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(REAL TIMES MEDIA)—Last week Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned for failing to keep key campaign promises after only being in office for nine months. About 90 percent of the American public have no idea who Hatoyama is, or that his Democratic Party won control of Japanese politics after one party rule for decades or that Japan is our most important strategic partner in Asia. However, we should all care, especially President Barack Obama, who could learn a thing or two from the former prime minister on how to keep your job in a rough political environment.

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(NNPA)—Music has been an important piece of my life. As a political activist I have used music to motivate myself and inspire others. I have seen the power of the lyrics move people to great heights. Melodies backed by instruments have been a source of continuous encouragement and a vehicle which crystallizes ideas. Apart from humming to myself to a favorite tune or tapping on desk to a wonderful melody, music has also given me food for thought. This is why I join people all over the country in celebration of June as African American Music Appreciation Month a.k.a. Black Music Month.

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(NNPA)—Despite widespread global condemnation of Israel’s decision to attack a flotilla of boats carrying unarmed civilians attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, U.S. officials have refused to publicly criticize Israel and the American media has reported the conflict through what one media monitoring group called “Israel’s Eyes.”

For years, Palestinians have been unable to get their side fairly reported in the U.S. media and the latest international incident is yet another example.

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If the Obama White House believes the controversy surrounding the administration’s engagement with Congressman Joe Sestak, D-Pa., will “go gently into that goodnight,” they are sorely mistaken. The more we Americans learn of the affair, the more questions we have.

In February of this year, cable talk-show host Larry Kane asked Sestak if the Obama administration had offered him a job if he would abandon his primary campaign against Sen. Arlen Specter. The story had apparently been floating around the Washington press corps for many months, yet no one had bothered to ask Sestak if it were true. Sestak responded, “Yes.” Kane followed up by asking if the job was “big.” To this question, Sestak also responded, “Yes.”

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