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November 15, 2010

Hawaii among 2 universities eyeing Obama library

HONOLULU (AP) - And Obama is saying even less. Asked to discuss Obama's views about a presidential library, a White…
November 11, 2010

Palin calls Obama 'most pro-abortion president'

DALLAS (AP) - The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee also said the federal health care law is the "mother of all…
November 10, 2010

Steele may face challengers for GOP chairmanship

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans, looking to oust President Barack Obama in 2012, are considering a chairman who would operate more…
November 9, 2010

Obama makes long-awaited return to Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The plans for his long-anticipated homecoming Tuesday have been accompanied by a sadness that he is…
November 6, 2010

Palin's 'Taliban' tweet antics prove she's unfit to lead

OPINION - The idea that she can't even control the technology on her Blackberry tells us loud and clear that…
November 6, 2010

Obama sees 'win-win' relationship with India

MUMBAI, India (AP) - President Obama announced a host of new trade deals with India supporting tens of thousands of…
November 5, 2010

'Unapologetic birther' is new MO House of Representatives majority leader

State Rep. Timothy W. Jones (R-Eureka) of the Missouri House of Representatives was unanimously elected by the new Republican caucus…
November 5, 2010

Obama acknowledges his message didn't get through

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama says in an interview with CBS television that he 'stopped paying attention' to the leadership style…
November 5, 2010

Beautyshop Buzz: How will the midterms shape America?

VIDEO - Two years from now -- do you think this election will have an effect on President Obama's re-election…
November 4, 2010

Can Obama reach common ground without selling out black base?

OPINION - How does the president work with this new crop of conservatives whose ire has been focused as much…
November 3, 2010

Obama on midterm defeat: ‘It was a shellacking’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of…
November 3, 2010

‘Rent Is Too Damn High’ candidate: I can’t quit now

NEW YORK (AP) - He says the mayoral race in a few years is a possibility. He says he's been…
November 3, 2010

Midterm elections make black history

theGRIO REPORT - Two years after electing the first African-American president, African-American candidates are still making history all across the…
November 3, 2010

Republicans run the House — now what?

OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
November 3, 2010

Deval Patrick’s win provides a blueprint for Obama

OPINION - What remains to be seen is not whether Obama is capable of leadership, but more poignantly, that he…
November 3, 2010

Midterms not about Barack but ‘the Benjamins’

OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other…
November 2, 2010

Patrick bucks GOP tide to win re-election in Mass.

BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick won a second term with the help of some of the same political advisers…
November 2, 2010

Obama: Agenda ‘all at risk’ in any Republican romp

WASHINGTON (AP) - "The future is yours to shape," he said. "But if you don't get involved, then somebody else…
November 2, 2010

Decoding the Tea Party’s ire

First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and…
November 2, 2010

Jon Stewart mocks Fox News ‘Obama-is-racially-intolerant’ flap

As TPM reported previously, Fox News hosts complained that Obama's use of "back of the bus" is a racially insensitive…