Barack Obama

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July 27, 2010

Memphis congressional campaign shows limits of race-baiting

OPINION - Willie Herenton would like to make the election a referendum on representation based on race, perhaps because his…
July 27, 2010

Poll: A few cracks in Obama’s Hispanic support

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanics still overwhelmingly favor the Democratic Party over the GOP, and a majority still think Obama is…
July 27, 2010

Why Obama will never be ‘black enough’ for some white journalists

OPINION - Everyone seems to feel justified in defining what it means for a black politician to have a 'genuine…
July 26, 2010

GOP candidate backtracks on ‘birther’ criticism

DENVER (AP) - Colo. candidate Ken Buck, a conservative supported by many tea party members, has said that he believes…
July 26, 2010

Obama’s top disability adviser on ADA’s 20th anniversary

Kareem Dale, who is legally blind, is the associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and the…
July 26, 2010

The reinvention of the Reverend Al Sharpton

Why the indefatigable Al Sharpton still has work to do. And what his evolution tells us about race and politics…
July 26, 2010

Redefining racism in the Tea Party era

OPINION - All people, including people of color in powerful decision-making roles, should be held accountable for their words and…
July 24, 2010

Obama: GOP economic plan will take US backward

WASHINGTON (AP) - In turn, House Republican leader John Boehner said the president had stooped to partisan attacks because he…
July 23, 2010

Blacks find breaking up is hard to do with incumbents

OPINION - Rangel's case is the latest in a dismaying series of black politicians who have run afoul of legal…
July 23, 2010

Obama praises wins, says businesses need help

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the midst of a sleepy, steamy day in Washington, Obama went before the cameras to try…
July 23, 2010

Obama, Clinton pledge US support for AIDS fight

VIENNA (AP) - President Obama says Washington is committed to continuing the progress made in battling the disease while Clinton…
July 23, 2010

Do blacks feel betrayed by Obama’s silence on race?

OPINION - President Obama has been as silent as a church mouse on some of the most riveting and racially-traumatic…
July 22, 2010

Small business lending measure clears filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure creating a $30 billion fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses overcame…
July 22, 2010

Obama: Vilsack ‘jumped the gun’ on Sherrod

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama personally apologized to Sherrod by phone today and appealed to her to return to work…
July 22, 2010

Checks are coming: Obama signs jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who…
July 22, 2010

Sherrod gets biggest ‘I’m sorry’ from Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod said she hadn't decided whether she would accept the invitation to come back, but she did…
July 22, 2010

Black racism: A real problem, or pure politics?

(AP) - Some say that racism requires power, so blacks can't be racist. Obama's election undercut that argument and made…
July 22, 2010

Obamas to vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Aug.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Both the president and Mrs. Obama have made a point of encouraging people to visit Gulf Coast…
July 22, 2010

Why Obama should give another race speech

OPINION - The events of the past few days clearly indicate that race related issues and racism are alive, well,…
July 22, 2010

Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said no Republican was willing to back a comprehensive energy bill, a…