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March 11, 2010

Black Caucus wants more from Obama

VIDEO - Several caucus members feel strongly that the president is not listening to their concerns...
March 10, 2010

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure...
March 10, 2010

Despite setbacks, Obama remains more popular than Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty…
March 10, 2010

Obama enters home stretch on health care reform

VIDEO - President Obama is making his closing arguments for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan...
March 8, 2010

Rangel’s loss could be Harlem voters’ gain

OPINION - Harlem's voters have something they haven't had the benefit of in quite some time: viable options for his…
March 4, 2010

The twilight of Harlem’s ‘Gang of Four’

OPINION - 'The Gang of Four', consisted of David Dinkins, Charles Rangel, Basil Paterson and Percy Sutton. But that old…
March 4, 2010

Will Dems heed Obama’s eleventh hour call for health care reform?

OPINION - Obama has come closer than any president to passing comprehensive health care reform, yet he has much more…
March 3, 2010

Obama calls for final up-or-down vote on health care reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I don't see how another year of negotiations would help. Moreover, the insurance companies aren't starting over,"…
March 3, 2010

Top Dems looking to Obama for health care momentum

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic leaders hope President Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an…
March 2, 2010

Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass

OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also…
February 26, 2010

Obama to announce way forward on health care next week

The White House will announce next week -- "probably closer to Wednesday" -- the president's preferred path forward for getting…
February 26, 2010

Paterson’s downfall shouldn’t eclipse his remarkable rise

OPINION - In Gov. Paterson's mind, he wasn't supposed to lose...
February 26, 2010

Obama outwits GOP on health care, now it’s Senate Dems’ turn

OPINION - This week's televised health care summit reminded America that President Obama is smarter than nearly every Republican on…
February 25, 2010

Longtime Dem rep to NY Gov. Paterson: Drop out

NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Steve Israel told The Associated Press that he called Paterson early Thursday, urging him to…
February 24, 2010

Senate approves jobs bill with tax breaks for new hires

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 70-28 vote sends the bill back to the House, which passed a far more costly measure…
February 23, 2010

Jobs bill advances, but is the Senate still paralyzed?

OPINION - Think of what could be accomplished if Republicans accepted President Obama's hand more often than they give him…
February 22, 2010

Democratic jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate's…
February 19, 2010

Obama touts $1.5 billion in housing aid for hardest hit states

LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Obama plans to offer new help to the states hit hardest by the housing crisis,…
February 18, 2010

White House: Dems near accord on health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage…
February 11, 2010

Rep. Diane Watson of California to retire from Congress

Watson is the 12th Democrat who will leave Congress at the end of 2010...