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July 30, 2010

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have already been making Rangel a campaign issue, and a fall trial would give them expanded…
July 30, 2010

Black Panther ‘whistleblower’s’ latest charge: Holder hates the troops

Their story is that the DOJ is intentionally trying to undermine a new law meant to protect the voting rights…
July 29, 2010

Iowa GOP: Obama’s citizenship should be revoked because he accepted Nobel

The Iowa GOP is calling for the "reintroduction and ratification of the original 13th amendment" of the Constitution which loosely…
July 29, 2010

Sherrod plans to sue blogger Andrew Breitbart

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sherrod made the announcement at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention...
July 29, 2010

Obama defends education policies at Urban League

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said the goal isn't to fire or admonish teachers but to create a culture of…
July 29, 2010

Obama talks race, pop culture on ‘The View’

NEW YORK (AP) - In an interview on ABC's daytime talk show 'The View,' Obama said the forced resignation of…
July 29, 2010

Is Obama’s media blitz brilliant or will it backfire?

OPINION - The age of the Internet requires a new style of connected interaction and leadership that makes our president…
July 28, 2010

Obama pushes business bill as an all-American goal

EDISON, N.J. (AP) - The bill in question is designed to help small businesses get the capital they need to…
July 27, 2010

Obama says he still supports major climate legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Last week, Senate Democrats abandoned plans for a sweeping measure that would cap greenhouse gases blamed for…
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…