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July 7, 2010

Braving heat, Michelle Obama visits the neighbors

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama strolled from the White House to the Treasury Department next door for the latest in…
July 7, 2010

Olbermann calls on Oprah to 'crush' Limbaugh

VIDEO - Limbaugh, who is no stranger to controversy, recently made racially offensive comments about President Obama and Oprah on…
July 7, 2010

Alvin Greene in his own words: 'Make toys of me for the holidays'

theGRIO REPORT - Some of Alvin Greene's comments have done more than raise a few eyebrows. Here's theGrio Top 10…
July 7, 2010

Obama pep talk, crowded field helps Deval Patrick

BOSTON (AP) - President Obama told Gov. Deval Patrick to get over his revulsion about asking for campaign cash and…
July 7, 2010

Secret donors make Clarence Thomas's wife's group a Tea Party player

Virginia "Ginni" Thomas has returned to partisan politics as a fully engaged opponent of President Obama, whom she has described…
July 7, 2010

Will the New Black Panthers become another ACORN?

OPINION - With the case against the New Black Panthers, there's only smoke and mirrors, and lots of racial hating…
July 7, 2010

Why Obama shouldn't skip this year's NAACP convention

OPINION - An appearance or message from him is politically expedient, practical and simply the right thing to do...
July 7, 2010

Feds take lead against immigration foes in race for justice

OPINION - By establishing its ultimate authority to regulate immigration policy, the federal government has snatched the baton from its…
July 6, 2010

GOP chair Steele staying put despite latest gaffe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite his widely condemned comments on Afghanistan, even his GOP critics want to avoid a drawn-out fight…
July 6, 2010

Obama, Netanyahu deny Israeli-US problems exist

WASHINGTON (AP) - Netanyahu said without elaborating that he and Obama discussed specific steps that could be taken in the…
July 6, 2010

KY man pleads guilty to threatening Obama in poem

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Stephan M. Pazenzia said in an affidavit that Spencer wrote and…
July 6, 2010

Secrets of SC mystery man Alvin Greene revealed

MANNING, S.C. (AP) - He is remembered as painfully shy by those who knew him in high school, where Greene…
July 6, 2010

Feds to file suit over Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX (AP) - The lawsuit will argue that the new measure requiring state and local police to question and possibly…
July 6, 2010

First health overhaul provisions start to kick in

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first stage of Obama's health care overhaul is expected to provide coverage to about 1 million…
July 6, 2010

Steele trapped behind bad timing, big mouth

OPINION - As accurate as some of his observations are they ring hollow when stated by Michael Steele and put…