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May 12, 2010

Senators to query Kagan, but don’t expect answers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan got a pledge from a key Democrat to help smooth her path…
April 28, 2010

Senate will take on climate before immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) - "The energy bill is ready. We will move to that more quickly than a bill we don't…
April 28, 2010

GOP Senate candidate defends ‘chickens for checkups’ proposal

Republican Senate candidate Sue Lowden on Tuesday defended her claim that a "chickens for checkups" barter system would be an…
April 5, 2010

Reid rips GOP over benefits expiration

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) criticized Republicans Sunday for blocking unemployment benefits, which will expire Monday while Congress is…
February 23, 2010

Reid seeks extension of jobless aid until end of 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pressing to extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the…
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 9, 2010

After saying ‘I don’t play the race card,’ Michael Steele blames his political problems on race

Steele more recently targeted the entire "left" when Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) invoked slavery in the debate over health care…
February 5, 2010

Slideshow: theGrio’s week in review – 1/31-2/6

These are the most popular and provocative pieces that theGrio has published in the last week...
February 2, 2010

Reid’s Black History Month column for theGrio raises questions

Some local black leaders and historians don't remember Reid having had a significant role in Civil Rights efforts...
February 1, 2010

Sen. Harry Reid: Black history is American history

OPINION - The contributions of black Americans are ingrained in our nation's DNA...
January 15, 2010

Black leaders in Nevada rally around Reid campaign

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Black supporters rejected the idea that Reid no longer deserved their support, saying he has already…
January 15, 2010

Barbershop Buzz on 'Negro-gate'

VIDEO - Does the word "Negro" have any place in today's society?
January 13, 2010

Is Negro the new black?

OPINION - It looks like the word "Negro" is back in style these days, for better or for worse. And…
January 12, 2010

Obama's racial exceptionalism exposed by Reid, Blago remarks

OPINION - Racial exceptionalism stems from the ingrained, but terribly misplaced, belief that blacks are perennially disgruntled, hostile, and rebellious...
January 11, 2010

Senator Harry Reid makes first public statement on 'Negro-gate'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Harry Reid speaks for the first time on camera about his controversial remarks regarding President Obama…
January 11, 2010

Bill Clinton's Obama remarks should be a wake-up call

OPINION - If the allegations in "Game Change" are true, this is going to destroy the already wounded relationship between…
January 11, 2010

Eric Holder defends Reid's comments as "unfortunate"

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, defended Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday over…
January 11, 2010

Democrats benefit from double standard with racial remarks

OPINION - The Reid affair is somewhat reminiscent of the firestorm that engulfed former Republican Senator Trent Lott in 2002,…
January 11, 2010

Republicans call for Reid to quit after racial comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid's resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made…
January 9, 2010

Reid's 'Negro dialect' remark politically incorrect, but totally right

OPINION - I don't think that Senator Harry Reid is a racist. Although Reid seemed to think that President Obama…