I Can't Talk About Chelsea's Wedding
[30 Jul 2010 at 8:54am]
There are a lot of rumors about a potential wedding this weekend involving the daughter of a former president and a current secretary of state. She is thought to be marrying the son of two ex-members of Congress. We have the scoop.
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Protests Of Arizona Immigration Law Lead To Arrests
[30 Jul 2010 at 3:00am]
Opponents took to the streets of Phoenix as parts of the immigration-enforcement law that were not blocked by a federal judge went into effect Thursday. At least 50 people were arrested throughout the day in acts of civil disobedience.
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Everyone Under Pressure In Rangel Case
[29 Jul 2010 at 6:08pm]
The last thing the Democrats want as they head into the fall elections is for the GOP to be able to use the "culture of corruption" charge, which brought the Dems to power in 2006, against them. And so they wish the Rangel case would go away.
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Kwame Kilpatrick's Woes Tinge Mother's Campaign
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:30pm]
There's an anti-incumbent mood among many voters nationwide, and seven-term Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) is struggling to retain her seat. But her biggest obstacle is her name. In Detroit, thanks to her son, Kwame -- the former mayor -- the name Kilpatrick has been connected to courtrooms and scandal.
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Obama: U.S. Has Long Way To Go In Race Relations
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00pm]
In remarks to the Urban League and in a taped TV appearance, President Obama said Thursday that the Shirley Sherrod firing last week showed how racial tension remains a problem for the nation.
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Obama's Relationship To The Black Community
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00pm]
Michele Norris talks to Lester Spence, assistant professor of political science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University, about President Obama's relationship to the African-American community.
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Panel Details Allegations Against Rangel
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00pm]
The House Ethics Committee has detailed 13 counts of misconduct against New York Democrat Charles Rangel, one of that chamber's most senior members.
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Panel Accuses Rangel Of 13 Ethics Violations
[29 Jul 2010 at 1:45pm]
The charges include allegations that the congressman failed to report rental income on vacation property in the Dominican Republic and over the course of nearly a decade failed to report more than $600,000 on his financial disclosure statements.
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Shirley Sherrod Says She's Going To Sue Blogger
[29 Jul 2010 at 11:06am]
After the conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted an edited video of remarks she made about race, Shirley Sherrod lost her Agriculture Department job. She's been offered a new position. Now, she doesn't want an apology from Breitbart, but says she'll "definitely sue" him.
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Interactive: The Case Against Rep. Charles Rangel
[29 Jul 2010 at 10:23am]
New York Democrat Charles Rangel, who has represented Harlem for the past four decades, is under investigation for potential ethics violations. See the details of his case, a history of his career and a look back at other recent ethics probes.
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What To Do With The Electoral College?
[29 Jul 2010 at 6:02am]
The Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill that would change the way presidents are elected. It would leave the current Electoral College system and award its votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
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