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President Obama's half brother writes book, speaks out, seems brilliant

Fascinating story by The Washington Post's Kieth Richburg, who interviewed Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo in China. Ndesandjo has written a fictional book loosely based on his life, "Nairobi to Shenzhen: A Novel of Love in the East." Richburg writes: Ndesandjo...


Hey kids, how 'bout a longer school day and perhaps a few more days or weeks in class?

Well, that's what your new BFFL is suggesting from his POTUS perch. Now that's a speech I'd like to see Obama pipe into schools across America; on that score, kids on both sides of the aisle would probably tell him...


Talking Race: Join Metro Columnists Steve Blow and James Ragland for a lively discussion

Steve and I said what we had to say about all the race-related talk about President Obama. Now we want to hear what you have to say. So click here to get ready for our online chat today. We're supposed...


Thank you, dear readers, for your sensible responses to my Obama school speech column

As I type this, more emails are flashing up on my screen from readers responding to my column. I've already got hundreds of printed emails stacked on my desk -- most of which agree with my position that this is...


The future is now, if Dallas can get its hands on some of that federal stimulus money, that is

President Barack Obama told Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and top dogs from other cities that his nearly $800 billion stimulus plan will help "bring our cities into the future." Not sure if that means we'll be able to skip 2009...


Some Republicans call Obama's stimulus bill an act of "generational theft"

Wow. I understand the criticim leveled against the stimulus bill just passed by the House. But boy, "generational theft" sure seems like a harsh, fear-inducing term doesn't it. Whatever happened to the kinder, gentler well-worn cliche: "We're robbing Peter to...

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