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May 27, 2011

Author: Blacks held first Memorial Day in 1865

"That ceremony on May 1, 1865 was actually the first recorded Decoration Day or Memorial Day," said David Blight, author…
May 13, 2011

Rape is a weapon of war in the Congo

OPINION - By killing the spirit of the victim without actually physically committing homicide, the aggressor gains more control over…
May 4, 2011

What Osama bin Laden image will satisfy us?

OPINION - Seeing a grisly photo of Osama bin Laden will do nothing to decrease our collective pain...
April 12, 2011

Paradise lost? How the Ivory Coast lost its way

OPINION - What once was a thriving democratic country with a healthy cocoa industry and growing tourist business has become…
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 4, 2011

Is there such a thing as racial PTSD?

CLUTCH - Can years of enduring racial discrimination leave a person as damaged as a returning soldier? New research seems…
January 17, 2011

From MLK to Obama: How we define black leadership

OPINION - Leaders do not always win, but leaders always call us to believe that we are capable of making…
January 14, 2011

Pentagon official: MLK would support Iraq, Afghan wars

At a Pentagon commemoration of King's accomplishments, DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson said that today's wars are in line with…
August 31, 2010

Obama honors troops as Iraq combat mission ends

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama was an early critic of the war, promising during his presidential campaign to bring the conflict…
August 30, 2010

Southern Sudan to purge child soldiers from army

JUBA, Sudan (AP) - The U.N.'s top humanitarian official in Southern Sudan said the task of transforming a rebel movement…
August 28, 2010

Slideshow: 20 marches that moved America

SLIDESHOW - As monumental as the 1963 March on Washington was, it does not stand alone...
August 26, 2010

Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - Before his White House speech, Obama will fly to Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday…
August 25, 2010

Obama to address nation to mark end of Iraq combat

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) --Iraq is scheduled to assume security for its own territory after next Tuesday, with the U.S.…
August 22, 2010

US troops unlikely to resume combat in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - With a major military milestone in sight, Gen. Ray Odierno said in interviews broadcast Sunday that any…
August 19, 2010

Is Obama making good on his Iraq pullout promise?

OPINION - When I think about Obama's track record so far, I have to keep in mind the snapshot of…
August 19, 2010

Food stamps are latest casualty of Senate budget slashing

OPINION - They can agree to increase funding for an ill advised war in Afghanistan but vote to cut funding…
July 6, 2010

Steele trapped behind bad timing, big mouth

OPINION - As accurate as some of his observations are they ring hollow when stated by Michael Steele and put…
July 2, 2010

Steele: Afghanistan is 'a war of Obama's choosing'

WASHINGTON (AP) - DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said it was 'simply unconscionable that Michael Steele would undermine the morale of…
June 23, 2010

Obama is right to fire McChrystal, but wrong on Afghanistan

OPINION - With or without General McChrystal, it is clear that a major rethinking of strategy is required, which should…
June 23, 2010

Obama relieves McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gen. Stanley McChrystal was pushed out over his blistering remarks about administration officials quoted in a magazine…