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The battle for gay rights in black and white

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Ex-premier could outstrip Wyclef in Haiti election

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Slain NBA player Wright memorialized in hometown

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Judge overturns gay marriage ban in California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California voters passed the ban as Proposition 8 in November 2008, five months after the state…
/ August 4, 2010

Obama turns 49 with first lady, kids out of town

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama hasn't shied away from talking about his birthday, noting that his hair is getting grayer and…
/ August 4, 2010

Police: Gunman at beer warehouse targeted ‘racist’ managers

MANCHESTER, Connecticut (AP) - Omar Thornton's girlfriend says that he had complained of racial harassment and had shared evidence of…
/ August 4, 2010

Obama: ‘High confidence’ oil spill almost over

WASHINGTON (AP) - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug…
/ August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
/ August 4, 2010

Dems break GOP filibuster on new jobs, state aid bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill would extend programs enacted in last year's stimulus law to help preserve the jobs of…
/ August 4, 2010

Black members of Tea Party dispute racist claims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black members said the racism that has been attributed to the Tea Party came from outsiders…
/ August 4, 2010

TheGrio talks financial reform at the White House

VIDEO - TheGrio's contributor Wilmer Leon will go to the White House to discuss the impact of financial reform on…
/ August 4, 2010

Wave of health reform provisions coming in Sept.

(AP) - Insurance coverage that starts on or after Sept. 23 will have to comply with these changes and others…
/ August 4, 2010

Dispatchers couldn’t verify location of Wright 911 call

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Wright's mother, Deborah Marion, told The Associated Press that Germantown's handling of the 911 call was…
/ August 4, 2010

Republicans want review of birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) - Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people…
/ August 4, 2010

La. man saved teen, couldn’t stop 6 from drowning

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Christopher Patlan was hanging out with friends on the Red River when he heard the desperate…
/ August 4, 2010