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January 22, 2013

Biden meets with Democrats, stoking 2016 chatter

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden in 2016? The inauguration is barely over but the vice president already is dropping plenty…
January 22, 2013

US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk to step down in February

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who worked to get trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama…
January 22, 2013

40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers…
January 22, 2013

Texas official: 3 wounded in Lone Star College shooting

HOUSTON (AP) - A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded at least two people Tuesday and sent students…
January 22, 2013

Steve Harvey to host Feb. 1 NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harvey said he's honored to host the ceremony and promised 'great things in store for the…
January 22, 2013

Newark Public Library displays drawing of slave having sex with white man

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A library that covered up a drawing of a black female slave having sex with a…
January 22, 2013

African-American 'baby doll' tradition returns to Carnival in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The 'baby dolls,' an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans' African-American community, are on…
January 22, 2013

'Ridiculous' on this day: 5 shot on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in New Orleans

NBC NEWS - Five people standing outside a grocery store on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in New Orleans were…
January 22, 2013

Ke$ha dedicates song to Barack Obama: 'I love him'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ke$ha is an all-American girl — or at least she was following Inauguration Day at a concert…
January 22, 2013

Maloofs agree to sell NBA's Sacramento Kings to Seattle group

SEATTLE (AP) - Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise…
January 22, 2013

Smithsonian curators scout for Obama artifacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — As crowds descended and the inauguration unfolded, a few museum curators in Washington kept watch for symbols…
January 22, 2013

Obama embarks on first working day of 2nd term

WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, President Barack Obama and his staff spent the first day in the White House…
January 22, 2013

Study: High school grad rate highest since '76

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of…
January 21, 2013

The inaugural do-over: Obama chomping gum, savoring view

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the…
January 21, 2013

House to vote Wednesday on raise in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18…
January 21, 2013

Michelle Obama wears Wu to the inaugural balls again

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the…
January 21, 2013

Obama, first lady walk part of inaugural parade

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond…
January 21, 2013

Seattle QB Russell Wilson added to Pro Bowl roster

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson has been added to the NFC roster for the Pro…
January 21, 2013

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural

WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute…
January 21, 2013

Obama: Privilege to use Martin Luther King's Bible in inaugural

(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that…