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January 27, 2010

Obama's State of the Union goal: Get agenda moving, people believing

VIDEO -- Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State…
January 27, 2010

What if Obama gave a State of the Black Union address?

OPINION - Obama's State of the Union should be addressed to all Americans. But, it is intriguing to imagine what…
January 26, 2010

Obama should scrap health care reform in State of the Union

OPINION - It will take courage for President Obama to tell Congress to start anew with health care reform. Yet…
January 25, 2010

Obama meets with NBA champion Lakers

WASHINGTON (AP) - An avid basketball fan himself, Obama said he gets enormous pleasure from watching excellence on the court...
January 22, 2010

Defiant Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill

ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) - Obama weaved angry us-against-them rhetoric throughout the day, telling a town hall audience that he "will…
January 22, 2010

How Obama and the Dems can make a comeback

OPINION - The future still looks bright for the Democrats, provided they take a number of important steps...
January 21, 2010

The Obamas donate $15,000 to Haiti relief

WASHINGTON (AP) - The move comes as hundreds of thousands of Haitians remain homeless, hungry and desperately in need of…
January 20, 2010

Why Obama can't 'do enough' for black America

OPINION - As we hit the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, a growing chorus of critics argue that his…
January 20, 2010

TSA nominee withdraws amid 'political agenda'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama had tapped Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but…
January 19, 2010

Massachusetts election could unhinge health care

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the Democratic hand-wringing, Obama continues to court Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, the only GOP lawmaker to…
January 19, 2010

Limbaugh's remarks on Haiti are callous and unnecessary

OPINION - Limbaugh's remarks are certainly not reflective of the broader sentiment amongst conservatives, many of which have been spurred…
January 19, 2010

Much at stake for Obama in tight Mass. Senate race

BOSTON (AP) - In Washington, White House aides and Democratic lawmakers have been hashing out plans to save the health…
January 19, 2010

'Paddling like mad,' first lady Michelle Obama learns on the job

WASHINGTON (AP) - Her every word, move, bite, gesture, dress and shoe has been analyzed and second-guessed...
January 15, 2010

Obama overtakes LBJ's legislative score

From Newsweek - Congressional Quarterly rates Obama higher than any president in the last five decades in working his will…
January 14, 2010

Limbaugh: 'We've already donated to Haiti, it's called US income tax'

From HuffingtonPost.com Well, it didn’t take long for conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh to use the crisis in Haiti to attack
January 14, 2010

Obama musical set to open in Germany

BERLIN (AP) -- A musical about Barack Obama's "Yes we can" election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend, including love…
January 14, 2010

Obama says US stands with Haiti, pledges $100M aid

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama says "one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history" is moving toward Haiti...
January 14, 2010

It's official: America is 'post-racial' in the age of Obama

OPINION - President Obama's first year has shown us again and again that race does not matter in America the…
January 12, 2010

Obama's racial exceptionalism exposed by Reid, Blago remarks

OPINION - Racial exceptionalism stems from the ingrained, but terribly misplaced, belief that blacks are perennially disgruntled, hostile, and rebellious...
January 11, 2010

Senator Harry Reid makes first public statement on 'Negro-gate'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Harry Reid speaks for the first time on camera about his controversial remarks regarding President Obama…