Senate nears historic vote on gay rights bill
By DONNA CASSATA Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed…
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IN ASIA, OBAMA’S NO-SHOW IS A BOOST FOR CHINA’S XI
By GILLIAN WONG Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground right, bows as he inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct.…
MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES OK WITH OBAMA CANCELLATION
A Filipino protester shouts slogans as they march near the U.S. embassy during a rally to oppose the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday…
‘DREAM’ CEREMONIES REVEAL POLITICAL SEGREGATION
By JESSE WASHINGTON FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, from left, President Barack Obama, former President Jimmy Carter, first lady Michelle Obama, and former President Bill…
50 YEARS LATER, HOTLINE TO MOSCOW STILL RELEVANT
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – This Aug.30, 1963 black-and-white file photo shows the White House Kremlin “hot line” providing direct communication for emergency use by the Chief of Staff in…
ANOTHER MARCH ON WASHINGTON REMEMBERS MLK’S DREAM
By SUZANNE GAMBOA and NANCY BENAC Three women who attended previous March’s on Washington, from left, Armanda Hawkins of Memphis, Vera Moore of Washington, and Betty Waller Gray of Richmond,…
CIVIL RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION HISTORY CONNECTED
By DEEPTI HAJELA FILE – In this Oct. 3, 1965, file photo U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson sits at his desk on Liberty Island in New York Harbor as he signs…
BUSH, CLINTON SPEAK ON EVE OF LIBRARY DEDICATION
By KEN THOMAS Former Governor Jeb Bush gestures as he speaks during a Dallas Council of World Affairs luncheon Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Dallas. Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton…