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April 5, 2010

Palin backs black Republican for Congress

VIDEO - Allen West, GOP candidate for a Florida Congressional seat, received a surprise endorsement from none other than former…
March 31, 2010

Michele Bachmann: No evidence black lawmakers were harassed

Black lawmakers, including civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), reported that they had been spat on and slurred by…
March 26, 2010

Black farmers’ settlement still not a done deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - A $1.25 billion settlement between black farmers and the Agriculture Department is at risk of unraveling after…
March 25, 2010

Congress alters student lending, hikes Pell Grants

WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation will give more needy students access to bigger college Pell Grants and make it easier…
March 25, 2010

Obama on GOP’s plan to repeal reform: ‘Go for it’

VIDEO - "If they want to have that fight, we can have it. Because I don't believe the American people…
March 25, 2010

Obama seeks additional $2.8 billion for Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is asking Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funding for the reconstruction effort in Haiti...
March 24, 2010

House passes bill to fund infrastructure, tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Local governments would receive billions of dollars for construction projects and welfare programs in the latest in…
March 23, 2010

Obama signs landmark health reform bill

VIDEO - President Obama caps a yearlong political drama by signing into law a landmark legislation that had been seen…
March 23, 2010

Five ways Democrats can trump GOP scare tactics

OPINION - The passage of health care reform, to be signed by President Obama on Tuesday, is truly historic; unfortunately,…
March 21, 2010

Health care reform narrowly passes House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Widely viewed as dead two months ago, the Senate-passed bill cleared the House on a 219-212 vote.…
March 21, 2010

Obama looks for another win with student loan plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - With health care dominating House action, President Obama was looking for another domestic policy victory Sunday -…
March 21, 2010

Obama and Dems: ‘We’re well past 216’ votes for health reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and House Democratic leaders struck a last-minute deal Sunday with abortion foes to secure the…
March 20, 2010

Obama to Dems: Health reform ‘is in your hands’

VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and…
March 20, 2010

Health care reform protesters shout N-word at black lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Andre Carson told a reporter that as he walked with Rep. John Lewis, a leader of…
March 19, 2010

Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes

VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to…
March 18, 2010

House Dems on track for vote on $940 billion health bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill delivers on President Obama's top domestic priority by providing coverage to more than 30 million…
March 18, 2010

Lawmakers fight to finish health reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House…
March 17, 2010

Congressional Black Caucus calls current jobs bill ‘inadequate’

VIDEO - Some lawmakers claim that the benefits of the $18 billion jobs bill are not being distributed to the…
March 17, 2010

Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama’s signature

VIDEO - Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won…
March 17, 2010

Kucinich switches vote, will back health reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill when the…