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June 22, 2010

2nd Mass. man pleads guilty in black church fire

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) - A second white man pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed a predominantly black Massachusetts…
June 22, 2010

Judge overturns Obama’s offshore drilling moratorium

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The White House said the administration would appeal. It had halted approval of any new permits…
June 22, 2010

White House summons US general to explain himself

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been asked to explain derogatory comments about President Obama and…
June 22, 2010

Gulf rig owner criticizes Obama’s drilling halt

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is considering whether to lift the moratorium, imposed after the…
June 22, 2010

Why white support for Obama is stuck behind Gates

OPINION - So much for that teachable moment on race the Henry Louis Gates incident promised to become, at least…
June 21, 2010

Kagan unscathed after revelations from past

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters suggest she can serve as a consensus-builder among deeply divided conservatives and liberals on the nine-member…
June 21, 2010

Obama: Let’s help dads connect with their kids

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is calling for new initiatives to help absent fathers re-engage with their children...
June 18, 2010

BP captures more oil, but methane makes things worse

VIDEO - The natural gas mixed in with the crude oil in especially high concentrations could deplete oxygen levels, suffocate…
June 18, 2010

Programs in Detroit, beyond seek minority mentors

DETROIT (AP) - A glaring need persists for African-American and Latino men to mentor young people across the nation...
June 18, 2010

Obama calls 10,000th road project a ‘big deal’

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Obama is marking what he says is a milestone in the country's road to economic…
June 18, 2010

Will Obama finally break our oil addiction?

OPINION - Words are one thing, but the terrifying reality is that to break our oil addiction, as with any…
June 18, 2010

How the ‘Sister Souljah moment’ remains teachable

OPINION - For almost 20 years hip-hop was used to drive white voters to conservative political candidates, to conservative political…
June 17, 2010

Study on Henry Gates arrest: Cambridge police don’t use racial profiling

The report by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, which was published Thursday in the Boston Globe...
June 17, 2010

Newsweek editor says Obama is ‘out of his cotton-picking mind’

Newsweek Senior Editor Julia Reed, was on CNN's Anderson Cooper show last night to discuss President Obama's response to the…
June 17, 2010

GOP rep apologizes to BP for Obama ‘shakedown’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
June 17, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic

VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do…
June 17, 2010

Obama’s half sister speaks on her mixed-race experience

Maya Soetoro-Ng talks about her long journey from feeling that she didn't fit in anywhere to feeling like a citizen…
June 16, 2010

Climate bill doubtful, despite Obama Oval Office pitch

WASHINGTON (AP) - A climate and energy bill being pushed in the U.S. Senate faces bleak prospects, despite President Obama's…
June 16, 2010

Obama: BP will pay $100M compensation to rig workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is also suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric…
June 16, 2010

BP agrees to create $20 billion fund for spill victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP also says it has begun burning oil siphoned from the ruptured well to more than triple…