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November 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of…
November 3, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao has lost the election in his New Orleans-area district, a rare…
November 3, 2010
OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
November 3, 2010
OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other…
November 2, 2010
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina voters on Tuesday elected the first black Republican to Congress from the Deep…
November 2, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Terri Sewell, who is from Selma and practices law in Birmingham, won easily in the heavily…
November 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "The future is yours to shape," he said. "But if you don't get involved, then somebody else…
November 2, 2010
First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and…
November 2, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - A Richmond win would likely return the seat to its Democratic roots for the foreseeable future...
October 27, 2010
MEDIAITE - Apparently a week before the midterms it's okay to throw subtlety, and the Constitution, out the window...
October 20, 2010
OPINION - Those who say more should have been done or could have been done ignore the limits placed on…
October 18, 2010
VIDEO - As of today, fourteen African-American candidates are on the ballot for the GOP in the November election...
September 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama's plan was "good policy and good politics," her…
September 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel beat back five challengers including Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as…
September 13, 2010
OPINION - It's well past time for the black political elite to be held accountable for their actions...
September 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The foundation prohibits scholarships from going to lawmakers' relatives, but Bishop says the rules were unclear when…
September 10, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel has racked up $1.8 million in legal bills so far in fighting the charges from…
September 8, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite additional funding and government mandates, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy is floundering in its efforts to…
September 8, 2010
VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…