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August 5, 2010

Waters asks for ethics trial before November elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - The California Democrat has been charged with ethics violations for asking regulators to help a bank in…
August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
August 4, 2010

Kwame Kilpatrick’s mom loses bid to keep Mich. seat

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lost her bid for an eighth term Tuesday, her son's legal woes…
July 30, 2010

Dems hope for first lady’s stardust in campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - With her sky-high popularity -- Mrs. Obama's favorability numbers easily outdistance her husband's -- plenty of Dems…
July 30, 2010

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have already been making Rangel a campaign issue, and a fall trial would give them expanded…
July 28, 2010

Dems election strategy: Equate GOP and Tea Party

WASHINGTON (AP) - "The Republican Party agenda has become the tea party agenda, and vice versa," DNC chairman Tim Kaine…
July 26, 2010

Alvin Greene’s unlikely Senate run set to rap beat

VIDEO - While the credits at the end of the video bill Alvin Greene as the director, producer and editor,…
July 24, 2010

Ex-mayor makes Memphis, Tenn. primary about race

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - In the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a once-unbeatable former mayor wants the…
July 23, 2010

Do blacks feel betrayed by Obama’s silence on race?

OPINION - President Obama has been as silent as a church mouse on some of the most riveting and racially-traumatic…
July 22, 2010

Is Michael Steele made of teflon?

OPINION - Are either his credibility issues or his tenuous hold on his job a function of his status as…
July 19, 2010

Why Tea Party racism serves the right well

OPINION - The GOP would cut its throat if it denounced its racists and racism, and really meant it...
July 16, 2010

Obama: Voters to decide who caused 'this mess'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama acknowledges that the fall elections could amount to a referendum on his stewardship of the…
July 14, 2010

NAACP passes resolution condemning racism in Tea Party

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Leaders of the country's largest civil rights organization accused tea party activists on Tuesday of…
July 13, 2010

GOP senator says he backs birther lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in…
July 12, 2010

Democrats courting black voters in midterm elections

VIDEO - Democrats have voiced fears that President Obama's high approval rating among blacks will not translate into votes come…
July 10, 2010

Alvin Greene to face no state charge for filing fee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his…
July 9, 2010

NAACP leaders hope to recapture '08 momentum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The NAACP convention, set to start Saturday, also will focus on education and the mounting…
July 8, 2010

Obama: US choice between moving ahead or back

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Obama cast upcoming elections as a choice between the party that caused the economic meltdown…
July 7, 2010

Why Obama shouldn't skip this year's NAACP convention

OPINION - An appearance or message from him is politically expedient, practical and simply the right thing to do...
July 5, 2010

Democrats resist GOP bid to nationalize election

WASHINGTON (AP) - The outcome will help determine whether Republicans take control of the House, the Senate or both. It…