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February 9, 2011

First lady says Super Bowl food indulgence is OK

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Life is about good food, at least in America," the first lady told NBC's "Today" show on…
February 8, 2011

Whew! First lady says the president has quit smoking

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady says her husband has not smoked in almost a year. She said it is…
February 8, 2011

Halle Berry custody battle re-opens ‘one drop rule’ debate

OPINION - In America, race has never been a scientific or genealogical designation, but a political and social one...
February 7, 2011

Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America

WASHINGTON (AP) - To a polite, subdued audience Obama offered a stout defense of government regulations, even as he promised…
February 7, 2011

Obama says people who hate him don’t know him

WASHINGTON (AP) - And the thing he dislikes most about being president is the constant, intense scrutiny...
February 5, 2011

Obama hosts Super Bowl bash with mixed feelings

WASHINGTON (AP) - His beloved Chicago Bears aren't in the championship game, but President Barack Obama is swallowing hard and…
February 4, 2011

Mass. church arson suspect wants confession tossed

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say the fire that destroyed Springfield's Macedonia Church of God in Christ in the early…
February 3, 2011

Obama lookalike pitches for KFC in Hong Kong

MSNBC - Ok. We know the mainland Chinese have a thing for imitation goods...
February 3, 2011

Michael Steele: ‘I was ready to battle Democrats, not battle my own’

VIDEO - Just after the GOP took the House, they pushed Steele out of power. He shared thoughts on his…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans lose vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Moments earlier, the Senate had agreed to make one relatively minor change in the law, voting to…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans forcing a vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The showdown approached as lawmakers in both parties agreed the law's fate rests with the Supreme Court,…
February 2, 2011

Obama signs START treaty at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The treaty is a cornerstone of Obama's efforts to "reset" U.S. relations with Russia...
February 2, 2011

Rush Limbaugh calls Obama a ‘pharaoh’

Had President Bush still been in office, he said, everyone would be asking why Bush hadn't seen the uprising coming...
February 2, 2011

Dems’ Charlotte convention choice speaks to new South

OPINION - Charlotte spotlights the Democratic theme that there's a New South, and that the region is no longer the…
February 2, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Cedric Richmond, keeping Washington’s eye on Louisiana

TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves…
February 1, 2011

The birther plan to block Obama’s re-election

The birthers have a plan to end Barack Obama's presidency -- and in Arizona, they're making progress...
February 1, 2011

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention location

WASHINGTON (AP) - The selection signaled that Obama plans to aggressively compete in traditionally Republican states that he won during…
February 1, 2011

Is Carol Moseley Braun ‘cracking’ under the pressure?

OPINION - By flying off the handle in this way, Moseley Braun has made others begin to question her mental…
January 31, 2011

Diddy on Obama: ‘I just want the president to do better’

Talking about the intersection of race and politics, Diddy said that while he's a fan of Obama, he's disappointed with…
January 31, 2011

HI bill would give anyone Obama birth info for fee

HONOLULU (AP) - The idea behind the measure is to end skepticism over Obama's birthplace while raising a little money…