DOUGLAS PALMER

January 15, 2008 - 1:00pm

Whether for Clinton or Obama, black leaders revel in a moment of history

Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Reginald Jackson, Larry Hamm, DOUGLAS PALMER, Eldridge Hawkins

Eldridge Hawkins was first elected to the State Assembly in 1971
Veteran African American leaders backing Sen. Hillary Clinton admit that while she doesn't have great speech-making abilities, she and her husband presided personably over a White House attentive to important issues like urban crime and children's healthcare.

But those who support newcomer Sen. Barack Obama can't forget Clinton's affirmative vote on the war in Iraq, and say their man is better poised to inspire a beleaguered nation.

Either way, each side concedes it's an historic time for the Democratic Party and the 256,059 registered African American voters here, and a chance for New Jersey to play a vital role in its first ever early primary on Feb. 5th.

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February 27, 2008 - 12:48am

A history lesson for Doug Palmer

By Wally Edge

Tags: Theodore Frelinghuysen, Nancy Pelosi, DOUGLAS PALMER, William Pennington

Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer may be so excited about Nancy Pelosi’s visit to our state capital on Friday that he may be a little off on his history. “I don’t know if a speaker of the House has ever come to Trenton before but this is a major honor for our city,” Palmer told the Trentonian. Palmer has forgotten William Pennington, a New Jerseyan who served as Speaker of the House during the Buchanan administration and almost certainly visited Trenton.

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February 11, 2008 - 10:43am

Dean names New Jerseyans to convention panels

By Editor

Tags: Howard Dean, DOUGLAS PALMER, Allyn Brooks-LaSure, Democratic Natonal Comvention, credentials, platform, rules, Bishop David Evans, Bethany Baptist Church

Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean has picked three New Jerseyans to serve on key committees for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver: M.

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