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Study examines role of race in political representation

Anyone who cites the election of Barack Obama as proof the country has gotten beyond race should consider what Yale University researchers discovered in a new study that shows discrimination persists in political representation. More »

Scholars critical of latest Malcolm X bio

For Malcolm X, like any international icon, the man behind the legend remains elusive. The basic details of his life are well-known: He was born Malcolm Little; as an adolescent became Detroit Red, a gambler, drug dealer, pimp and thief; was sentenced to prison and there became Malcolm X, More »

Military spending on the agenda as US mayors meet

BALTIMORE - Money spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be spent at home under a resolution proposed Friday by U.S. mayors who called on Congress to hasten the end of the wars. More »

Holder: $8B collected in health care fraud efforts

PHILADELPHIA - The federal government is gaining ground in the battle against people who commit health care fraud, recovering nearly $8 billion dollars over the past two years, Attorney General Eric Holder told a health care forum Friday. More »