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Obama signs bill regulating tobacco
3:04 PM on 06/22/2009
AP Photo/Ron Edmonds PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he took up as a teenager as he signed the strongest-ever U.S. anti-smoking bill Monday and praised...
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President announces deal with drug companies
12:50 PM on 06/22/2009
President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the health care system...
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Supreme Court narrowly approves Voting Rights Act exemption for TX district
10:41 AM on 06/22/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has ruled narrowly in a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas governing authority from a key provision of the civil rights law. The court, with only one justice in...
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Another day in court for Jason Williams
8:10 AM on 06/22/2009
BETH DeFALCO Associated Press Writer SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is heading back to a New Jersey courtroom. Williams wants a judge on Monday to delay sentencing him for covering up the shooting of a hired...
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Hank Aaron urges MLB to increase black participation
11:07 PM on 06/19/2009
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron called on Major League Baseball on Friday to do more to increase participation by blacks in the game. Aaron attended a panel discussion at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Ohio with former athletes, civil rights scholars and activists...
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- A look at Democrats' health care overhaul
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
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- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
- 10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
- GOP questions Boys & Girls Clubs' executive salaries
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Minority firms get less stimulus money
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
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