Perspective:
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
New America Media

On August 3, 1980 GOP Presidential contender Ronald Reagan picked his campaign starting point at the Neshoba County Fair, near Meridian Mississippi. The virtually lily-white, wildly enthusiastic throng that lined Reagan’s motorcade route waved Confederate and American flags.

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<p>In a year of drought, wildfires, roaring winds and changing climate, some things endure the tempest-at least for the most part. From north to south and from east to west, New Mexicans are turning out to savor the year’s harvest, prepare for holiday commemorations, pack local fairs, honor patron saints and just celebrate life in general amid tough times.</p>

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<p>El virtual candidato republicano Mitt Romney presentó a su compañero de fórmula para las elecciones de noviembre, Paul Ryan, al lado del acorazado Wisconsin, en Norfolk, Virginia, como “el próximo presidente de Estados Unidos”.<br>
Por supuesto que el dislate de Romney fue solo eso, un lapsus linguis, en el calor de la emoción de destapar el gallo, que los medios de comunicación ya habían develado en la madrugada del sábado 11 de agosto.</p>

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<strong>The White House Blog</strong></p>

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<p>The term “what goes around, comes around” may be appropriate to utilize in the case of a Mexican soccer team winning Olympic Gold recently.</p>
<p>Although nobody knows exactly how much gold was taken by early Spanish invaders from Aztec or Mayan civilizations, lots of it ended up in the land of the Games of the XXX Olympiad.</p>