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August 5, 2011

Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Voting Rights Act became law to end Jim Crow suppression of black voters, but today,…
August 5, 2011

Obama seeks tax credits to aid unemployed vets

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve new initiatives to help some of America's 1 million…
August 4, 2011

Is Barack Obama's presidency aging badly?

OPINION - The optimism of 'Yes We Can' and 'Change We Can Believe In' has turned into the pessimism of…
August 2, 2011

Senate passes bill to prevent US default

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented U.S. financial default and begins the…
August 2, 2011

Obama's 'Satan sandwich' leaves sour taste with Black Caucus

OPINION - When the history of the debt ceiling debate is written, it will record that politics won and the…
August 2, 2011

Why putting America back to work should be our priority

OPINION - Republicans have not introduced a single jobs bill since they took over the House in 2010. Elections have…
August 2, 2011

Will Somalia suffer from the US debt ceiling deal?

OPINION - Proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid would hinder America's ability to effectively assist in what has become the…
August 1, 2011

Applause greets Gabby Giffords' return to House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats crowded around her as she mouthed "thank-you's." She used one hand to greet some, the other…
August 1, 2011

Tea Party won't take down Allen West, but Democrats might

Talk of a tea party challenge to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is overblown. But that doesn't mean he'll be in…
July 31, 2011

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 29, 2011

Belafonte says Obama lacks moral courage, vision

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because…
July 29, 2011

Obama says multiple ways out of debt ceiling mess

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
July 28, 2011

Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 26, 2011

White House threatens to veto Boehner's House plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a…
July 26, 2011

Obama won't win back white voters by being 'President Pushover'

OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 22, 2011

Boehner withdraws from debt talks with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing…
July 21, 2011

States cut programs to help poor cool their homes

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely…
July 20, 2011

Rep. Maxine Waters seeks dismissal of ethics case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters has repeatedly said she did nothing improper and had no role in the Obama administration's decision…
July 20, 2011

'Vile, despicable' attack exposes Allen West's 2012 anxiety

OPINION - West has hardly moderated his rhetoric since becoming a Congressman...
July 19, 2011

Vick takes anti-dogfighting message to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vick said he wants to teach kids not to get mixed up in animal fights and to…