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July 22, 2010

Obama calls Shirley Sherrod to voice ‘regret’

WASHINGTON (AP) - The veteran government employee reiterated that she was uncertain whether she would accept Vilsack's invitation to be…
July 22, 2010

House approves additional jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 272-152 House vote Thursday will send the measure to President Barack Obama, who has promised to…
July 22, 2010

Bullying victim writes letter to President Obama

VIDEO - Some kids turn to parents, friends or teachers if they're dealing with bullies, but a Philadelphia girl went…
July 22, 2010

Obama should speak out about Sherrod, but probably won’t

OPINION - How sad is it that our president, our nation's first black president, cannot speak out to the nation…
July 22, 2010

Sherrod says she’d love to talk race with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod said of Obama: 'I'd like to help him see some of the things that he could…
July 22, 2010

Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - At issue are jobless payments averaging $309 a week for almost 5 million people whose 26 weeks…
July 22, 2010

Is Michael Steele made of teflon?

OPINION - Are either his credibility issues or his tenuous hold on his job a function of his status as…
July 21, 2010

Senate poised to OK jobless benefits for millions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats broke a GOP filibuster safely and set the stage for a vote Wednesday on legislation…
July 21, 2010

Obama signs sweeping financial reform into law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Reveling in victory, President Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations…
July 20, 2010

Jobless benefits extension clears hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote was a modest victory for Obama and Democrats, whose more ambitious hopes for a jobs…
July 20, 2010

Obama salutes WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury

WASHINGTON (AP) - He thanked the players for setting a good example, saying he lives with 'three tall, good-looking women…
July 20, 2010

Democrats to give jobless benefits another vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - The measure is expected to pass later Tuesday. The House would take it up Wednesday and then…
July 20, 2010

Jobless benefits battle holds millions of Americans hostage

OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
July 19, 2010

The Willie Hortonization of Barack Obama

While the most infamous Willie Horton ads were created by an independent organization, it was Bush's media consultant Roger Ailes…
July 19, 2010

Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to…
July 19, 2010

Obama gains Evangelical allies on immigration

Although other religious groups have long favored immigration overhaul, the Evangelicals are considered crucial because they have a pull with…
July 19, 2010

HIV patients respond to Obama’s AIDS plan

theGRIO REPORT - In his plan President Obama calls on the help of health and service organizations to accomplish the…
July 19, 2010

Why Tea Party racism serves the right well

OPINION - The GOP would cut its throat if it denounced its racists and racism, and really meant it...
July 18, 2010

Biden says Tea Party not a racist movement

WASHINGTON (AP) - However, the vice president believes that some of those involved in the movement have expressed racist views...
July 16, 2010

Gates 'teachable moment' one year later: What have we learned?

OPINION - The conversation on race should begin in the streets of America, where working class people of color sometimes…