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December 22, 2010

Mike Huckabee defends Michelle Obama against Sarah Palin

"With all due respect to my colleague and friend Sarah Palin, I think she's misunderstood what Michelle Obama is trying…
December 22, 2010

Obama signs repeal of military ban on gays

WASHINGTON (AP) - Surrounded by senior military officials and members of Congress, Obama said he is proud to sign the…
December 22, 2010

How Barack Obama got his groove back

OPINION - The current legislative has produced what might be Obama's two best political weeks in as many years...
December 21, 2010

UN Security Council solicits youth for some advice

theGRIO REPORT - The most powerful governing body in the world invited young people from all around the globe, including…
December 21, 2010

Obama has votes to ratify US-Russia nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate is on track to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia, a top…
December 21, 2010

Gov. Paterson fined $62K over Yankees Series tickets

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Paterson had said it was his duty to attend the opening series game at the new…
December 21, 2010

Barbour backs off widely criticized civil rights claims

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour spoke out a day after several liberal activists criticized his published comments about school…
December 21, 2010

2010 census to show slowing US growth, GOP gains

WASHINGTON (AP) - Demographers believe the official 2010 count will be 308.7 million or lower, putting U.S. growth at around…
December 21, 2010

Obama not invited to royal wedding? Not so fast

Whether Obama will be invited or not is one thing, but it's unlikely the palace would be so ungracious as…
December 21, 2010

Haley Barbour needs a civil rights history lesson

OPINION - Haley Barbour's failed attempt to re-write history stems from bigoted white supremacist ideology and must be rejected as…
December 21, 2010

Slideshow: Blacks and whites square off on secession

SLIDESHOW - The memory of the Civil War collided with modern-day civil rights Monday as protesters targeted a 'Secession Ball'...
December 20, 2010

Hawaii preparing another aloha for President Obama

KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and first dog Bo arrived Saturday evening on…
December 20, 2010

Miss. gov praises civil rights era white supremacists

TALKING POINTS MEMO - Gov. Haley Barbour, a potential Republican presidential candidate, has an interesting perspective on the tumults of…
December 20, 2010

DADT repeal won't be as tough as military integration

OPINION - The repeal will take time to fully work itself through military policy from top to bottom. But it…
December 20, 2010

Gov. Patrick swears in 1st black chief justice in Mass.

BOSTON (AP) - Roderick Ireland says he'll seek more transparency for the courts while promising to do the best he…