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Obama aims for sober tone, honesty, optimism in addressWASHINGTON - Standing before a nation on an economic precipice, President Barack Obama aimed to balance candor with can-do Tuesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress. Millions more anxious Americans were tuning in on TV. More » |
Troubled Illinois Sen. Burris could face perjury chargesCHICAGO - With the impeachment of a governor, Illinois has already had more political fireworks this year than it has seen in decades. Could the perjury trial of a U.S. senator be next? More » |
Dr. Gates gets honest about AbeHenry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. was born in Piedmont, W.Va., on Sept. 16, 1950, to Henry Sr. and Pauline Coleman. Today, he is a world-renowned scholar and educator, and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. More » |
