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CBC puts poverty back on frontburner

By Hazel Trice Edney, NNPA Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON - A town hall meeting at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference started off discussing blame for the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, but ended up focused on who's to blame for America's poverty that was exposed by the tragedy.

Is the CBC still relevant?

By Raynard Jackson, Contributing Writer

Last week the Congressional Black Caucus had their annual party in Washington, DC. It used to be one of the premier social events of the year; but now, you can't even say that.

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