Associated PressNative AmericansArizona Tribe’s Suit Over Research RevivedAn Arizona appeals court panel ruled that the Havasupai American Indian tribe can proceed with a lawsuit that claims university researchers misused blood samples taken from tribal members.December 3, 2008HomeRichardson longed to return to DC, federal postsNo one believed Bill Richardson was leaving the national stage just because he abandoned his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination last January.December 2, 2008LGBTQ+Univ. of Toledo official fired over column suesThe firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.December 2, 2008HomeTrusted Obama Adviser Susan Rice to be UN EnvoySusan Rice, the first African-American woman named as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, brings to the job a lifetime’s work on international issues, an insider’s knowledge of the White House and State Department, and close ties to President-elect Barack Obama.December 1, 2008HomeMarine Archaeologists Find Remains of Slave ShipMarine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands.November 30, 2008HomeWho Is Melody Barnes?Who exactly is this woman that baked cupcakes to help raise money for George McGovern’s failed presidential campaign, but has also been recognized as a fashionista by Washingtonian Magazine?November 25, 2008SportsIllinois, Northwestern Retire Tomahawk TrophyThe University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it’s now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery.November 23, 2008HomeBill Clinton to raise funds for King MemorialOrganizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial say former President Bill Clinton will help raise funds to complete the project planned for the National Mall.November 19, 2008Leadership & PolicySome Students Take Jagged Path to GraduationAs the nation moves toward a common graduation rate formula based on the number of students who obtain a diploma in four years, students like Jefferson Lara will appear to have fallen by wayside.November 18, 2008HomeObama Team Counting Senate Votes on Holder as AGPresident-elect Barack Obama’s aides have privately asked senators whether Washington attorney Eric Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney general, according to a person involved in the talks.November 18, 2008Previous PagePage 290 of 569Next Page
