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Analysis: Obama seizes on recovery, bets on staying power

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address marked a sweet spot in his presidency when economic signs and his own personal…

Analysis: Obama barrels into final act of presidency unbowed

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just the State of the Union speech that President Barack Obama is turning on its head. It’s the whole notion…

CBC members invoke MLK at Ferguson church service

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Leading black members of Congress are vowing to lead a legislative fight for criminal justice reform after recent fatal police shootings…

Once dominant, State of Union address has much competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before cable television, Netflix, YouTube and other attention-grabbers on the Internet, American presidents had little competition for viewers when they delivered their…

Obama’s free tuition plan for community college

WASHINGTON (AP) — Did somebody say “free tuition”? President Barack Obama’s plan, called “America’s College Promise,” seeks to make two years of community or technical…

Selma civil rights march still vivid for US Rep John Lewis

ATLANTA (AP) — Forty-nine years after John Lewis and fellow marchers tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, the memories of “Bloody…

Elected Black Republicans not expected to be a plus for the community

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black Republicans made history during the midterm elections in November by winning in Texas, South Carolina and Utah, but political analysts wonder…

5 voting suppression tactics used before elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voter turnout is key in many races around the country, and so voter suppression tactics from people who think their candidate might…

Party leaders clash over Obama as election nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — He is not on the ballot, but President Barack Obama was the focus in a final-weekend clash between candidates and party leaders,…

Sharpton calls for federal prosecution in Ferguson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — With a grand jury decision and a local election looming, the Rev. Al Sharpton returned to St. Louis on Friday to…

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