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December 4, 2009
Now Rogers is under withering scrutiny for her office's role in the infamous security breakdown at the state dinner. A…
December 3, 2009
Congressional Black Caucus members on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration for not doing enough to help African-Americans through the bleak…
November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first African-American president moved into the White House and black lawmakers are in control of some…
November 10, 2009
OPINION - There are five key things that must be done and that we can do to ensure that the…
November 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard…
October 28, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is hailing Edward Brooke, who made history 43 years ago as the first black…
October 28, 2009
OPINION - It is likely that health care reform will pass this year, but the very fact that the public…
October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes…
October 14, 2009
OPINION - Health care and the economy are far more intertwined than some might care to acknowledge.
September 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is working to reclaim the initiative from critics of his health care initiative and…
September 10, 2009
VIDEO- WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time…
September 9, 2009
OPINION - As President Obama prepares to put on a full-court press for health care reform in a speech to…
September 9, 2009
VIDEO - President Obama tonight will make what some are calling the speech of his presidency.
August 18, 2009
VIDEO - In Orlando last night, lines started early for a health care town hall."The health insurance industry is ripping…
July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, insistent that health care legislation will still clear Congress, urged lawmakers strongly on Friday…
June 18, 2009
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery in the United States. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin introduced
June 18, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic…
June 10, 2009
WASHINGTON – Democrats in charge of Congress are beginning to reveal their plans for reforming the nation’s health care system.
June 9, 2009
BEN EVANS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers warned Democratic leaders that any U.S. health