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Minority voters taking center stage in election

With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight. More »

Kerry endorses Obama over chief rivals Clinton, Edwards

CHARLESTON, S.C. - John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, gave Barack Obama?s campaign a needed boost with an endorsement that followed Hillary Rodham Clinton's emotional victory over the Illinois senator in the New Hampshire primary. More »

Consumer confidence study lays out economic concerns

WASHINGTON - Consumer confidence fell to an all-time low as worries about jobs, energy bills and home foreclosures darkened people's feelings about the country's economic health and their own financial well-being. More »