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July 19, 2011

Cain: Mitt Romney can't win because he's a Mormon

Herman Cain made an issue of Mitt Romney's Mormon faith in an interview the Washington Times published Monday...
July 18, 2011

Did ethics staff taint Waters, Rangel probes?

The former staff director of the House Ethics Committee accused two top committee lawyers of secretly communicating with Republicans on…
July 14, 2011

Bachmann: No default crisis without Obama policies

Michele Bachmann is not participating in talks about raising the debt ceiling to avoid a default crisis, she continues to…
July 1, 2011

Obama urges supporters to regain 2008 energy

PHILADEPHIA (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election effort is powering toward an impressive early fundraising haul, campaign officials are trying…
June 27, 2011

Obama joins debt talks, Republican negotiator leaves

VIDEO - Next week President Obama will hold talks with house and Senate leaders to hammer out a deal to…
June 24, 2011

House rejects Obama's authority to continue US role in Libya

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted down a measure giving President Barack Obama the authority to continue the U.S.…
June 24, 2011

Obama stops short on embracing gay marriage

NEW YORK (AP) - While praising New York state lawmakers as they debated legalizing gay marriage, President Barack Obama stopped…
June 23, 2011

Former gay rights protesters support Obama and Democrats

But in surveying a host of gay rights activists and donors, it seems increasingly clear that his relationship with the…
June 6, 2011

Obama retools 2008 machine for tough run

CHICAGO - Saddled with a faltering economic recovery, President Obama is rebuilding the campaign machinery that vaulted him into office...
May 31, 2011

Can Herman Cain pull off an upset?

VIDEO - A new Gallop poll shows Cain is 1 percent behind Newt Gingrich at 8 percent. What's interesting about…
May 27, 2011

Clyburn protests McClatchy article on Obama and race

WASHINGTON - House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn objected Thursday to coverage of his views on the impact of President…
May 26, 2011

Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Palin's supporters are putting together a campaign-in-waiting in Iowa in the hopes she decides to join…
May 26, 2011

Racism to blame for Obama's problems, Clyburn says

Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, on Wednesday blamed most of President Barack Obama's political problems on racism...
April 29, 2011

Judge sides with NJ in kicking Carl Lewis off ballot

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A federal judge has upheld the state's four-year residency rule for political candidates that knocked former…
November 18, 2010

Burris farewell speech: Lack of blacks in Senate 'troubling'

Burris did not mention the controversy surrounding his appointment by former, impeached and now convicted Gov. Blagojevich...
November 2, 2010

Decoding the Tea Party’s ire

First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and…
October 29, 2010

Why are Dems bullying the black candidate?

OPINION - Meek could have had a good shot at winning in Florida if he had been given the support…
September 13, 2010

Record gains for US poverty with elections looming

WASHINGTON (AP) - The anticipated poverty rate increase from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent -- would be another blow…
September 13, 2010

White House hopes GOP will accept tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as…
September 10, 2010

Racist emails circulated from police chief's account

WILTON MANORS - E-mails, some including racial slurs, photos of nude women and other insults directed towards President Barack Obama…