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August 14, 2011

Why President Obama has more bite than bark

OPINION - Progressives would be wise to ignore their political soothsayers and recognize that everyone has a hustle...
August 12, 2011

'Super' debt committee gets more diverse

OPINION - For a time, it looked like the debt committee wouldn't reflect the country whose financial future it's supposed…
August 9, 2011

Cries of 'Hillary told you so' haunt Obama campaign

OPINION - In hindsight, maybe Hillary Clinton had a point about Barack Obama during their highly contentious race for the…
August 5, 2011

Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Voting Rights Act became law to end Jim Crow suppression of black voters, but today,…
August 2, 2011

Obama's 'Satan sandwich' leaves sour taste with Black Caucus

OPINION - When the history of the debt ceiling debate is written, it will record that politics won and the…
August 2, 2011

Why putting America back to work should be our priority

OPINION - Republicans have not introduced a single jobs bill since they took over the House in 2010. Elections have…
August 1, 2011

Tea Party won't take down Allen West, but Democrats might

Talk of a tea party challenge to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is overblown. But that doesn't mean he'll be in…
August 1, 2011

Top 5 Republicans who are a threat to the Democratic Party

NEWS ONE - According to News One writer Gerren Keith Gaynor, being black and Republican makes you part of an…
August 1, 2011

Obama is the prime target in debt ceiling blame game

OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
August 1, 2011

Deficit numbers don't lie, even when politicians do

OPINION - Data from the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the distinction between mathematical reality and political fallacy...
July 31, 2011

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 28, 2011

Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 28, 2011

Deportations may divide Obama's black and brown base

OPINION - Stalled immigration reform -- like several other high-profile Obama campaign promises has become a proxy for frustrated political…
July 26, 2011

Obama won't win back white voters by being 'President Pushover'

OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 20, 2011

Rep. Maxine Waters seeks dismissal of ethics case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters has repeatedly said she did nothing improper and had no role in the Obama administration's decision…
July 11, 2011

No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation's borrowing limit by…
July 1, 2011

Can Obama force the GOP's hand on debt and taxes?

OPINION - Should the stalling continue, the extension of the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit will be put at risk…
June 30, 2011

Republicans invite Obama to talk taxes

VIDEO - Some Republicans were clearly irked by the president's criticism during his Wednesday press conference...
June 29, 2011

Donna Brazile on voter ID laws: GOP willing to violate civil rights to win elections

Brazile writes that her sister in Florida was a victim of voter suppression during the 2000 election...
April 26, 2011

Clyburn says compassion necessary in deficit talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - But Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina told MSNBC that government safety-net programs like Medicare and Medicaid…