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	Mel Watt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Melvin Luther (Mel) Watt (born August 26, 1945), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the Twelfth District of North Carolina (map).
		Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Watt attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University Law School.
		One of the most liberal Southern Democrats, Watt was elected to his seventh consecutive term in the 2004 Congressional elections, earning 67% of the popular vote and defeating Republican Ada Fisher.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mel_Watt (224 words)

	Vineyard Gazette - News
		Watt has made a much bigger cut: In 1992, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th District, making him one of two African-Americans elected to Congress by North Carolina in the 20th century.
		Watt and the fl caucus also have worked to oppose the appointment of deeply conservative judges such as Janice Rogers Brown, the African-American daughter of a sharecropper.
		Watt, who has been named most valuable player several times, didn't have his best stuff in this year's contest, which was won by the Republicans by a score of 19-10.
	www.mvgazette.com /news/2005/07/15/cong_mel_watt.php (1000 words)

	Pam's House Blend
		Watt tells Dems not to avoid talking about gay issues because of their queasiness; while he's addressing this in the context of the fl vote, it applies equally to voters across the board that can be convinced that civil liberties for gays are a good thing.
		Watt warns that Dems at the national level are asleep at the wheel on this.
		According to Watt (in his research while running the failed Harvey Gantt campaign to unseat Helms) there also wasn't one issue that he was a proponent of where the majority of the voters actually agreed with him.
	www.pamspaulding.com /weblog/2005/01/congressman-mel-watt-nc-framing-gay.html (1423 words)

	Americans For a Fair Chance - Congressman Watt Elected to Be Chair of the CBC
		Watt, 58, was born and raised in Charlotte.
		Watt practiced law in Charlotte for 20 years, during which time he was politically active, but generally not as a candidate.
		Watt is a mainstay for the Democrats in the annual congressional baseball game and was named the game's most valuable player in 1995, 1996 and 2000.
	fairchance.civilrights.org /press_room/details.cfm?id=26783 (1242 words)

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		Mel Watt was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was president of the business honors fraternity.
		Watt's district was redrawn in 1998, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its borders _ intended to create a majority fl district _ amounted to "racial gerrymandering." Lines were redrawn again in 2001.
		Mel Watt was elected to the state Senate in 1984, serving one term.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22795 (333 words)

	Congressman Melvin L. Watt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mel was the campaign manager of Harvey Gantt's campaigns for City Council, for Mayor of Charlotte and for the United States Senate.
		Mel served one term in the North Carolina Senate (1985-86) where he was called "the conscience of the Senate." He did not seek a second term in the state Senate and announced that he would not consider running for elective office again until his children completed high school.
		Mel is also on the House Judiciary Committee on which he is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
	www.minority.unc.edu /institute/2005/spkrbios/MelWatt.cfm (416 words)

	Business Leader - Eye on Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mel Watt represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional district in Congress.
		To Watt, the only good fl is a liberal fl, one who wants to use the government to dispense special privileges to other members of his race.
		Mel Watt knows that his career in Congress was manufactured through an artificial and forced segregation of North Carolina voters.
	www.businessleader.com /bl/sep96/eyeongov.html (726 words)

	ePluribus Media Community \|\| Congressman Mel Watt on the Facts: Bush, War, the Future and Censure
		Watt went on to describe six criteria in the form of six questions he developed to determine the wellbeing of the nation: 1.
		Watt, with sad demeanor, recounted the drastic change he has experienced in his world travels in how he is now treated as an American compared to the reception he got in pre-"W" days.
		Watt hammered home the difference between his facts and the usual partisan rhetoric, and managed to get in a tweak at the audience in honor of the day.
	scoop.epluribusmedia.org /story/2006/4/2/212542/3353 (2295 words)

	newsobserver.com \| Watt criticizes Bush in own state of the union
		Watt, a Charlotte Democrat who is chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Monday gave his own assessment of the country's progress under Bush.
		Watt alluded to national polls that show that a majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction.
		Watt was more cautious, saying impeachment should be saved for illegal acts and not be applied over political or policy disagreements.
	www.newsobserver.com /114/story/394505.html (599 words)

