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July 12, 2011

Michelle Obama's Shake Shack burger draws controversy

The First Lady has lead the charge against child obesity through the "Lets Move" campaign to promote exercise and a…
July 12, 2011

Can we believe in the gospel according to Herman Cain?

OPINION - When the communion plate comes around in the church of Cain, it'd be in America's best interest to…
July 12, 2011

Contrary to popular opinion: Deficit cuts are colorblind

OPINION - Most Americans, believing the mythology of rugged individualism and bootstrap levitation, refuse to believe they benefit from government…
July 11, 2011

No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation's borrowing limit by…
July 11, 2011

Michelle Obama to attend Betty Ford's funeral

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - Ford's funeral is scheduled for Tuesday at Saint Margaret Episcopal Church in Palm Desert...
July 11, 2011

National Hispanic GOP group wants Herman Cain to quit race

A National Hispanic Republican group is calling on Herman Cain to drop his candidacy in to be the Republican nominee…
July 11, 2011

Are new voter ID laws Jim Crow by another name?

OPINION - As a civil rights lawyer who works in the trenches, I am well aware of the barriers that…
July 11, 2011

Slavery deleted from marriage vow signed by Bachmann

A socially conservative Iowa group apologized Saturday evening for a controversial reference to slavery in a "marriage vow" signed by…
July 11, 2011

Obama, lawmakers to meet again as debt clock ticks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and top lawmakers resume tense budget talks Monday at the White House, with both…
July 11, 2011

Will the GOP ever pay a price for race-baiting politics?

OPINION - Bachmann may very well indeed say a lot of stupid things, but it's certainly not barring her success...
July 11, 2011

Slideshow: Southern Sudan's Independence Day

SLIDESHOW - Southern Sudanese flocked to the streets of Juba to celebrate their independence on July 9th, 2011. The world's…
July 10, 2011

President Obama not giving up on big debt deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans…
July 8, 2011

Bachmann signs pledge saying black kids better off in 1860

Rep. Bachmann signed a Republican social policy pledge that says African-American children born into slavery had stronger families than during…
July 8, 2011

Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Our economy as a whole just isn't producing nearly enough jobs for everybody who is looking," Obama…
July 8, 2011

Congressional Black Caucus slams Obama on unemployment

The Congressional Black Caucus publicly accused the Obama administration of failing to adequately address a veritable epidemic of African American…