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August 6, 2010
"For those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence," Penn said...
August 6, 2010
OPINION - Elect an international star, the logic goes, and the champagne and caviar dreams will follow...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite broad support, legislation to finalize $4.6 billion in settlements with black farmers and American Indians stalled…
August 6, 2010
Soon after the celebrity singer filed papers for his candidacy Thursday, fellow Fugees star Pras announced he's supporting another hopeful...
August 6, 2010
OPINION - For 45 years, the Voting Rights Act has occupied a central place in our democracy and we can…
August 6, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic voters in Memphis rejected their former mayor's race-focused campaign for Congress, delivering a landslide to…
August 6, 2010
OPINION - The idea that blacks cannot choose to be black but gays can choose their disposition, appears to be…
August 6, 2010
SLIDESHOW - The singer ultimately sees himself as an advocate for Haiti's struggling youth...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama praised the bill shortly after it was passed, calling it a 'groundbreaking piece of legislation…
August 5, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - "It's a moment in time and in history," Jean told The Associated Press as he went…
August 5, 2010
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton has raised almost no money but plenty of controversy by telling voters in the…
August 5, 2010
OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
August 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other…
August 5, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - They called it "Team Kilpatrick," a small army of family and friends dedicated to keeping a Detroit…
August 5, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama declared Thursday that the U.S. auto industry is not just rebounding from its problems but…