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Halimah Abdullah
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E-mail Halimah Abdullah at habdullah@mcclatchydc.com
Halimah Abdullah covers Washington for The Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky., the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus, Ga., and the Macon Telegraph in Macon, Ga.
She previously was a political reporter-editor for the Memphis Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., and covered regional politics for the paper. Previous papers include Newsday in Long Island, NY and the Dallas Morning News in Dallas, TX. She's won awards for enterprise, education and features reporting and received artist-in-residence appointments to several writing colonies. She has taught at Brooklyn College and John Jay College in New York.
A graduate of the University of Alabama, she holds a master's degree from the City University of New York's Brooklyn College.
Halimah Abdullah's Latest Story
Kentucky rep's votes on Cuba show the power of money
By Halimah Abdullah and Lesley Clark | McClatchy Newspapers
Up until July 2004, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky voted repeatedly to repeal the travel ban and ease relations with Cuba. Later that month, Whitfield, a Republican, received thousands in donations from groups opposed to easing sanctions. He has consistently voted to uphold the sanctions ever since. » read more
Posted on Mon, November 16, 2009
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