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With Russell Means' death on Monday, the world is reminded again of his tireless dedication to the rights of indigenous people.

In last night’s heated 90-minute vice presidential debate, vice president Joe Biden handily took Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to task at every turn. He hit all the right notes and then some.

A sharp, unexpected drop in the unemployment rate Friday to 7.8 percent, a 44-month low, threatened to shake up the race for the White House.

China has once again made a deal with Nigeria. The two countries have announced that China will loan Nigeria US $1.1  billion.

Gamblers are betting who will make the most gaffes during the debates. If your money is on Biden then you’re off to a good start.

Three years of an economic recovery characterized by sluggish job growth is proving to be a significant deterrent for would-be MBA students.

Five weeks to Election Day, President Barack Obama is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term.

Jay-Z has accomplished a lot in his career, but his latest feat has him feeling that like he's living the American dream.

Michelle Obama says protecting the right to vote has become the nation's most important civil rights issue.

A cadre of Black women has been engaged in a revived wave of voting rights advocacy four years after the historic election of the nation's first black president. Provoked by voting law changes in various states, they have decided to help voters navigate the system — a fitting role, they say, given that black women had the highest turnout of any group of voters in 2008.