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May 2, 2010

Obama takes on critics at college commencement

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose…
May 2, 2010

Obama cracks jokes at correspondents’ dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president took aim at Jay Leno, the comedian headlining the dinner, saying the talk-show host was…
May 2, 2010

Obama to do everything ‘humanly possible’ on oil spill

VENICE, La. (AP) - No remedy in sight, President Obama on Sunday warned of a "massive and potentially unprecedented environmental…
April 30, 2010

Facebook group ‘praying’ for Obama’s death passes 1 million members

A Facebook group accused of "praying" for the death of President Barack Obama has raised controversy online, with many calling…
April 30, 2010

Gulf Coast oil spill could eclipse Exxon Valdez

VENICE, La. (AP) - The spill was bigger than imagined -- five times more than first estimated -- and closer...
April 30, 2010

Consumer rebound helps grow GDP by 3.2 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy grew at a solid 3.2 percent pace during the first quarter of this year as…
April 30, 2010

Have GOP diversity claims finally come to fruition?

OPINION - The final test for the black GOP candidates is whether RNC chair Michael Steele will actually put money…
April 29, 2010

Congress continues debate on financial reform bill

VIDEO - Days of high-decibel partisanship yielded to slightly more subdued accusations as the Senate lurched into action...
April 29, 2010

Texas ‘terrorist’ posts death threat against Obama

DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas man describing himself as a terrorist threatened to kill President Obama in an online posting…
April 29, 2010

Slideshow: Civil rights icon Dorothy Height laid to rest

SLIDESHOW - Noting Height's trademark attire, Obama said, "we loved those hats she wore like a crown. Regal."...
April 29, 2010

Obama hails Dorothy Height as force for equality

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama called on Americans to honor the memory of civil rights leader Dorothy Height by serving…
April 29, 2010

Obama on financial reform: ‘The time is now’

QUINCY, Illinois (AP) - President Obama hailed a Senate breakthrough on legislation to regulate Wall Street, saying Americans must never…
April 28, 2010

‘Birthers’ plan march on Washington this May

Washington DC has played host to any number of organized gatherings of the discontented over the years, but at long…
April 28, 2010

Hawaii lawmakers pass bill to ignore ‘birthers’

HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii legislators have passed a measure allowing a state agency to ignore repeated requests from a person…
April 28, 2010

Texas lawmaker to bring up anti-immigration bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas lawmaker says she plans to push for a law similar to Arizona's get-tough immigration…
April 27, 2010

GOP strategy to re-take Congress: ‘A heaping plate of soul’

President Obama has helped inspire an historic batch of black Americans to run for Congress - against his own party...
April 27, 2010

Unemployment challenges Obama’s economic push

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - The unemployment rate, perhaps the most recognizable economic indicator, has held steady at 9.7 percent…
April 27, 2010

Asheville arrest triggers old fears for African-Americans

OPINION - Any other time and with any other president, the puzzling escapade at the North Carolina airport might be…
April 27, 2010

Arizona pushes Congress into immigration minefield

WASHINGTON (AP) - Backed into a corner by border state Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find…
April 26, 2010

Nebraska courthouse finally replace Obama cigarette photo with official portrait

The portrait will hang in a spot that had held a framed black-and-white photo showing the president with a cigarette…