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Walter Payton: 10 things I learned from his new biography
From the new biography 'Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton' by Jeff Pearlman, here are 10 memorable stories about the football star.
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Five memorable Washington political protests
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The Juan Williams treatment: five other ousted media personalities
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Liberals rally in Washington: Will it help Democrats?
The 'One Nation Working Together' rally was meant to get beyond the party infighting, rouse the troops, and reverse current trends showing congressional losses just a few weeks from now.
10/02/2010 06:08 pm -
Tom Dart will run for Chicago mayor, as race begins to take shape
Tom Dart is the first candidate with enough citywide stature — not to mention experience in Chicago's hardball politics — to be a formidable contender.
09/23/2010 10:50 am -
Jesse Jackson comments disputed by Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert
Jesse Jackson said Sunday that Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert considered free agent LeBron James a 'runaway slave.' Monday, Gilbert said he disagreed with Jackson's take, but would not comment further on the episode.
07/13/2010 06:03 pm -
Oprah Winfrey for Senate? Blagojevich considered it.
Oprah Winfrey came up in discussions by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about who should fill President Obama's former Senate seat, an FBI tape has revealed.
06/28/2010 06:07 pm -
Rod Blagojevich bitter over simple Obama thanks on Senate pick
Rod Blagojevich was not pleased when he discovered nothing more than a simple 'thank you' was coming from the new President for selecting an Obama aide to fill out his Senate term.
06/24/2010 05:57 pm -
Aide: Rod Blagojevich said he made deal for Obama seat
There was no indication of what — if anything — Obama knew about the alleged deal.
06/11/2010 12:08 pm -
Will Rod Blagojevich trial be a circus? The ex-governor hopes so
Jury selection begins Thursday in the Rod Blagojevich trial on corruption charges. The former Illinois governor's best defense will be his well-honed reputation as a loose cannon.
06/03/2010 09:22 am -
Hellhound on His Trail
A fresh and remarkable look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the hunt for his killer.
05/31/2010 07:35 am -
Passing of Dorothy Height: What future for civil rights movement?
Internecine fighting and the passing of icons like Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks indicate a civil rights movement unmoored from its past. Its search for relevance is coming to a head.
04/20/2010 08:01 pm -
How is Obama doing with black voters?
Black voters were a key part of Obama’s election in 2008. But now some African-American leaders are criticizing him for not doing enough.
01/11/2010 11:06 am -
The Vote Sarah Palin, John Edwards slide in polls, Gallup says
Gallup poll shows Sarah Palin drops a little, from 42 to 40 percent, in favorability rating. John Edwards, though, tanks.
10/16/2009 01:00 am -
Did anti-Americanism kill Chicago’s Olympic bid?
Some blame former president Bush. Rush Limbaugh says it's Obama's fault. But IOC President Rogge’s dream of a South American Olympic games is a more likely reason.
10/03/2009 01:00 am -
No Olympics in Chicago: How big a blow to Mayor Daley?
Daley devoted much of the past 2-1/2 years to Chicago's Olympic bid, and many see its failure as having a considerable effect on his legacy.
10/03/2009 01:00 am -
Barack Obama's Fathers’ Day message
06/17/2009 01:00 am -
Deconstructing Obama's oratorical skills
He can be a bit professorial, but he's part Reagan, part FDR, and maybe a lot of Teddy Roosevelt.
04/26/2009 01:00 am -
American milestone: Obama inauguration is a moment of celebration, reflection
Thousands gather, bearing witness to America’s historic step toward racial equality.
01/19/2009 12:00 am -
What Obama Means
A cultural survey of the history of race relations in the U.S.
01/19/2009 12:00 am -
Classic book review: At Canaan's Edge
Martin Luther King Jr. was no saint, but this nuanced biography confirms his many virtues.
01/18/2009 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Will Obama focus on race issues?
He did not run from race, but he did not run on it. That's a balance right that's for the times.
11/14/2008 12:00 am -
Will Obama victory end racial-identity politics?
The Democrat's qualifications, not race, sealed his victory, African-Americans say.
11/05/2008 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about victimology among African-Americans.
08/21/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Could Obama's rise signal the end of black victimology?
If so, it's not good for Jesse Jackson, but it's great for America.
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Obama's answer to racist voters
He wisely sticks with his big-tent message, despite pressure to be the 'black' candidate.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Saudis host a global interfaith conference in Madrid: a 'first step'
The three-day meeting, which runs through Friday, has been cast as 'historic' but also criticized as a PR stunt.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Race rears again in campaign
At least it's being wrestled with in the open as Obama's former pastor speaks out.
04/29/2008 01:00 am
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