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July 23, 2010

Black farmers are the real victims of USDA discrimination

OPINION - Even as Vilsack loftily intoned about clamping down on racial discrimination at the USDA, Congress again stonewalled the…
July 23, 2010

Rangel: ‘I look forward’ to ethics fight

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are already going negative, reminding voters that Speaker Pelosi promised to 'drain the swamp' of ethical…
July 23, 2010

Armed men rob home of Bobcats’ Stephen Jackson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jackson was in Texas for a basketball camp. His wife was home and was forced into…
July 23, 2010

Do blacks feel betrayed by Obama’s silence on race?

OPINION - President Obama has been as silent as a church mouse on some of the most riveting and racially-traumatic…
July 23, 2010

Chris Paul may be latest player to pass on mediocrity

OPINION - Paul should get out of New Orleans as soon as possible, and the Hornets should grant him his…
July 22, 2010

Small business lending measure clears filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure creating a $30 billion fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses overcame…
July 22, 2010

Obama: Vilsack ‘jumped the gun’ on Sherrod

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama personally apologized to Sherrod by phone today and appealed to her to return to work…
July 22, 2010

Checks are coming: Obama signs jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who…
July 22, 2010

Sherrod gets biggest ‘I’m sorry’ from Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod said she hadn't decided whether she would accept the invitation to come back, but she did…
July 22, 2010

Black racism: A real problem, or pure politics?

(AP) - Some say that racism requires power, so blacks can't be racist. Obama's election undercut that argument and made…
July 22, 2010

Records show Alvin Greene’s military missteps

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The veteran who has called himself an "American hero" was considered a lackluster service member at…
July 22, 2010

Obamas to vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Aug.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Both the president and Mrs. Obama have made a point of encouraging people to visit Gulf Coast…
July 22, 2010

Broadway plays geared toward blacks are a hit

VIDEO - From the musical 'Fela' to the hit play 'Memphis', the percentage of African American attendance on Broadway is…
July 22, 2010

Why Obama should give another race speech

OPINION - The events of the past few days clearly indicate that race related issues and racism are alive, well,…
July 22, 2010

Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said no Republican was willing to back a comprehensive energy bill, a…
July 22, 2010

House panel charges Rangel with ethics misdeeds

WASHINGTON (AP) - The committee did not immediately specify the charges against the Democrat, who has served in the House…
July 22, 2010

Obama calls Shirley Sherrod to voice ‘regret’

WASHINGTON (AP) - The veteran government employee reiterated that she was uncertain whether she would accept Vilsack's invitation to be…
July 22, 2010

Where Mel Gibson tapes circulate online, jokes follow

NEW YORK (AP) - The anger and ethnic slurs make the tapes difficult to listen to. Parody, though, has come…
July 22, 2010

House approves additional jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 272-152 House vote Thursday will send the measure to President Barack Obama, who has promised to…
July 22, 2010

Judge starts hearing on Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX (AP) - The killing of rancher Robert Krentz in many ways set the stage for the new Arizona law…