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December 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama called the news conference in the face of Democratic criticism of the agreement, which still needs…
December 3, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty states still allow schools to administer corporal punishment and some don't require parental consent or notification...
December 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady said in a statement after the vote that she was "thrilled" about House passage...
December 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "I brought it onto myself," Rangel told the House. But he also said politics was at work...
December 1, 2010
(AP) - Unless Congress changes its mind, benefits that had been extended up to 99 weeks will end this month...
December 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Greasy foods and sugary soft drinks could disappear from schools as Congress is poised to approve a…
November 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers voted 256-152 to send the measure to President Barack Obama, whose administration brokered the settlements over…
November 30, 2010
In case anybody missed his meaning in a speech on the House floor Monday evening, King emphasized the word "urban,"…
November 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House ethics committee voted 9-1 on Nov. 18 to recommend a censure of the 80-year-old Democrat…
November 29, 2010
OPINION - Questions also remain regarding the investigatory process and the racial make up of those being investigated...
November 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Charles Rangel is ready to make a last stand to salvage his reputation and tell the…
November 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A recently discovered e-mail, which forced postponement Waters' trial, appears to bring the House ethics committee no…
November 23, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - "Charlie Rangel is a giant," said former Mayor David Dinkins. "He's a man who has served…
November 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters, a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, was set to go on trial Nov. 29…
November 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - House members will take up the solemn task of disciplining one of their own when the New…
November 18, 2010
Burris did not mention the controversy surrounding his appointment by former, impeached and now convicted Gov. Blagojevich...
November 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rangel argued, "City College (of New York) came to me to use my name. I was not…
November 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Harlem Democrat, who rarely sticks to a script, released prepared remarks for a House ethics committee…
November 17, 2010
OPINION - These 2010 elections have truly shaken up the political establishment, but there are some bright lights for African-Americans…
November 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -The ethics panel is investigating whether Jackson or someone acting on his behalf, offered to raise funds for…