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April 20, 2011

Carl Lewis testifies at NJ residency challenge

HAMILTON, N.J. (AP) - Lewis acknowledged under questioning that he voted in California until last year and paid income taxes…
April 20, 2011

Ariz. governor's vetoes of GOP bills lift eyebrows

PHOENIX (AP) - Brewer's vetoes of a half-dozen bills sponsored by fellow Republicans are raising eyebrows, with some conservatives questioning…
April 19, 2011

Why the Obama chimp email is no laughing matter

OPINION - The depiction of the nation's first black president as an ape or a monkey has been used against…
April 19, 2011

GOP official apologizes for Obama 'chimp email'

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County Republican Central Committee, sent an email Monday…
April 18, 2011

GOP official sends out email depicting Obama as ape

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Republican Party of Orange County Chairman Scott Baugh says that he wants an ethics investigation into…
April 14, 2011

Obama: Most people confident he was born in Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama says Republican efforts to go after him in a politically expedient way create problems for them...
April 14, 2011

Congress OKs funding measure cutting $38B

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the compromise negotiations, Democrats won the deletion of all of the EPA-related provisions as well as…
April 14, 2011

How Obama's deficit speech may recapture '08 spirit

OPINION - Even if he doesn't succeed at obtaining the change he is seeking, progressives will at least give him…
April 13, 2011

DC mayor: Our city is sick of being 'shut out'

OPINION - Sadly, many Americans are unaware that the District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America that has…
April 12, 2011

Racial bias of GOP base poses problems for 2012 hopefuls

OPINION - For example, 46 percent of Mississippi Republican voters believe that interracial marriage should be prohibited by law...
April 10, 2011

Obama signs short-term bill staving off shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The measure is the first piece of a historic agreement to cut billions in spending and avoid…
April 8, 2011

Barbershop Buzz: Will you support President Obama in 2012?

VIDEO - Is it too early in the election cycle for the President to declare his bid? We hit the…
March 14, 2011

How come Head Start is always on the chopping block?

OPINION - Head Start, the popular preschool program serving nearly a million lower income children, has come under attack from…
March 9, 2011

Hermain Cain: US must stop being 'Uncle Sucker' in wars

Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced the launch of a presidential exploratory committee for the next election cycle…
March 7, 2011

Former pizza chain CEO mulling presidential run

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Most Americans haven't heard of Herman Cain, the former head of a chain of pizza…
March 2, 2011

Are black vs. brown tensions being exploited in jobs debate?

theGRIO REPORT - The third immigration hearing since January focused on whether illegal immigration contributes to higher jobless rates among…
March 1, 2011

Cleaver says GOP causing minority jobs tension

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and other lawmakers say the GOP want to…
March 1, 2011

Black conservative attack dogs hound Obama

OPINION - Herman Cain has burnished his credentials as the perfect foil to Obama, and the answer to those who…
February 22, 2011

Why the assault on Planned Parenthood may hurt minorities most

OPINION - It's obvious that our community can't afford to have our services cut back now...
February 17, 2011

Government shutdown? GOP, Dems swap charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sparring occurred as the House labored to complete work on veto-threatened legislation to cut more than…