Historically, the presence of African Americans in big-top performances is very rare. That's what Cedric of the UniverSoul Circus is working against -- that history,

He's redefining a tradition that traditionally excluded African Americans and arguing that you can take an institution like that and make it empowering.

It's lifetime tenure in a pivotal vote that could decide an impact on the lives of most Americans, more than any other issue facing the American people today. But the Democratic Party hasn't come up with a way to focus on why this is so consequential.

Over the next ten years, the number of Americans between the ages of 75 and 84 will increase by 28%, and those over 84 by 42%. Already, applicants hoping to move into our skilled nursing home are too often asked to wait, or are referred someplace else, because there are not enough beds available to meet the demand.

I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready.

If he took the papers in... that, I'm afraid, is a very unwise thing for him to do and I do think this is a resigning issue.