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By COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writer
DETROIT  –  Text messages from the pager of his former top aide appear to show the evolution of flirty and sexually explicit exchanges involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to professions of love and eventually promises of marriage.
But for the married mayor and the now-divorced Christine Beatty, the outcome of […]

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HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama says he was outraged by the comments of his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and saddened by the spectacle of his appearance on Monday.
Wright said Monday that criticism surrounding his fiery sermons is an attack on the black church.
Obama told reporters Tuesday that Wright’s comments do not accurately […]

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For more on what happens when religion and politics collide, Yolanda Young, a USA Today columnist and author of the book ‘On Our Way To Beautiful’ is here with more.

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Check out the full video of the Q&A session from The National Press Club today then answer our poll question about whether the media is attacking Rev. Wright or The Black Church.

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By JEFF KAROUB
Associated Press Writer
DETROIT
The outspoken former pastor of Barack Obama told an audience of 10,000 at an NAACP dinner on Sunday that despite what his critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial injustices.
“I describe the conditions in this country,” the Rev. Jeremiah Wright […]

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By HOPE YEN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON  –  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that race is not the reason he is struggling to attract working-class votes and insisted he can win over uncommitted superdelegates by showing he is “best able to not just defeat John McCain, but also lead the country.”
Speaking in […]

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Thursday he will set a June 17 special election to replace Rep. Albert Wynn, who is stepping down in June after losing the Democratic primary.
The election date was announced after O’Malley signed emergency legislation that enables him to call for a special general election without holding a […]

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Chicago  –  It’s only called the White House because of the painted exterior. But people have joked for generations about how much more the name might imply. Now, for the first time, there is a good chance the man of the White House could be black. But is this the only chance? Or are the […]

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV MyFoxAL.com)  –  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to end speculation today that she might be a vice presidential running mate for Arizona Senator John McCain.
She praised McCain, but told the Associated Press in an interview that she doesn’t –quote– “want to be, don’t intend to be, won’t be on the ticket.”
Instead, […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta businessman Charles Loudermilk never tried to buy Andrew Young’s friendship, but he doesn’t mind paying for it now.
Loudermilk honored the unlikely friendship forged two decades ago between the white, conservative Republican entrepreneur and the civil rights icon who served as mayor of Atlanta during the 1980s with a tribute that includes […]

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