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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday countered Republican charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings as Americans signaled a favorable …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich _ an explosive twist in his …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats who thought they could push away Roland Burris misjudged the racial fallout, underestimated public reaction and wound up on shaky …

WASHINGTON (AP) —Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect. Just two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama’s economic recovery legislation while his pick …

Roland Burris, President-elect Barack Obama’s appointed successor in the U.S. Senate, was turned away Tuesday when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. …

CHICAGO (AP) _ Through media and the courts, Roland Burris is fighting hard to be sworn in as a U.S. senator, despite warnings that Senate …

Barack Obama has taken command of the race for president of the United States after defeating John McCain in Ohio and Pennsylvania, giving him a …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Counting down to Election Day, Democrat Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the first black U.S. president as the epic campaign …

Police on Monday found the body of a young black boy following a search for Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, according …

KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) _ The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel America’s economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts …