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August 7, 2012

Has Mitt Romney been 'vetted' in 2012 the way Obama was in 2008?

OPINION - If in 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama had refused to release his tax returns, we would not currently be…
August 4, 2012

Romney: 'I have paid taxes every year'

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declared Friday that he has 'paid taxes every year…
June 26, 2012

Sen. Harry Reid: Supreme Court ruling paves path to racial profiling

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats and Republicans scrambled for election-year gain from the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that threw out…
January 30, 2012

Rep. Allen West: Obama, liberals should 'get the hell out' of US

CLUTCH - Representative Allen West from Florida has said ridiculous things left and right, but he really let it all…
October 5, 2011

Senate Democrats rewrite Obama's jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats are rewriting portions of President Barack Obama's jobs bill to include a new 5 percent…
August 31, 2011

Obama bows to Boehner; jobs speech will be Sept. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football…
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 29, 2011

Obama says multiple ways out of debt ceiling mess

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
April 7, 2011

'We rise and fall together,' Obama tells Sharpton group

NEW YORK (AP) - The president, officially running for re-election as of this week, stood by his record of the…
February 17, 2011

Sen. Harry Reid: Let’s not go backwards this Black History Month

OPINION - The economic recovery is still taking root, and African-Americans still face unemployment at a rate far above the…
January 12, 2011

‘Light Skin vs. Dark Skin’ party highlights black on black bias

OPINION - Colorism remains a taboo topic that is generally swept under the rug...
November 2, 2010

Obama: Agenda ‘all at risk’ in any Republican romp

WASHINGTON (AP) - "The future is yours to shape," he said. "But if you don't get involved, then somebody else…
October 19, 2010

Sharron Angle tells Hispanic students they look Asian

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rancho High School teacher Isaac Barron said the room of roughly 150 students was "rocked" by…
July 28, 2010

Obama pushes business bill as an all-American goal

EDISON, N.J. (AP) - The bill in question is designed to help small businesses get the capital they need to…
July 22, 2010

Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said no Republican was willing to back a comprehensive energy bill, a…
July 9, 2010

Obama urges increase in clean energy tax credits

LAS VEGAS (AP) - 'If an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help…
June 25, 2010

GOP blocks jobless benefits, Dems at a loss

WASHINGTON (AP) - The demise of their jobs-agenda legislation Thursday means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than…
June 17, 2010

Slaves who built Capitol building honored

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build…
May 20, 2010

Senate breaks impasse on financial regulation bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barely breaking a logjam, the Senate ended debate on a massive financial regulation bill, clearing the way…