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June 24, 2010

Can President Obama make a comeback?

OPINION - It's time for Democrats and the administration to get off defense on the economy and push back much…
June 23, 2010

Ex-Detroit mayor indicted on federal fraud charges

DETROIT (AP) - Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, already in state prison for probation violations, was indicted Wednesday on federal fraud…
June 23, 2010

Obama is right to fire McChrystal, but wrong on Afghanistan

OPINION - With or without General McChrystal, it is clear that a major rethinking of strategy is required, which should…
June 23, 2010

Ohio governor’s running mate lays out urban agenda

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ted Strickland's running mate Yvette McGee Brown said the health of Ohio's many cities is key…
June 23, 2010

Obama relieves McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gen. Stanley McChrystal was pushed out over his blistering remarks about administration officials quoted in a magazine…
June 23, 2010

How did ‘Impeach Obama’ candidate win Dem primary?

OPINION - Kesha Rogers's primary win raises the same daunting questions for Democrats that Alvin Greene's win in South Carolina…
June 23, 2010

War planning proceeds; McChrystal fate uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama summoned General McChrystal after learning of his disparaging comments about administration officials in a magazine…
June 22, 2010

Black SC Republican poised to enter Congress

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - State Rep. Tim Scott defeated Paul Thurmond, an attorney who is son of the one-time…
June 22, 2010

Obama says McChrystal showed ‘poor judgment’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says he wants to hear directly from Gen. Stanley McChrystal before deciding whether to fire…
June 22, 2010

Obama unveils national ‘patient bill of rights’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and other senior administration officials met privately with state insurance commissioners, and CEOs of major insurance…
June 22, 2010

2nd Mass. man pleads guilty in black church fire

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) - A second white man pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed a predominantly black Massachusetts…
June 22, 2010

Judge overturns Obama’s offshore drilling moratorium

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The White House said the administration would appeal. It had halted approval of any new permits…
June 22, 2010

A tale of two regions: Nigeria puts Gulf crisis in perspective

OPINION - The irony is that with BP under fire, and Obama's six month moratorium on offshore drilling in place,…
June 22, 2010

White House summons US general to explain himself

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been asked to explain derogatory comments about President Obama and…
June 22, 2010

Gulf rig owner criticizes Obama’s drilling halt

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is considering whether to lift the moratorium, imposed after the…