	Winston-Salem Journal \| Watt set to take key post of power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Watt should be able to parlay it into gains for North Carolina and his district.
		Watt's ability to persuade some of his home-state colleagues to support fl caucus positions will be important if the group is to achieve some of its goals.
		Watt recently joined several other members of Congress in asking the General Accountability Office to investigate voting irregularities in the 2004 election.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779102813 (1042 words)

	THE MCKINNEY AFFAIR — by Glen Ford and Peter Gamble : LA IMC
		But Mel Watt had already put the word out that CBC members were to renege on their part of the deal.
		Watt understands very well that the Black officer, who didn’t go for his gun, but instead called his white partner off, was intervening in a case of racial profiling.
		Yet Watt’s desire to stay in the good graces of his Leader, Pelosi, drives him to conspire against a fellow Black congressperson, Cynthia McKinney, whose recent hair makeover is said to have made her fair game to be accosted by Capitol police.
	la.indymedia.org /news/2006/04/154132.php (2828 words)

	REP. MEL WATT STORMS TO EASY WIN IN THE 12TH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Rep. Mel Watt coasted to a second term Tuesday over long-shot challenger Joe Martino in a district that was drawn specifically to favor a minority candidate.
		Watt took 73 percent of the vote in early returns, to 27 percent for Martino.
		Watt and Rep. Eva Clayton of the 1st District were sent to Congress in 1992 as the first fl representatives from North Carolina since 1901.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941109/11090324.htm (272 words)

	Winston-Salem Journal \| Economic equality is needed most, Watt says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Watt, the caucus leader, said he wants the group to finish its work on health care, education and housing.
		Watt spoke yesterday to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the group's annual Freedom Fund Gala.
		Watt cited a National Urban League study released this week that says that the overall equality gap between fls and whites stayed constant in the past year.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782054802 (661 words)

	Ramblings' Journal: Mel Watt (D-NC) to lead CBC
		Watt, a Charlotte-area Democrat was apparently the only candidate for the chairman's seat of the organization, and will hold the seat for a two-year term.
		Watt says that one of his primary goals will be to heal the ongoing rift with the Bush Administration.
		In addition, Watt says that the group will continue to work toward improving education, health care and employment opportunities for fls.
	mhking.mu.nu /archives/056586.php (334 words)

	Washingtonpost.com Special Report: Clinton Accused
		REP. WATT: Then I want to -- if you agree with that, there are a couple of things that you failed to include in your referral that seem to me to bear very directly on the credibility of Ms.
		REP. WATT: One is the testimony of a woman who is a vice president, apparently, at Revlon, a woman by the name of Nancy Risden (ph), who said to your interviewers during her statement, that Ms.
		REP. WATT: The second occasion which you failed to give us in your referral, was the interview of a woman named Katherine Profitt (ph), who testified that Ms.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/watttext111998.htm (1013 words)

	About Us \| HouseDemocrats.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Melvin L. Watt ("Mel") was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on August 26, 1945.
		In 1992, Mel was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th Congressional District and became one of only two African-American members elected to Congress from North Carolina in the 20th century.
		Mel is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, the House Judiciary Committee (on which he serves as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law) and the House/Senate Joint Economic Committee.
	www.housedemocrats.gov /about/representative_detail.cfm?rep_id=226 (524 words)

	:: BlackElectorate.com ::
		Last week, Congressman Mel Watt led the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to the White House for a meeting with President George W. Bush.
		Watt's tenure may raise the profile of issues pertaining to Black America's economic condition and its important nuances.
		Congressman Watt: Well, first of all I got a groundswell of responses from my constituents after I made that statement, which is fine because the point I was trying to make is that its impossible for legislators to change policy unless the groundswell for support for changing that policy comes from the people.
	www.blackelectorate.com /print_article.asp?ID=1294 (3276 words)

	Watt Brushes Up for Big Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Honorable Mel Watt, the Democratic U.S. House representative from North Carolina's 12th district, came to Davidson last weekend for some pitching tips from Davidson Wildcat baseball coach Dick Cooke.
		Watt will take the mound wearing a Davidson jersey as the starting pitcher when House Democrats and Republicans line up for their annual grudge game on June 24 in Washington.
		Cooke, a pitcher of outstanding repute himself, was impressed with the 53-year-old Watt's agility and delivery during their 90 minute session, and predicted Watt will acquit himself well in the seven-inning game.
	www2.davidson.edu /news/news_archives/archives99/9906_watt.html (245 words)

