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August 27, 2010

Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - The president will use the anniversary to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid…
August 27, 2010

Rangel affirms support for Obama at NY debate

NEW YORK (AP) - "I cannot think of a more exciting president this country's had, certainly since I've been in…
August 27, 2010

5 years after Katrina, does Obama care about black people?

OPINION - The answer is a qualified yes. This president seems inclined to do the right thing, particularly by his…
August 26, 2010

Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - Before his White House speech, Obama will fly to Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday…
August 26, 2010

Obama's stimulus created up to 3.3 million jobs, CBO says

According to the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office, the $814 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, probably added up…
August 25, 2010

Obama to address nation to mark end of Iraq combat

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) --Iraq is scheduled to assume security for its own territory after next Tuesday, with the U.S.…
August 25, 2010

America needs more college grads: How HBCUs can help

OPINION - We believe federal investment in these kinds of programs could result in 18,000 additional college graduates a year…
August 25, 2010

Obama 'having a great time' despite vacation rain

WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) - The president made the remarks, his first in public since heading out on vacation last…
August 24, 2010

Has 'Muslim' become the 'M-word'?

OPINION - "Muslim" has become synonymous with all that is wrong in the world--right or wrong--deserved or not...
August 24, 2010

GOP leader to Obama: Fire your economic team

CLEVELAND (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner argues that 19 months of "government as community organizer" hasn't worked...
August 24, 2010

Rangel knocks Obama for 'dignity' remark

NEW YORK (AP) - The 80-year-old congressman said it was more likely he would protect Obama's dignity over the next…
August 23, 2010

Barack Obama Elementary opens in Maryland

WASHINGTON - The school is being touted as being an environmentally friendly "green" school...
August 23, 2010

Black farmers lose faith, lives waiting for settlement money

theGRIO REPORT - Many farmers have become frustrated and suffer from low morale after little tangible resolution more than decade…
August 22, 2010

Obama knocks Republicans on campaign finance

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell scoffed at Obama's message...
August 20, 2010

Slideshow: The Obamas on vacation

SLIDESHOW - For President Obama, the break comes after a punishing few days of cross-country campaigning and speechmaking...
August 20, 2010

Franklin Graham: 'President's problem is that he was born a Muslim'

Franklin Graham explains his reasoning for the public's incorrect perception of President Obama's religion...
August 20, 2010

Oil spill and Iraq combat over, Obama takes break

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) - Still, doubts remain about the strength of the U.S. economy, and Obama tried to tamp…
August 20, 2010

Mama Grizzlies' claws come out on race

OPINION - Sharron Angle once participated in a campaign against black jerseys for a high school football team on the…
August 20, 2010

Why it's no surprise many still think Obama is Muslim

OPINION - No president has ever had more pejorative labels slapped on him. He's been branded a Bolshevik, socialist, Nazi,…
August 19, 2010

White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House spokesman Bill Burton made the remarks hours after a poll showed that nearly one in…