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  • 'I'll Be Voting for Sen. Barack Obama.'

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    Powell's endorsement repudiates both Bush and McCain and could drive undecideds into the Obama column.

  • Eid al-Fitr -- It's a Black Thang, Too

    The record-shattering $150 million in donations that Sen. Barack Obama raised in September represents only part of the financial advantage the Democratic nominee has amassed entering the final weeks of the presidential contest, newly released campaig

  • What the World Owes Congo

    As human suffering and corporate plundering mount, Congo deserves more than a few dutiful news stories a year.

  • Black Star Power

    The importance of Dunham in Obama's life has been the stuff of many of his campaign rallies. It's common knowledge that after attending schools in Jakarta, Indonesia, until he was 10 years old, Obama moved back to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, starting in the fifth grade and lasting until he graduated from high school. Obama has often credited Madelyn Dunham with giving him much of the motivation and the drive he needed to succeed—to in effect become the man he has become. "She poured everything she had into me," he said at the Democratic National Convention in August.

  • Goodbye to 'Mama Africa'

    Going on stage to sing is like stepping into a perfect world. The past means nothing. Worries about the future do not exist. All that matters is the music. I live for this…. My voice is heard by the people when I speak about the evils that are strangling South Africa. Every day there is more and more to say—there is more urgency and more tragedy. The concert stage: This is one place where I am most at home, where there is no exile.

  • Sleepless in Obamaland

    The end of this presidential campaign is giving me fits. During the day, I believe Barack Obama might just win this thing. At night, I'm scared sleepless that he might not.

  • Palin discusses potential plans for America

    Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin vowed on Tuesday to use her executive experience to tackle government reform and energy independence if she and Sen. John McCain win this year's presidential election.

  • Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead

    Sen. Obama places an order at a deli during a campaign stop in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday.Overall, the poll found 52% of voters favor Sen. Obama versus 42% for Sen. McCain. That 10-point lead is up from a six-point Obama edge two weeks ago. The survey of registered voters, conducted from Friday to Monday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.