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September 14, 2010

Al Sharpton to launch Sunday AM education show

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Sharpton will unveil his 30-minute show, "Education Superhighway," Thursday morning at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th…
September 14, 2010

Small business $30 billion credit clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich…
September 14, 2010

Obama children's book 'Of Thee I Sing' out Nov. 16

NEW YORK (AP) - Random House children's president and publisher Chip Gibson lauded the new Obama book, which is intended…
September 14, 2010

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich

OPINON - President Obama must dig in hard on this one. The breaks must go, and the reasons why aren't…
September 14, 2010

Obama: Students should work hard, focus on school

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama will make that point Tuesday at a Philadelphia school when he delivers his second back-to-school pep…
September 13, 2010

Republicans, Democrats clash on Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said that every Senate Republican has pledged to oppose…
September 13, 2010

Obama celebrates contributions of HBCUs

WASHINGTON (AP) - He's pushing for $850 million in federal spending on the educational institutions over 10 years...
September 13, 2010

Go-go music is a game changer in DC politics

VIDEO - In DC, the mayoral election could be decided to the sound of a different beat; the mixture of…
September 13, 2010

DC's mayor Adrian Fenty falls from public favor

WASHINGTON (AP) - Adrian Fenty is fighting for his political life in Tuesday's primary election, fending off accusations that he…
September 13, 2010

White House hopes GOP will accept tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as…
September 13, 2010

Black Caucus should do spring cleaning before this fall

OPINION - It's well past time for the black political elite to be held accountable for their actions...
September 13, 2010

Anti-Muslim forces are fired up even if qurans aren't

OPINION - As the reaction of Rev. Jones subsides overseas, conservative extremists such as Newt Gingrich and others continue to…
September 12, 2010

Ga. Rep. Bishop awarded Black Caucus scholarships to family

WASHINGTON (AP) - The foundation prohibits scholarships from going to lawmakers' relatives, but Bishop says the rules were unclear when…
September 12, 2010

As Obama's popularity drops, so do sales of his merchandise

Not that long ago, President Obama was more than a president wading through two wars and a bad economy...
September 11, 2010

Michelle Obama: Flight 93 crash site shows healing

SHANKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) - Former first lady Laura Bush joined Obama in rural western Pennsylvania, marking a rare joint public…