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July 22, 2011

Obama officially ends ban on gays in the US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday's move was expected under the repeal law Congress passed in December. Before "don't ask, don't tell,"…
July 22, 2011

Obama, Jackson Lee receive racist cartoon threats

WASHINGTON -- Federal law enforcement agencies led by the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the origins of…
July 22, 2011

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley continue to complain about Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Cornel West, Princeton professor and celebrated black intellectual, refers to Obama as a "mascot" and a "puppet"…
July 22, 2011

Defense secretary to OK end of military gay ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - His decision, which was expected, comes two weeks after the chiefs of the military services told Panetta…
July 21, 2011

Meek nominated by Obama for UN job

MIAMI - Kendrick Meek has been nominated by President Barack Obama as a public delegate to the United Nations General…
July 21, 2011

NAACP, Urban League leaders meet with Obama

WASHINGTON - In February 2010 Obama met with Al Sharpton, Morial, and Jealous to similarly discuss African-American joblessness, which at…
July 21, 2011

Gallup Pollster: Obama's ratings higher than you'd expect

Barack Obama may be the Kevlar President -- bad news can bruise him, but none can pierce his armor to…
July 20, 2011

Court reverses conviction on online Obama threat

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who posted Internet messages threatening…
July 20, 2011

How black farmers remain a Republican punching bag

OPINION - Michele Bachmann, like the GOP in general, has conveniently forgotten the USDA's history of racism as far as…
July 19, 2011

Obama backs bill overturning Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is supporting legislation to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act...
July 19, 2011

Obama pushes businesses to invest $118 million in education

President Obama meets this afternoon with business and non-profit groups dedicated to improving the nation's school systems...
July 19, 2011

RNC chair accuses Obama of 'criminal behavior'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Republican National Committee is asking for a Justice Department investigation of President Barack…
July 18, 2011

Obama appoints new head of consumer agency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vowing to fight any efforts to block the work of a new consumer…
July 18, 2011

911 dispatcher saves 4-year-old from drowning

VIDEO - For the parents of three-year-old Maliki Sessions, their guardian angel came in the form of 911 dispatcher.
July 18, 2011

Are we too quick to blame race for Obama attacks?

OPINION - To unnecessarily bring race into the debate now will only dissuade people from acknowledging far more legitimate claims…
July 18, 2011

Rep. Jackson Lee says Obama's race at center of debt crisis

WEB RUNDOWN - Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has suggested lawmakers are blocking President Obama's attempt to raise the debt…
July 17, 2011

Debt crisis may help Obama woo independent voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polling by the Pew Research Center suggests that unaligned voters are increasingly alarmed about the prospects of…
July 17, 2011

First family attends church service

WASHINGTON (AP) - Accompanied by his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama walked through Lafayette Square to attend…
July 16, 2011

Obama, lawmakers push plans to avoid debt default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and lawmakers pushed separate plans to avert an unprecedented default on America's national debt, with…
July 15, 2011

Liberal group threatens to pull Obama support

CHICAGO (AP) - A liberal group upset over potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security delivered pledges to President…