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May 23, 2011

Slideshow: Obamas reaffirm 'bonds of affection' in Ireland

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama says the enduring, centuries-old relationship the U.S. and Ireland enjoy is bound by history, friendship…
May 23, 2011

Obama returns to his ancestral roots in Ireland

DUBLIN (AP) - President Obama said Monday that the U.S. and Ireland share a "blood link" that extends beyond strategic…
May 23, 2011

Herman Cain tries to clean up his Israel 2012 rollout

In his first major television interview as a Republican presidential candidate, former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain stumbled badly on…
May 23, 2011

Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?

OPINION - Whether we like it or not, Herman Cain is expanding the definition of what it means to be…
May 21, 2011

Herman Cain enters 2012 presidential race

ATLANTA (AP) - Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton…
May 20, 2011

Why Prince deserves props for his political activism

OPINION - While better known as a musical genius for pioneering the Minneapolis Sound, Prince's social consciousness has been a…
May 19, 2011

Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said that while each country in the region is unique, there are shared values in the…
May 19, 2011

Why Cornel West is wrong to question Obama's blackness

OPINION - For those of us who respect and appreciate West's scholar-activist contributions, the past few days have been both…
May 19, 2011

Cornel West's criticism of Obama sparks debate among African-Americans

West's scathing critique of President Obama's liberal bona fides in a series of recent interviews has ignited a furious debate…
May 19, 2011

Tea Partier claims he's an expert in black history

David Barton, the Republican establishment's favorite amateur historian, claims in tax records reviewed by HuffPost to be something of an…
May 18, 2011

SC man names gas station after Obama

VIDEO - "I see more people come in excited with the name," said owner Sam Alhanik, who got the idea…
May 18, 2011

Clarence Thomas takes aim at court's critics

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Thomas told the Augusta Bar Association that the downward spiral of public discourse from people who…
May 18, 2011

Ex-pol admits telling wife to stuff cash in 'panties'

Johnson admitted to in a plea agreement filed Tuesday show he was taking in some serious bribes from developers in…
May 18, 2011

What's behind Cornel West's beef with Obama?

OPINION - While I understand West when he says he wants to be Frederick Douglass to Obama's Abraham Lincoln, it…
May 18, 2011

Is Mandela being used as a political prop?

theGRIO REPORT - What better way to fight apathy, and remind black people of the price paid for the vote,…