GOP rep apologizes to BP for Obama 'shakedown'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
SC Dems hearing protest over Greene primary win
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Greene's surprise victory spawned a number of queries into how the unemployed military veteran who lives with his father won the primary, despite raising no money and mounting no campaign....
How rap can really impact grassroots politics
OPINION - Rather than assuming that 'hip-hop politics' means something in particular, we should understand that political rap can inform, mobilize and inspire...
Climate bill doubtful, despite Obama Oval Office pitch
WASHINGTON (AP) - A climate and energy bill being pushed in the U.S. Senate faces bleak prospects, despite President Obama's call for a 'clean energy' future...
BP agrees to create $20 billion fund for spill victims
WASHINGTON (AP) - BP also says it has begun burning oil siphoned from the ruptured well to more than triple the amount of crude it can stop from reaching the sea...
Is Obama the first hip-hop president?
OPINION - If so, how do we use hip-hop to transform ourselves, neighborhoods, cities, states and nations in just ways that might have little to do with American politics?...
Remembering Tupac: Putting beef behind us
OPINION - We've gone from the hood to the White House, and almost 14 years later, hip-hop has changed the world. Nevertheless, the good are still dying too young...
Obama heads into White House showdown with BP
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama lays down the law for BP leaders, brandishing the full powers of his office to demand they put aside vast sums to repay the losses of Americans...
Obama's oil spill address may have been too little, too late
OPINION - If the residents of the Gulf region and the people of this country do not see action, Obama's words will ring as hollow as his predecessor's...
Cop punches female teen after jaywalking
VIDEO - The South Seattle Police Department is investigating what they call "an assault of an officer" today. However, the video below may tell a different story...
