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June 22, 2011

Obama likely to bring 10K troops home this year

WASHINGTON (AP) - But with 100,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, that drawdown may not be substantial enough to satisfy…
June 22, 2011

Pa. capital's mayor vows 3-day fast for unity

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson says she'll begin fasting Wednesday with city religious leaders and is inviting…
June 22, 2011

South African president snubs Michelle Obama

President Jacob Zuma was out of the country for the first day of Mrs Obama's trip and although he returned…
June 22, 2011

Obama takes on role of 'the baby whisperer'

VIDEO - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were handed a crying baby during a recent White House picnic…
June 22, 2011

Al Gore: Obama lacks 'bold action' on global warming

WASHINGTON (AP)- In a 7,000-word essay for Rolling Stone magazine, Gore says President Barack Obama has failed to make substantial,…
June 22, 2011

Is Gadhafi's financing of Farrakhan paying off?

OPINION - Is Farrakhan's see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and countenance no evil spoken against Gadhafi…
June 22, 2011

Michelle Obama on Mandela meeting: 'Very surreal'

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - She also described the encounter as overwhelming because she never thought she'd ever meet the former South…
June 22, 2011

Should Van Jones go to war with Glenn Beck?

OPINION - Annoying, incessant and always standing on the wrong side of history, Beck certainly has proven himself to be…
June 22, 2011

How Michele Bachmann has 'failed' black America

OPINION - She has very few black constituents to pay lip service to; however, there's plenty of criticism to go…
June 22, 2011

Alabama senator unsure why he called blacks 'aborigines'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy said Beason's comment about aborigines damaged the state's image and…
June 21, 2011

Slideshow: First family steps out in South Africa

SLIDESHOW - Michelle Obama, along with her daughters and her mother, are in South Africa visiting with world leaders like…
June 21, 2011

Bachmann: 'Obama has failed the African-American community'

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says President Barack Obama "has failed the African-American communtiy" and "failed the Hispanic community"...
June 21, 2011

Obama to move US closer to leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president has said he favors a significant withdrawal, his advisers have not quantified that statement...
June 21, 2011

Michelle Obama and family meet with Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama and her family are paying their respects to Nelson Mandela...
June 21, 2011

Is Clarence Thomas unfit to serve on the Supreme Court?

OPINION - Justice Thomas must resign if America is to begin to restore integrity to the judiciary...