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December 21, 2010

2010 census to show slowing US growth, GOP gains

WASHINGTON (AP) - Demographers believe the official 2010 count will be 308.7 million or lower, putting U.S. growth at around…
December 20, 2010

Miss. gov praises civil rights era white supremacists

TALKING POINTS MEMO - Gov. Haley Barbour, a potential Republican presidential candidate, has an interesting perspective on the tumults of…
December 20, 2010

New population count may complicate Obama 2012 bid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include lots of good political news for Republicans and…
December 18, 2010

Senate votes to overturn military gay ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 13,500 service members have been dismissed under the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law requiring…
December 17, 2010

Obama signs massive tax bill, hails deal with GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - "It's a good deal for the American people; this is progress and that's what they sent us…
December 17, 2010

Obama's tax cut compromise passes final hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - The measure would extend tax cuts for families at every income level, renew jobless benefits for the…
December 15, 2010

'Draft Sarah Palin' group has birther backer

"Sarah Palin is the single most effective leader in the Republican Party," he wrote to OpenSecrets in an e-mail...
December 15, 2010

Senate overwhelmingly passes Obama's tax cut compromise

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama negotiated the package with Senate Republicans and then worked for days to persuade Democrats to support…
December 14, 2010

Michael Steele: 'My job is to win back the White House in 2012'

THEGRIO Q & A - theGrio was able to secure an exclusive first interview with Steele about an hour after…
December 13, 2010

Obama signs first lady's nutrition bill for kids' future

WASHINGTON (AP) - The $4.5 billion measure would expand free school meals for the needy and give the government power…
December 13, 2010

Why Michael Steele can't win for winning

OPINION - Steele has clearly served his purpose. And to put it bluntly he's expendable. Even if he decided to…
December 10, 2010

5 lessons Obama can learn from 'the first black president'

OPINION - Clinton stands out as a Democratic president who withstood withering attacks from the GOP and occasionally allies but…
December 9, 2010

Republicans block repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote ends months of political wrangling on the bill and makes congressional action on the repeal…
December 9, 2010

Tim Scott: Blacks vote Democratic because of past, not future

theGRIO Q&A - Scott has made headlines because he is the first black Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina…
December 8, 2010

Has 'Head Start' helped advance black education?

OPINION - To date, over 25 million children have participated in Head Start programs, with billions spent in over a…
December 8, 2010

Is Obama's tax deal the lesser of two evils?

OPINION - Depending on your point of view, the tax plan is either the best the public could have expected…
December 7, 2010

Obama defends tax deal, says he's kept promises

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama called the news conference in the face of Democratic criticism of the agreement, which still needs…
December 7, 2010

Obama reaches tentative bipartisan tax agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) - In announcing the compromise at the White House Monday night, Obama said he did not like the…
December 6, 2010

GOP, Dems nearing deal on taxes, jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Any deal would require the approval of the House and Senate, and the president's signature...
December 3, 2010

Why celebrate secession? Civil War revisionists sidestep slavery

OPINION - What is troubling about this glorification of secession, and the efforts to preserve it, is its whitewashing of…