Politics

Kennedy died, but the haters did not win

Fifty years ago, on a cold day in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated. To my mind what is extraordinary about the Kennedy

Hottest politicians’ wives and girlfriends

Well, so much for the talk of Cory Booker being gay, we guess. The exhaustive pontification and speculation about the New Jersey junior senator’s sexual

Hawaii legalizes same sex-marriage

Hawaii has always been a hot spot for LGBT tourism thanks to his liberal atmosphere on LGBT couples and same-sex civil unions. However, the paradise

Kasim Reed re-elected Atlanta mayor

Four years ago, then-Georgia state Senator Kasim Reed pierced the tension in the overflowing crowd at the Hyatt Recency hotel in downtown Atlanta with regular

Leading black mayors

The power players in politics mirror the demographics of the cities they represent. Cities like Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Newark appeal to African Americans because they offer opportunity

Michelle Obama’s classmate’s firm lands $93M contract

Toni-Townes Whitley, first lady Michelle Obama’s Princeton classmate, is the senior vice president at CGI Federal, the company that won the no-bid contract for the problem-filled website, healthcare.gov. The

What President Obama does each morning

Many probably wonder just how President Obama rises to face the never-ending challenges of the world — much less the shenanigans and machinations of his