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By a Vote of 65 to 31, Senate Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Senate on Saturday voted to repeal the Pentagon's ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. By a vote o

For those of us who park our cars outside...winter is here, so we offer a few tips: * Keep your headlights clear with car wax. Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special wate

President Barack Obama has quietly solicited guidance from a group of African-American professionals who meet regularly with senior White House advisors to discuss issues of concern to the black commu

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A review of President Obama's strategy for the war in Afghanistan concludes that American forces can begin withdrawing on schedule in July, despite finding uneven signs of progress, according to a

WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepares a strategy review of American strategy in Afghanistan that will claim progress in the nine-year-old war there are two reports that say there is a limited chanc

Make' talks about war, his relationship with his father and the breakdown of the family. The special two-part radio broadcast wraps up today with Focus on the Family President Jim Daly. Gary Schnee

Just 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. It's lawmakers' worst approval rating since polling began. Nevertheless, Congressional Democrats are plo

Breaking News Alert The New York Times ----- Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge dissemination of classified government

After an evening spent with several wildly intelligent and amusing women, I awoke with a massive hangover and not from the red wine. It was a gossip hangover - full of 'OMG what did I say?' moments.

WASHINGTON -- Forget Too Big to Fail. How about Too Fat to Fight? That's just what is happening to America, First Lady Michelle Obama starkly warned yesterday. "More than one in four young people a

New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Do you have what it takes to separate black business facts from fantasy, build your entrepreneurial muscles with a real business plan, and endure short-term failure to

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Happiness can be a strange thing: The more you try to achieve it, the more it seems to slip through your fingers. “Ask yourself if you’re truly happy, and you cease to be so,” say

Ironic as it might seem, we find at such a joyous time as Christmas is when people are the most depressed and lonelier than ever before; so why not give them a wonderful Word of Encouragement to get t

More than a few of us know that some of the coldest, darkest times of our lives have been spent under the lights of Christmas– surrounded by the warmth of others singing Joy to the world.Recalling tho

Despite having a little bit of star power and the help of their Uncle Russell, Angela and Vanessa Simmons should still be fully credited for the huge success of their Pastry shoe company. Launched in

Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. Aortic dissection is a medical emergency and can

A man shot to death by two police officers was found to have pointed a pistol-grip water nozzle at them rather than a weapon, the police chief said Monday at a news conference marked by sobs from the

You see, science isn't just a subject in school – at least it doesn't need to be. Recently a man came up to me and thanked me excitedly. To be honest, I didn't recognize him. Then he explained that ab

Indiana lawmakers are working on measures to ban late-term abortions and defund Planned Parenthood. In Iowa, lawmakers in the House — which returned to Republican control last month — also are draftin

In the last days of this year's Congress our lawmakers have the opportunity to pass some form of immigration reform. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a federal bi

Papa San is the best when it comes to Reggae Gospel. I remember some years ago I was in talks to bring him and his group to the NY church I was attending at the time to a block party back in 2003, bu

Stories of the new hungry are flooding food banks across the country. You have more and more people who have college degrees, who have become unemployed or underemployed. Come Christmas dinner, Ro

Elin Nordegren is moving on from ex-Tiger Woods with a new beau. Elin Nordregren has been linked to a 35-year-old South African she met while studying in Florida. A source tells Britain's The Sun, "T

Washington D.C. - Today, noted immigration scholars will host a teleconference to discuss research on children who have grown-up and been educated in the United States without immigration status. They