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June 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton apologized for his "$20 billion shakedown" comment and said his remarks had been "misconstrued."...
June 18, 2010
OPINION - For almost 20 years hip-hop was used to drive white voters to conservative political candidates, to conservative political…
June 18, 2010
OPINION - For all the historic symbolism inherent in the contest, both candidates have fastidiously avoided discussions about race...
June 18, 2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "We do the right thing even when it hurts us," state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter said before…
June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The verbal onslaught had been anticipated for days and unfolded at a nearly relentless pace...
June 17, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Money from the fund will be loaned to Haitian businesses that otherwise might not have access…
June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
June 17, 2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Greene's surprise victory spawned a number of queries into how the unemployed military veteran who lives…
June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build…
June 16, 2010
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - There are black men in the White House and at the helm of the GOP, but…
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A climate and energy bill being pushed in the U.S. Senate faces bleak prospects, despite President Obama's…
June 16, 2010
VIDEO - Could it be that a man behind gospel and soul helped Alvin Greene--a man with little to no…
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is also suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric…
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - BP also says it has begun burning oil siphoned from the ruptured well to more than triple…
June 16, 2010
SLIDESHOW - AllHipHop has compiled a list of leaders in the history of black America and compared them with their…