Reed to be sworn in as Atlanta's mayor
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim Reed will be sworn in as Atlanta's next mayor after a Wednesday recount confirmed his slim margin of victory over opponent Mary Norwood...
Atlanta to have recount for mayoral runoff election
Ballots cast in a tight Atlanta runoff race for mayor will be recounted at the request of the runner-up, who lost by just over 700 votes. Election officials for Fulton County say they will tally the votes again on Wednesday from the nonpartisan runoff last week to replace outgoing two-term Mayor Shirley Franklin.
Runner-up in Atlanta mayoral elections to seek recount
ATLANTA (AP) - A city councilwoman who sought to become Atlanta's first white mayor in a generation is expected to formally request a recount soon of last week's mayoral runoff....
Atlanta set for mayoral runoff election
ATLANTA (AP) - The Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.
Charles Rangel faces 'serious' challenge in former staffer
VIDEO - Rangel has represented Harlem for nearly 40 years. His office called the challenge from Morgan, "serious." The announcement comes...
Liberals prefer a lighter skinned Obama, study says
When given a choice of voting for a lighter-skinned version of Barack Obama versus a darker-skinned version, most voters who consider themselves Democrats voted for the lighter version.
Election shows blacks remain engaged in political process
OPINION - Going by the exit polls in this week's local elections, when it comes to the African-American vote, Democrats may have less to worry about than has been suggested.
How Republicans reclaimed the middle in 2009 elections
OPINION - Governors-elect Bob McDonnell (VA) and Chris Christie (NJ) proved last night that the moderate/centrist wing of the GOP is not dead.
Historian Eric Foner discusses Obama's place in history
OPINION - The face of racism today is not Bull Connor with his dogs in Birmingham. It's a guy at Wells Fargo Bank, in a suit, who for the last several years has been shuffling black would-be homeowners off on sub-prime mortgages...
For race, what a difference a year makes – and doesn't
OPINION - In Grant Park one year ago, a multigenerational, multiracial crowd celebrated the change they could believe in: a nation finally living out the true meaning of equality and opportunity...
