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February 17, 2011

Government shutdown? GOP, Dems swap charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sparring occurred as the House labored to complete work on veto-threatened legislation to cut more than…
February 15, 2011

Greene back on ballot, this time for SC House seat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - This time, the 33-year-old is trying to win the Democratic nomination for a state House seat…
February 15, 2011

Why are blacks always the biggest targets of budget cuts?

OPINION - One reason is a failure to develop what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called permanent units of political…
February 9, 2011

Rep. Allen West to be top speaker at CPAC

From Talking Points Memo: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), is getting a high-level speaking post for a freshman — the closing
February 3, 2011

Census estimates show big gains for US minorities

WASHINGTON (AP) - Racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of U.S. population growth over the last decade -- one…
February 3, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s first Muslim congressman

TheGrio's 100 - "Muslim" and "Congressman" were mutually exclusive terms before Minnesota elected Keith Ellison in 2006, when he also…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans forcing a vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The showdown approached as lawmakers in both parties agreed the law's fate rests with the Supreme Court,…
February 2, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Cedric Richmond, keeping Washington’s eye on Louisiana

TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves…
February 1, 2011

GOP efforts to redefine ‘forcible rape’ put women in peril

OPINION - If enacted, the bill threatens to deny due health care to untold numbers of rape victims, with poor…
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Donna Edwards, Democrat pushing service and science in DC

TheGrio's 100 - While other congressmen cite their voting records for proof of their convictions, Rep. Donna Edwards can point…
January 28, 2011

Obama open to ‘tweak’ of health care, not repeal

WASHINGTON (AP) - He stood up for the bill in his State of the Union earlier this week and reiterated…
January 28, 2011

What ‘shellacking’? Recent polls show major momentum for Obama

Just two months ago, President Obama was reeling from his party's massive defeat in the midterm elections...
January 28, 2011

Lawmaker says race played role in GOP 2010 wins

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia is saying his party's November election losses were due partly to…
January 26, 2011

The hip-hop response to the State of the Union

Hip-hop got a shout out, too, if you caught it. Obama simply said, "We do big things."...
January 26, 2011

Obama and Congress pass crucial test of civility

OPINION - There were no audible outbursts. There were no caught-on-camera rolled eyes or disparaging glances...
January 25, 2011

What you won’t hear in the State of the Union

OPINION - The predicted mixed message will give the White House room to define the real message going into this…
January 24, 2011

Powell still bullish on Obama, not joining govt

WASHINGTON (AP) - Powell also lamented the lack of civility in political discourse and urged Americans to display tolerance in…
January 24, 2011

House leader Cantor says Obama is a US citizen

WASHINGTON (AP) - Appearing Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Cantor refused to call people who question Obama's citizenship "crazy."...
January 21, 2011

Clyburn urges Obama to target minority hardships

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said the recession has devastated communities of color, leaving them with extraordinarily high…
January 21, 2011

Low income blacks biggest victims of GOP budget cuts

OPINION - We cannot afford a fiscal policy that sacrifices the resources vital to the survival of low-income people and…