Obama presses GOP on jobs
Associated Press DETROIT — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the …
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Jesse Jackson: Inner-city economies in crisis
DETROIT (AP) _ The government should address the economic challenges facing America’s inner cities with the same urgency it displays when responding to natural disasters, …
Obama says GOP must back US first, create jobs
DETROIT (AP) _ President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s …
Florida AG under fire for terminating employees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has emerged in her short time on the job as a fierce critic of the federal …
Sansom denies involvement in Fla. private prison
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Former Rep. Ray Sansom, who resigned as Florida House speaker when he was facing unrelated corruption allegations, on Wednesday denied he …
Attorney: Shapiro not coming to South Florida
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) _ Nevin Shapiro is apparently not returning to Miami anytime soon. Maria Elena Perez, the attorney for the former Miami booster …
Libya rebels may be killing black workers
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) _ Libyan rebels may be indiscriminately killing black people because they have confused innocent migrant workers with mercenaries, the chairman of …
New York City program for young men draws praise
(Associated Press) – NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of a $127 million project to help young black and Latino men …
Leaders warn U.S. ripe for London-type unrest
(AP) -A black man killed by police. Mobs of looters. Cities charred and shaken. The riots in London mirror some of the worst uprisings in …
Riots blamed in part on police killing
LONDON — A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain …