Date: 1/30/2009 By LIZ SIDOTIAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The…
Financial burden of homeownership spread unequally
Date: 1/19/2009 By ALAN ZIBELAP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to homeownership, Hispanics in New Jersey, single parents in California and senior citizens in Rhode Island all have something in common: More than a third have…
Cuba thaw, good or bad? US fugitives unsure
Date: 1/18/2009 By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press Writer HAVANA (AP) — William Potts calls himself the “Homesick Hijacker.” U.S. authorities have another name for him: fugitive harbored by an enemy government — one of dozens of Americans hiding in communist Cuba.…
AIDS battle burnishes Bush’s legacy in Africa
Date: 1/12/2009 By CLARE NULLISAssociated Press Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In her AIDS-scarred South African township, Sweetness Mzolisa leads a chorus of praise for George W. Bush that echoes to the deserts of Namibia, the hills of…
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
Date: 1/7/2009 By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama’s reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn’t had that much clout in…