Obama, Republicans reach deal to extend tax cuts
WASHINGTON - Brushing past opposition in his own party, President Barack Obama announced agreement with Republicans Monday night on a plan to extend expiring income tax cuts for all Americans, renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and grant a one-year reduction in payroll taxes. More »
Obama, troops cheer each other in Afghan visit
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama on Friday told cheering U.S. troops in Afghanistan they're succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. More »
NAACP: Wake County is example of national problem
RALEIGH, N.C. - The country's most prominent civil rights group has come to Raleigh to draw attention to what it calls a growing erosion of the gains made since a 1954 Supreme Court decision made segregated schools illegal. More »
Ivory Coast dispute leaves 2 presidents, chaos
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - The two candidates in Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election took dueling oaths of office Saturday after each claimed victory, as the political crisis spiraled out of control and renewed unrest in this country once split in two by civil war. More »
