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April 2, 2010

Right wing doctor refuses to treat Obama supporters

MOUNT DORA, Florida (AP) - The notice on Dr. Jack Cassell's Mount Dora practice says, "If you voted for Obama,…
April 2, 2010

Obama welcomes jobs report as rare good news

VIDEO - "We are beginning to turn the corner," he told employees of a manufacturing plant that received government stimulus…
April 2, 2010

Obama's census choice: simply African-American

WASHINGTON (AP) - He may be the world's foremost mixed-race leader, but when it came to the official government head…
April 2, 2010

Black joblessness could cripple Obama's presidency

OPINION - The bad news for the president and his economic advisors is that the rising tide of increased employment…
April 2, 2010

Employment grows, but jobless rate remains the same

WASHINGTON (AP) - The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing in the job…
April 2, 2010

Obama poised to make unemployment top priority

VIDEO - President Obama is pushing his administration's plans to create jobs, a crucial campaign issue for Democrats as they…
April 2, 2010

Suppression, sabotage and smears: Far right fights the census

OPINION - Self-sabotage in Census 2010 is foolish if you're a conservative white citizen...and frightened. There's an easier way to…
April 1, 2010

Mayor murdered en route to his second job

WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of a decaying village near St. Louis known for its strip clubs and…
April 1, 2010

Obama to promote health bill's business benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is promoting his health overhaul's benefits for small businesses as he tries to rally public…
April 1, 2010

Does Palin have a black people problem?

OPINION - It's not as if Sarah Palin has very many fans who look like LL Cool J. Her appeal…
April 1, 2010

20 people we'd pay to see Palin interview

SLIDESHOW - Here are 20 sit-downs we're not likely to see anytime soon -- but we should wish we would...
March 31, 2010

GA attorney general targeted for impeachment over health reform

ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia lawmaker filed a resolution to impeach Democratic Attorney General Thurbert Baker for refusing to join…
March 31, 2010

GOP says Steele will survive strip club scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) -The RNC fired a staffer who helped organize the Jan. 31 visit to Voyeur Hollywood West, which features…
March 31, 2010

NYC pays poor for good conduct, with mixed results

NEW YORK (AP) - An experimental anti-poverty program that pays the poor for maintaining good habits has not exactly been…
March 31, 2010

Obama opens East Coast for offshore drilling

VIDEO - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Obama is allowing oil drilling 50…