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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…
February 17, 2011

Will the GOP 2012 nominee be a ‘birther’?

OPINION - The birthers won't go quietly into the night, facts, or no facts. The Public Policy Survey is ample…
February 10, 2011

Why Allen West gives black Republicans a bad name

OPINION - Rep. West not only shames black people when he utters offensive statements. He also tarnishes the proud and…
February 9, 2011

Rep. Allen West to be top speaker at CPAC

From Talking Points Memo: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), is getting a high-level speaking post for a freshman — the closing
February 7, 2011

Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America

WASHINGTON (AP) - To a polite, subdued audience Obama offered a stout defense of government regulations, even as he promised…
February 4, 2011

Justice Thomas’s wife Virginia Thomas now a lobbyist

According to an e-mail, she branded herself "a self-appointed, ambassador to the freshmen class and an ambassador to the tea…
February 3, 2011

GOP loses ‘forcible rape’ language from abortion bill

House Republicans plan to sidestep a charged debate over the distinction between "forcible rape" and "rape" by altering the language…
February 3, 2011

Michael Steele: ‘I was ready to battle Democrats, not battle my own’

VIDEO - Just after the GOP took the House, they pushed Steele out of power. He shared thoughts on his…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans lose vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Moments earlier, the Senate had agreed to make one relatively minor change in the law, voting to…
February 1, 2011

GOP efforts to redefine ‘forcible rape’ put women in peril

OPINION - If enacted, the bill threatens to deny due health care to untold numbers of rape victims, with poor…
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Tim Scott, beating the odds as black GOP congressman

TheGrio's 100 - When Tim Scott took office on January 3, he became the first African-American Republican congressman from South…
January 31, 2011

RNC: $23 million debt as it gears up for 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The GOP central committee showed that $2 million of its debt came during Steele's final two weeks…
January 28, 2011

Obama open to ‘tweak’ of health care, not repeal

WASHINGTON (AP) - He stood up for the bill in his State of the Union earlier this week and reiterated…
January 28, 2011

Lawmaker says race played role in GOP 2010 wins

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia is saying his party's November election losses were due partly to…
January 27, 2011

Can Obama win re-election if unemployment stays above 8 percent?

OPINION - The Obama administration must take the lead and regain control of the narrative, define its focus, and addresses…
January 26, 2011

Bachmann’s rebuttal of Obama gets bad reception

VIDEO - Michele Bachmann's comments about the founding father's supposed commitment to ending slavery are being criticized as grossly inaccurate...
January 26, 2011

Why the jobless can take heart from Obama’s ‘Union’

OPINION - President Obama demonstrated last night that it's possible to promote an ambitious agenda for change without attacking or…
January 26, 2011

Obama and Congress pass crucial test of civility

OPINION - There were no audible outbursts. There were no caught-on-camera rolled eyes or disparaging glances...
January 25, 2011

Obama’s ‘Union’: ‘Move together or not at all’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Reaching for unity in a new era of divided government, Obama implored Democratic and GOP lawmakers to…
January 24, 2011

Obama to push faster recovery, more jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama message: his prescription for a more robust economic recovery that cuts persistently high unemployment, now…