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April 27, 2011

Trump should receive same scrutiny he sought for Obama

Chances are it was a confluence of dumb events that brought the White House to this point...
April 27, 2011

Family of doctor who delivered Obama 'honored'

HONOLULU (AP) - The family of a Honolulu doctor whose signature appears on Obama's birth certificate says they're honored to…
April 27, 2011

The Obamas go to Chicago for Oprah

CHICAGO (AP) - Obama and his wife, Michelle, took turns answering Winfrey's questions during a taped interview at her studio,…
April 27, 2011

Race complaints in La. gov's plan to merge schools

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eye-level watermarks, gutted buildings and rows of mobile classrooms linger as reminders of the flooding from…
April 27, 2011

Kwame Kilpatrick cleared of sexual misconduct

Evidence included a video of the July 4 incident showing that Kilpatrick briefly touched the breast of his wife, Carlita,…
April 27, 2011

Is Obama an 'affirmative action president'?

OPINION - Demanding that the president produce his college transcript, like demanding that he show his birth certificate, is an…
April 27, 2011

Carl Lewis to campaign as courts weigh eligibility

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The 49-year-old former track star owns homes in New Jersey and California. He says he's confident…
April 27, 2011

Obama releases birth certificate, decries 'silliness' of debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - By coming before the press in a national statement, Obama sought to stake himself out as a…
April 27, 2011

White House releases Obama birth certificate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The certificate, released Wednesday, says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the…
April 27, 2011

Why Mumia Abu-Jamal's second chance at life matters

OPINION - Anti-death penalty advocates have long argued that Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial was unfair, and that the application of the…
April 26, 2011

NJ election official: Lewis can't run for Senate

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Secretary of State Kim Guadagno ordered Lewis' name to be stricken from the June Democratic primary…
April 26, 2011

Clyburn says compassion necessary in deficit talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - But Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina told MSNBC that government safety-net programs like Medicare and Medicaid…
April 26, 2011

Decision expected in Carl Lewis' bid for NJ Senate

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Lewis' petition to run for state Senate as a Democrat was challenged by Republicans who want…
April 26, 2011

How Haley Barbour was hamstrung by civil rights blunders

OPINION - Even if Barbour did not tote a storage locker of personal and political baggage, his candidacy would still…
April 25, 2011

Georgia county votes to keep Confederate battle flag flying

In a county named for a New York congressman, a uniquely Southern controversy is brewing over the Confederate flag...