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June 25, 2011

NY legalizes gay marriage 42 years after Stonewall

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill shortly before midnight Friday, almost 42 years to the…
June 24, 2011

Former Detroit mayor to be released from prison

DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prison after more…
June 24, 2011

Rush Limbaugh compares Obama to Hitler

Rush Limbaugh compared President Obama to Hitler on his Thursday radio show...
June 24, 2011

House rejects Obama's authority to continue US role in Libya

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted down a measure giving President Barack Obama the authority to continue the U.S.…
June 24, 2011

First lady helps paint mural at clinic in Botswana

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) - Michelle Obama wielded a brush Friday and helped paint a mural at a children's HIV/AIDS clinic…
June 24, 2011

GOP to African-Americans: If we can't get your vote, no one can

OPINION - If there is one time-honored tactic GOP politicians have mastered, it's voter suppression...
June 24, 2011

Gingrich: Obama so bad, blacks will vote Republican

Newt Gingrich told a GOP banquet that President Barack Obama is so bad that he's made it possible for the…
June 24, 2011

Obama stops short on embracing gay marriage

NEW YORK (AP) - While praising New York state lawmakers as they debated legalizing gay marriage, President Barack Obama stopped…
June 23, 2011

Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves

WASHINGTON (AP) - The release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be the largest ever, amounting to half of…
June 23, 2011

Former gay rights protesters support Obama and Democrats

But in surveying a host of gay rights activists and donors, it seems increasingly clear that his relationship with the…
June 23, 2011

Cain: Jon Stewart mocked me because I'm a 'black conservative'

ThinkProgress reports that Cain, former CEO of Godfather's pizza, leveled the charge while speaking during a stop in the key…
June 23, 2011

Can Obama keep his cool on Twitter?

OPINION - By tweeting on his own, Obama opens himself up to a whole new world of criticism scrutiny...
June 23, 2011

Slideshow: The first lady inspires in South Africa

SLIDESHOW - Met by singing children, tears, and embraces, the first family continues to volunteer and inspire in South Africa...
June 23, 2011

How Michelle Obama has won over South Africa

OPINION - The first lady has delivered on her "core Africa issues" -- AIDS, poverty, and education; and she has…
June 22, 2011

Obama: 30,000-plus troops leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said they will leave at a steady pace, but the U.S. combat mission is not expected…