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Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama directed his administration Monday to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba, and to take other steps to ease U.S. restrictions on the island, a senior administration offic

Obamas host first White House egg roll

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family opened the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday, cheering on a large throng of children lined up for fun and games on the South Lawn of the White House.

Obama pays tribute to forces that rescued captain

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he is proud of the U.S. military for successfully rescuing a cargo ship captain held hostage by pirates in the Horn of Africa.

Obama girls name their new puppy 'Bo'

WASHINGTON — Bo? It's no jest. The first family has settled on a first pet — a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog that the Obama girls are naming Bo.

Obama says economy showing 'glimmers of hope'

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the economy is showing "glimmers of hope" despite continuing stresses and signaled more steps to brighten the business climate.

Differing views in GOP on voting rights case

WASHINGTON — The GOP's struggle over its future and the party's fitful steps to attract minorities are on full display in the differing responses of Republican governors to a major Supreme Court case on voting rights.

Obama asks quick congressional OK of new war money

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants Congress to act quickly on his $83.4 billion request for U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, an appeal that's disappointing the most liberal, anti-war wing of his party.

ACLU: SoCal officers targeted Black barbershops

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A civil rights group has accused authorities in Riverside County of unfairly targeting Black-owned barbershops with raids in which officers burst into businesses with guns and bulletproof vests and questioned clients without warr

Judge oks apartheid suit against automakers, IBM

NEW YORK — Apartheid victims who accused automakers and IBM of helping the government of South Africa engage in violent repression to enforce racial segregation in the 1970s and '80s can go to trial with their claims, a judge ruled Wednesday.

SC college sued for discriminating against whites

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A historically Black college in South Carolina has been sued after three white faculty members say they were passed over for jobs or let go of because of their race, federal officials announced Wednesday.
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