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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his …

CHICAGO (AP) _  President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined others in calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, distancing himself further from the unfolding …

CORAL GABLES (AP) — Of the 65 coaches leading programs affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series, the University of Miami’s Randy Shannon is about to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A top executive of General Motors Corp. said Wednesday bankruptcy isn’t a viable option, as the United Auto Workers braced for a …

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — TaMaryn Waters walked into the Jefferson County School District offices with a simple request: She wanted a copy of the most recent …

So Al-Qaeda calls Barack Obama a “house negro” and now the debate between so-called “house Negroes” and “field negroes” is in full force. Ayman al-Zawahri, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pattie Brew, daughter of a North Carolina sharecropper, had let almost a century go by without casting a vote for president or …

MIAMI BEACH — Former President Bill Clinton will speak at a Jan. 8 fundraising dinner for a memorial in Washington, D.C. that will honor Martin …