Running</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2484/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Crowded Republican field sets sights on the White House in 2012.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2484/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Black Family Portrait</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2475/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Can we bring back a Cosby like show that celebrates Black life?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2475/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>THE Moment</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2463/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The killing of Osama bin Laden will prove to define the Obama presidency.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-05-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Did Trump Commit a Hate Crime?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2452/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has crossed “free speech” line in pushing birther lie.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-04-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Embracing Hate</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2443/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Given history, Blacks must be persistent voice against violence.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-04-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Time to get Real</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2426/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Time to end the budget lies and deal from the deck of truth.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2426/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Slick as a Fox</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2414/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Glenn Beck is not going away; just taking his insanity to a new platform.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-04-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What Would Martin Do?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2403/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Rather than just evoke King’s words, President should follow his path.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-03-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Final Instructions on Life</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2401/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[My father’s final instructions sustain me as I celebrate his birthday]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-03-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>In Whose Interest?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2380/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The time to speak out against U.S. involvement in Libya is now.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-03-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Democrats White Flight</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2375/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Democrats must confront their racial inertia to truly change the nation.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2375/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Real Terrorism</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2363/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We need hearings on right-wing militias, guns and gangs.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2363/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Mission Accomplished</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2356/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[If his intent was to wreck the country, W can claim mission accomplished.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2356/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Misguided Commemoration</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2341/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[L.A. Clippers owner helps fuel ignorance toward Blacks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2341/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Kooks and Krazies</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2335/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[If we have not reached the bottom of the barrel, we must be close.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2335/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Egypt? It’s in Africa.</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2296/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Psss. Egypt is in northern Africa; pass it on.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2296/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Business Matters</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2288/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Businesses, large and small, must take lead in creating jobs.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2288/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>MSNBC’s Progressive Façade</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2277/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Departure of popular MSNBC show host comes as no surprise.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2277/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Beyond Post-Partisan</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2256/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Blacks need a 21st century politics based on self-determination.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2256/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Running Scared…Again</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2250/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The browning of America is the source of irrational fears]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2250/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Scalia’s House Call</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2242/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia sets a bad precedent with visit.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2242/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Reclaiming King</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2232/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black Americans need to restore integrity to the King national holiday.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2232/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Conspiracy against Memory</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2229/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Gov. Barbour's remarks are part of broader conspiracy against memory.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2229/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Waiting for Mrs. Sheer</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2215/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Rather than bash teachers, we need to uplift the profession.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2215/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Selective Outrage</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2204/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Pardon my cynicism over the current liberal rebellion against Obama.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2204/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Need more LBJ, less Clinton</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2165/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time for Barack Obama to deliver the change he promised in 2008.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2165/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-11-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Midterm Lessons</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2155/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Instead of licking our wounds, we need to start planning the return blow.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2155/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-11-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What Makes Me Nervous</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2144/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[I have more than a few things that make me "nervous" about this nation.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2144/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>More than a First Lady</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2127/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time the White House really recognized the potential of Mrs. Obama.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2127/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2101/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[When a gift is really no "gift" at all.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2101/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Saving Black Boys</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2094/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We are approaching a point of no return if we do not save Black boys.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2094/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>How Bad Does it Have to Get?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2077/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[What else needs to happen before we wake up?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2077/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Hate of a Nation</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2066/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our nation is in danger of being engulfed by hate.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2066/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Haters Among Us</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2034/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We must take a strong stand against the wave of anti-Islam fervor.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2034/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Unfinished Business</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2003/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Once again, our nation's dirty little secret comes out the closet.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/2003/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who's the Boss?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1961/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It was the moment of truth and the President did what Presidents ought to do.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1961/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>In Defense of Helen Thomas</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1932/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Thomas' forced ouster exposes the hypocrisy of the Middle East "debate."]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1932/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Israel's Credibility Gap</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1916/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Israel's defense of its assault on aid ship has little credibility.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1916/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Study War No More</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1908/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We should honor the memory of our war dead by "studying war no more."]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1908/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The War on our Children</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1894/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A war is raging against our children, and we are losing every battle.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1894/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Return of the Mack</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1735/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It was more "if you don't know, you better ask somebody" than State of the Union.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1735/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-01-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Mr. President, It's Time</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1594/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President must speak clearly to concerns of Black Americans.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1594/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Exposing America’s Selfishness</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1578/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[For matters of sheer survival, Blacks need to engage health care debate.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1578/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Our Emmett Till</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1558/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The 16 year-old slain Chicago youth joins Emmett Till as a martyr.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1558/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>But for the grace…</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1534/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black men need to heed warning from plight of Burress, Vick and others.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1534/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Obama's Blind Spot</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1519/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President appears to want to wish away racism rather than confront it.