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August 1, 2011

Why conservatives ♥ celebrating the Confederacy

OPINION - Scott and the other GOP governors pining for the Confederate past, has nothing to do honoring and preserving…
August 1, 2011

Obama is the prime target in debt ceiling blame game

OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
August 1, 2011

Deficit numbers don't lie, even when politicians do

OPINION - Data from the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the distinction between mathematical reality and political fallacy...
July 30, 2011

Rev. Jackson: Obama should have been 'tougher' with GOP

"He has a propensity to be trusting, on the side of reconciliation," the veteran civil-rights activist told POLITICO...
July 29, 2011

Will.i.am teams up with State Dept. for China concert

WASHINGTON (AP) - Details about the other performers, date and specific venue of the concert were not immediately available...
July 29, 2011

Belafonte says Obama lacks moral courage, vision

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because…
July 29, 2011

Allen West blasts Tea Party 'schizophrenia' over debt ceiling

Tea Party leaders announced Thursday that they will mount primary challenges against four freshmen Republicans who have declared their support…
July 29, 2011

Obama says multiple ways out of debt ceiling mess

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
July 29, 2011

Why Obama's foes want a black president with bad credit

OPINION - If a downgrade occurs, the financial markets would suffer a huge blow, and Barack Obama's presidency would clearly…
July 29, 2011

Bachmann's political spouse double standard

OPINION - If a politician plans to trot out his or her spouse and kids as a part of their…
July 28, 2011

Sharpton: Debt fight about 'your mama,' not Obama

BOSTON (AP) - He urged advocates to change the conversation about the debt limit to one about creating more jobs,…
July 28, 2011

Bachmann declares husband off limits in campaign

Bachmann isn't happy with the attention her husband, has been getting and wants him out of the discussion. However, she…
July 28, 2011

Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 28, 2011

Cain apologizes after meeting with Muslim leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former Godfather's Pizza CEO has said communities have a right to ban Islamic mosques because Muslims…
July 28, 2011

Rev. Sharpton calls for action on racial wealth gap

NEWS ONE - The pew research center released a racial wealth gap study whose results caused Reverend Al Sharpton to…