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December 6, 2010

Obama to sign historic settlement to black farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said the president would sign the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 and make remarks…
December 6, 2010

Obama: Kennedy Center honorees gave gift of arts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama spoke at a White House reception Sunday for the honorees. The five included Oprah Winfrey and…
December 3, 2010

Finally! Obama issues first pardons of his presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) - No well-known people were on the list and most of the crimes seemed low-grade. Five involved drug…
December 3, 2010

'Building a Grad Nation' report reveals what's at stake in our schools

OPINION - According to the study, the African American high school students have a 62 percent graduation rate, behind every…
December 2, 2010

Congress sends child nutrition bill to Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady said in a statement after the vote that she was "thrilled" about House passage...
December 2, 2010

New CA Attorney General hailed as 'female Obama'

VIDEO - "I pride myself...living in a state that has always been known to be the source of change," said…
December 2, 2010

Obama gets Powell support on START nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failing to ratify the treaty, Powell said, could leave the U.S. in a vulnerable position...
December 1, 2010

US stresses diversity in bid to host 2022 World Cup

ZURICH (AP) - The U.S. presentation at FIFA headquarters opened with actor Morgan Freeman calling the United States the world's…
December 1, 2010

La. Senate staffer shunned over 'racist' Obama e-mail

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The e-mail includes a doctored photo of Obama with light skin, blue eyes and a…
November 30, 2010

Republican calls Obama 'very, very urban' on House Floor

In case anybody missed his meaning in a speech on the House floor Monday evening, King emphasized the word "urban,"…
November 30, 2010

Why Obama has been so stingy with pardons

OPINION - Hammering Obama as insensitive, uncaring, or timid in granting reforms, ignores the fact that he is in a…
November 27, 2010

Obamas say their daughters prefer to just be kids

WASHINGTON (AP) - The girls can't completely avoid all talk about their father, however. For Malia, he's come up in…
November 26, 2010

Ouch! 12 stitches for Obama after errant elbow in hoops

WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a five-on-five contest involving family and friends and including Reggie Love, Obama's personal assistant who…
November 26, 2010

Sick! SC man accused of threatening to shoot Obama

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - Michael Stephen Bowden added that he wanted to kill Obama "because he is not doing…
November 24, 2010

Obama family volunteers at DC food pantry

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and his family have delivered turkeys that didn't receive a presidential pardon to a food…
November 24, 2010

Obama spares turkeys 'shellacking' he got at polls

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president wished America's families, including many buffeted by the economic slump, a safe and happy holiday...
November 24, 2010

Obama's kids book sells 50,000 copies in 5 days

NEW YORK (AP) - President Obama is donating his proceeds from it to a scholarship fund for children of disabled…
November 23, 2010

Woman who told Obama she was 'exhausted' loses job

WASHINGTON (AP) - Velma Hart said that the recession had taken an enormous toll on her family and left her…
November 22, 2010

First lady and friends see 'Fela!' on Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) - The audience at Thursday's performance of "Fela!" on Broadway got an extra thrill when an unannounced…
November 22, 2010

Founder of Chicago's DuSable Museum dies

CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama said in a statement that Burroughs was "widely admired for her contributions to American culture…