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1519/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Punk Politics</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1501/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[President Obama threw down the challenge, we must all rise up to meet it.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1501/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-09 22:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Back to School</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1486/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The first day of school reminds us of the promise of opportunity in America.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1486/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Hate Inc.</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1446/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Racism is thriving as an American industry during this recession.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1446/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Lady of Rage</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1432/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In the course of an important African tour, Secretary of State Clinton loses her cool.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1432/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Tone Deaf Politics</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1413/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Republican Party is cooking up a recipe for its own demise.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1413/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Health Care Matters</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1398/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The delay on health care reform may be well worth the wait; time will tell.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1398/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>One Step Forward, Two Back</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1383/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[After a truly honest expression of outrage, the President steps back.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1383/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Obama’s Responsibility</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1366/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President's NAACP speech required greater context to shape dialogue.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1366/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Michael’s Final Bow</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1318/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We bid farewell to Michael Jackson and pray that his soul is at rest.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1318/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>GOPs Freaknik</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1289/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Republican Party's exploits are like an R. Kelly music video, only juicier.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1289/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Father’s Gift</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1275/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[He is no longer with me but the lessons he imparted define my life.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1275/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Class of 2009</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1268/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We need to celebrate high school graduation as a momentous achievement.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1268/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Motor City Blues</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1256/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The decline of the auto industry also marks cultural change.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1256/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Racists Need Eviction Notice</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1251/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The attack at the Holocaust Museum proves the need to eradicate racists.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1251/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who was he fighting for?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1192/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Apparently the Yates family thought their son was fighting a war ended long ago.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1192/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Will We Let Gangs Win?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1180/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[They have declared war on our community. Will we return the favor?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1180/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>My Education Rant</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1169/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Reality check: Our schools are failing and our children pay the price.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1169/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Free at 50</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1139/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[On my 50th birthday, I am reclaiming my life and renewing my spirit.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1139/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Home Grown Terror</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1122/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Leaked intelligence report is right in pointing out domestic threats.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1122/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Don’t Leave Africa Behind</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1105/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[With his first trip to Europe under his belt, President needs to turn to Africa.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1105/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Made in America</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1083/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[For some time now the glow that accompanied anything branded “American,” has lost its luster in the world community.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1083/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>More than just a game</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1039/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Tonight, my alma mater, Morgan State University, will make its first appearance in the NCAA Division I championship basketball tournament.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1039/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Foolish Stand</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1013/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It appears South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is prepared to stick by his guns and reject some of the federal stimulus dollars targeting his state.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/1013/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Will DC Residents ever be Citizens?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/981/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Being a resident of Washington, D.C. is akin to being a sharecropper, forced to pay tribute to the landowner but having no rights in return.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/981/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Monkey Business at the NY Post</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/923/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The New York Post, holding true to its well deserved reputation as a right-wing leaning, racist rag, ran a cartoon in its February 17 edition that depicted the shooting of a monkey and by not so subtle suggestion, inferred the animal was the President of the United States.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/923/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>It’s about Jobs, Stupid</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/902/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There is one major difference between Republicans in Congress who oppose President Obama’s economic stimulus package and the millions of Americans who need help. The politicians still have a job.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/902/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>CBC Chair No Fan of Gregg</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/870/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The election of the first Black President had many people pondering the role of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in light of public perceptions that Black Americans now had a friend in the White House, and the racially driven politics of yesterday would not be necessary.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/870/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Wacko Time Is Over</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/823/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Attention Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and your fellow right-wing practitioners of stalk talk – wacko time is over.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/823/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-01-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Nation has suffered during Bush years</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/799/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Watching President Bush defend his legacy during his final address Thursday night was a reminder of how far the 43rd President has fallen from grace.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/799/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-01-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Jena 6 Tragedy Continues</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/744/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The story of the “Jena 6” is an American tragedy. Six Black high school teenagers in a small southern town, charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate at Jena High School.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/744/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2008-12-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>More than One</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/721/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[With the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, the United States Senate is now without a Black member among its ranks. Despite the success Blacks have had getting elected as mayors, members of state legislatures, and to the House of Representatives, the Senate remains a body where Black Americans' access is limited.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/721/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2008-12-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>When Politicians Steal</title>
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					 <description><![CDATA[The tale of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is not unique to the “Land of Lincoln,” but is becoming an increasingly regular commentary on the state of electoral politics and government.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-12-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Mr. Obama's BIG Challenge</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/688/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The release of November’s unemployment numbers today clearly illustrates the challenge facing Barack Obama. Come January 20 he is faced with a challenge perhaps unlike any other that has confronted an American president in modern times.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-12-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>HUD is critical to recovery</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/668/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It seems as though not a day passes when a mayor of a major city or county executive announces drastic cuts in government programs and services due to budget shortfalls as a result of the economic downturn.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-11-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>GOP Targets Unions in Opposing Auto Bailout</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/326/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[When President-elect Barack Obama held his first press conference he made clear that his priority was addressing the nation’s economic crisis.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-11-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>When Bad News is Not New News</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/307/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The bad news about high unemployment is not new news for Blacks.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-11-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Grand Old (White) Party</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/walter_l_fields_jr/article/77/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Executive Editor Walter Fields suggests the Republican Party made a turn for the worse at their conv]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2008-09-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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