Koch Brothers Gift To UNCF Causing Backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) – A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from …
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Complaint: Gov. Misused Police
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A former Broward County police officer is contending that Florida Gov. Rick Scott violated the state's election laws.
Ex-employee sues Ga. GOP alleging discrimination
ATLANTA (AP) – The former executive assistant to the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit claiming race discrimination.
Barack Obama’s ‘hope’ has become fight against cynicism
WASHINGTON — To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there’s a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that …
Blacks ask Cochran for help restoring key voting provision
JACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights …
Sides square off on Fla. gay marriage ban
MIAMI — Attorneys for gay couples, the state of Florida and proponents of so-called traditional marriage squared off last Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to …
Border money request will precede policy proposals
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of …
GOP runoff in Mississippi shows new angle and clout to black voting
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran’s GOP primary victory, thanks in part to black Mississippians who turned out to vote for him, exemplifies a new math …
Politics, lies and a few good guys: the story of Democrats
Many people asked why I stopped writing political opinion columns. My answer was: because I got tired of trying to bring truth and another perspective …
Let’s have no illusions about politics
So now the Republican Party wants to spend a paltry $30 million to woo black voters. Well, let’s see: If they focus on, say 30 …