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January 27, 2011

Many Chicago voters want say on Rahm Emanuel

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicagoans are having no trouble summing up their thoughts about the drama now before the Illinois Supreme…
January 27, 2011

Michelle Obama to see Army fitness, food in SC

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is visiting the Army's largest training post to see how the…
January 27, 2011

Lawmaker wants boycott of Limbaugh advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - State Sen. Leland Yee launched the campaign after Limbaugh's Jan. 19 radio program, during which he…
January 27, 2011

Racial gaffes get GOP 2012 wannabes in hot water

OPINION - These racial gaffes and smears may tell us about the character of these candidates, or lack thereof, yet…
January 27, 2011

Can Obama win re-election if unemployment stays above 8 percent?

OPINION - The Obama administration must take the lead and regain control of the narrative, define its focus, and addresses…
January 26, 2011

The hip-hop response to the State of the Union

Hip-hop got a shout out, too, if you caught it. Obama simply said, "We do big things."...
January 26, 2011

Joan Rivers calls Michelle Obama ‘Blackie O’

RADAR - Comedienne Joan Rivers revealed she once ditched a joke about First Lady Michelle Obama from her stand-up routine…
January 26, 2011

Michelle Obama talks military families on Oprah

CHICAGO (AP) - The first lady says she's impressed by the strength, pride and courage of military families. She says…
January 26, 2011

Bachmann’s rebuttal of Obama gets bad reception

VIDEO - Michele Bachmann's comments about the founding father's supposed commitment to ending slavery are being criticized as grossly inaccurate...
January 26, 2011

Why the jobless can take heart from Obama’s ‘Union’

OPINION - President Obama demonstrated last night that it's possible to promote an ambitious agenda for change without attacking or…
January 26, 2011

Obama and Congress pass crucial test of civility

OPINION - There were no audible outbursts. There were no caught-on-camera rolled eyes or disparaging glances...
January 25, 2011

Obama’s ‘Union’: ‘Move together or not at all’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Reaching for unity in a new era of divided government, Obama implored Democratic and GOP lawmakers to…
January 25, 2011

Court halts ballots without Rahm Emanuel’s name

CHICAGO (AP) - Emanuel has asked the court to overturn a lower ruling that threw him off the ballot because…
January 25, 2011

Civil rights activist Benjamin Hooks’ FBI file details racist threats against him

The Federal Bureau of Investigation had two major roles in the life of the late Benjamin Hooks, the lifelong civil…
January 25, 2011

What you won’t hear in the State of the Union

OPINION - The predicted mixed message will give the White House room to define the real message going into this…