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June 2, 2011

Why is FEMA fleecing Katrina victims?

OPINION - Apparently, disaster victims, the unemployed, the working poor, welfare recipients and black and Latino children in crumbling inner…
June 2, 2011

Florida's drug test law condemns welfare recipients

OPINION - Governor Scott is wrong to simply write off his legislation as a way to 'give people an incentive'…
June 1, 2011

Holder: New crack law should shorten some terms

WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder was testifying before the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which oversees the guidelines that help federal judges sentence…
June 1, 2011

Is Obama's presidency the end of white male privilege?

OPINION - Being on the outside is a strange vantage point for people who feel entitled, connected and deserving...
June 1, 2011

Is Herman Cain playing 'plantation politics'?

OPINION - Cain may not be a racist, but he's arguably a patronizing black politician trying to suppress suspicions of…
May 31, 2011

Can Herman Cain pull off an upset?

VIDEO - A new Gallop poll shows Cain is 1 percent behind Newt Gingrich at 8 percent. What's interesting about…
May 31, 2011

Obama finds some solid ground; tests still ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - "It is likely he will be re-elected, in my opinion," veteran Republican pollster Wes Anderson says...
May 31, 2011

Why black basketball fans back LeBron in the NBA Finals

OPINION - Perhaps to a fault, African-Americans are very protective of our athletes...
May 30, 2011

Obamas honor America's veterans on Memorial Day

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will spend Memorial Day paying tribute to the military....
May 30, 2011

Obama consoles tornado-ravaged Missouri city

JOPLIN, Missouri (AP) - Obama came face to face Sunday with the legions of homeless, consoling the community as it…
May 28, 2011

GOP Rep: Obama elected because he's a `black man who was articulate'

Yesterday, GOP Rep. Joe Walsh raged at Jewish Americans for not being sufficiently pro-Israel...
May 27, 2011

Clyburn protests McClatchy article on Obama and race

WASHINGTON - House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn objected Thursday to coverage of his views on the impact of President…
May 27, 2011

Why Obama and Cain are praying for a Palin run

OPINION - Can she win against an incumbent who has substantive work experience and, for all of his perceived shortcomings…
May 26, 2011

Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Palin's supporters are putting together a campaign-in-waiting in Iowa in the hopes she decides to join…
May 26, 2011

Trump says Obama birth certificate fake

Upon the release of Obama's birth certificate, Trump took credit for the disclosure...