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November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first African-American president moved into the White House and black lawmakers are in control of some…
November 10, 2009
OPINION - There are five key things that must be done and that we can do to ensure that the…
November 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard…
October 28, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is hailing Edward Brooke, who made history 43 years ago as the first black…
October 28, 2009
OPINION - It is likely that health care reform will pass this year, but the very fact that the public…
October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes…
October 14, 2009
OPINION - Health care and the economy are far more intertwined than some might care to acknowledge.
September 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is working to reclaim the initiative from critics of his health care initiative and…
September 10, 2009
VIDEO- WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time…
September 9, 2009
OPINION - As President Obama prepares to put on a full-court press for health care reform in a speech to…
September 9, 2009
VIDEO - President Obama tonight will make what some are calling the speech of his presidency.
August 18, 2009
VIDEO - In Orlando last night, lines started early for a health care town hall."The health insurance industry is ripping…
July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, insistent that health care legislation will still clear Congress, urged lawmakers strongly on Friday…
June 18, 2009
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery in the United States. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin introduced
June 18, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic…
June 10, 2009
WASHINGTON – Democrats in charge of Congress are beginning to reveal their plans for reforming the nation’s health care system.
June 9, 2009
BEN EVANS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers warned Democratic leaders that any U.S. health