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Financial crisis brutal on middle-class blacksWASHINGTON - The nation's economic crisis has waged a particularly severe attack on the black middle class, experts say. More » |
Economic crisis, Obama response face new CongressWASHINGTON - The new Democratic-controlled Congress opened for business at the stroke of noon on Tuesday, eager to join President-elect Barack Obama in tackling the worst economic crisis in generations. More » |
Blagojevich race card lands softly in Senate fightThe first race card of the Obama era is now in play. In an apparent bid to save his political life - or perhaps just irritate and confound his enemies - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is trying to wedge a black man into the all-white Senate. On Tuesday, Blagojevich's choice, Roland Burris, was turned away on Capitol Hill when he tried to take his seat. More » |
Homicides down in some U.S. cities, up among black youthMILWAUKEE - While New York and Chicago saw an increase in slayings last year, other cities - including Boston, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles - had fewer violent deaths in 2008 than in 2007. More » |