	Washington Date Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		And Watt should be able to parlay the post into gains for North Carolina and his district.
		Watt's ability to convince some of his home state colleagues to support fl caucus positions will be important if the group is to achieve some of its goals.
		Watt recently joined several other members of Congress in asking General Accounting Office to investigate voting irregularities in the 2004 election.
	washdateline.mgnetwork.com /index.cfm?SiteID=wsh&PackageID=46&fuseaction=article.main&ArticleID=6395&GroupID=214 (924 words)

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		Mel Watt was born in Mecklenburg, N.C. in 1945 and grew up in a Charlotte suburb called Dixie.
		Watt strongly opposed President Clinton's 1996 signing of welfare reform, a law that ended welfare as an entitlement.
		Watt is the ranking Democrat on the Commercial and Administrative Law Committee and is one of the highest-ranking members of the House Financial Services Committee.
	www.discoverthenetwork.org /individualProfile.asp?indid=1267 (481 words)

	What
		On July 26, 2000, Rep. Mel Watt introduced HR 4961 "to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to clarify the intent of Congress" -- a direct response to the Bosier ruling by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
		Watt said the bill could have a substantial impact as states prepared to redraw their congressional lines to reflect the 2000 census.
		Watt said that roughly 59 percent of Justice Department objections to voting changes since 1990 would not have been considered valid under the court ruling.
	www.fairvote.org /vra/20000728.htm (1644 words)

	Virtual Disenfranchisement
		Watt is emboldened to take strong political stands because of the support he gets back home.
		So in 1992, the year Watt was first elected in the new district, Everett lined up some acquaintances in the 12th as plaintiffs—including a close friend named Ruth Shaw—and filed suit.
		Watt worries that even if he wins re-election this coming November in a more conservative district, he'll be unable to represent it without making moral concessions.
	www.barryyeoman.com /articles/disenfranchisement.html (2385 words)

	The Black Commentator - Congressional Black Caucus Chief Rejects Need to Account
		Mel Watt, the CBC chief, saw Leutisha Stills sitting at his table during CBC weekend, speaking on her cell phone.
		Watt dismissed the criticism of the CBC as “name-calling” by “you damned bloggers.” He “went on,” according to Stillls, to “a rant about how our group was no better than the white media in exposing the fractures within the Caucus.”
		Watt denies that economic issues, which were the basis of the CBC Report Card, are key Black issues.
	www.blackcommentator.com /152/152_cover_cbc_accountability.html (657 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Watt said the group was advised to stay off the sidewalk -- the jurisdiction of the District of...
		Watt, a six-term Democrat from Charlotte, would not personally comment on the charge Tuesday, but his spokeswoman denied that he used the obscenity and called Nader's charge that he did "a fabrication." This is the second time in less than a month that a politician in Washington has been accused of using...
		Watt, a 58-year-old Democrat from Charlotte, is seeking the chairmanship of the caucus, one of the higher profile posts in national politics, should his re-election be successful as expected.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=melwatt (1415 words)

	The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Story: Mecklenburg People
		Watt served in the North Carolina Senate from 1985-86.
		In 1992, Watt, a Democrat, was elected from the N.C.'s 12th District to the U.S. House of Representatives, and joins Rep. Eva Clayton as one of only two fls elected to Congress from North Carolina since the turn of the century.
		Watt and his wife, the former Eulada Paysour, have two sons.
	www.cmstory.org /people/people.asp?id=1698828407 (159 words)

	Mel Watt denies Nader's accusation
		Watt later said he didn't think he was being abusive, just honest.
		Earlier this week, Nader wrote a letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., leader of the Black Caucus, that complained that Watt used an obscene "racial epithet" twice, and he included at the bottom of the letter what those "exact words" were.
		Mel Watt is running for the chairmanship of the Congressional Black Caucus.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1173194/posts (554 words)

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