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September 10, 2010

Obama takes GOP to task on economy, taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing devastating poll numbers and prospects of big losses, Democrats are in danger of losing control of…
September 9, 2010

Pastor cancels Quran burning, then backtracks

GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) - The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking…
September 9, 2010

Obama concedes poor economy threatens Dems

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama rolled out a trio of new plans this week to help spur job growth and invigorate…
September 9, 2010

Is Mandela's memoir 'Conversations With Myself' Oprah's new book club pick?

Mandela's book already boasts a foreword by Barack Obama, which may make an Oprah endorsement seem like just so much…
September 9, 2010

Playing a black president gets complicated in age of Obama

OPINION - Will Blair Underwood walk the Obama tightrope of likability and capability?...
September 9, 2010

Obama: Minister must cancel Quran-burning 'stunt'

WASHINGTON (AP) -"If he's listening, I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our…
September 8, 2010

Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles

CLEVELAND (AP) - Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories…
September 8, 2010

Obama to Congress: Axe Bush tax cuts for the rich

VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…
September 8, 2010

Why conservatives want to rewrite civil rights history

OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…
September 7, 2010

White House defends MLK quote on Oval Office rug

WASHINGTON (AP) - Describing the rug, a White House statement credited King for these words: "The arc of the moral…
September 7, 2010

Army soldier arrested for threatening to kill Obama

SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) - Robert Anthony Quinones is the former soldier who took three employees hostage Monday at Winn Army…
September 7, 2010

Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican party's delaying tactics have proved so successful, despite the Democrats' substantial Senate majority...
September 7, 2010

Obama to back more business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) - An administration official said the tax breaks would save businesses $200 billion over two years, allowing companies…
September 6, 2010

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - "If I said fish live in the sea, they'd say no," Obama said of Republicans...
September 6, 2010

Labor Secretary Solis on jump-starting the economy: 'We have a lot of ideas'

theGRIO Q&A - As the secretary of labor in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Hilda Solis has…
September 3, 2010

Obama planning new package of economic aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has already passed many of the provisions, but they have stalled in the Senate because…
September 3, 2010

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said he'd be proposing a broader set of ideas next week, when he travels to Milwaukee…
September 3, 2010

4 ways Obama can sell a second stimulus

OPINION - The administration should take control of the debate and not allow the opposition to define the issues. Play…
September 3, 2010

Unemployment rate rises as labor force grows

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment increased to 16.3 percent, while black teen unemploymwnt jumped to 45 percent, the highest of…
September 1, 2010

'One Nation' to hold march for hope, jobs and unity

VIDEO- The NAACP's Benjamin Jealous defends the president's policies and unveils plans for the 'One Nation' coalition...