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White conservatives say it's their turn for empowerment

Sep. 17, 2009
Are Obama's policies fueling the angry protests, or is race part of the equation? Last weekend, Cindy Wilkerson, a 44-year-old former social worker, helped organize three busloads of protesters who rode from Mississippi to Washington for the big protest targeting President Obama and his policies....
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Obama targets sports fans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is trying to woo sports fans to his side, observers say.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler