More at ABC : “The high-flying execs at Citigroup caved under pressure from President Obama and decided today to abandon plans for a luxurio...

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums gave a great 2009 State of The City Address but it was twice interrupted by Oaklanders concerned about the matter ...

More at Huff Post : “WASHINGTON — The recession is killing jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday ...

There's a new movie out called "Crude" which is a kind of documentary about the Ecuadorian oil spill problem. The trouble is,...

AssociatedPress - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is in New York City this morning for a public relations blitz. He will appear on several...

TheNewYorkTimes - Underground Chinese Hip-hop, which is growing in popularity amongst students and working class Chinese, is a profitless,...

It was so cold on Inauguration Day that I sought refuge and found it at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, where Lynn Lashbrook, the Director o...

More at Yahoo! News : “WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday struck down the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money t...

I met Greg as I was walking up to get a glimpse of The U.S. Capital on Inauguration Eve. We talked about what the then-upcoming event meant ...

Tony West, who you've frequently seen if you're a visitor to the Oakland Focus Blog , and my YouTube channel Zennie62 , was appoin...

From YouTube channel whitehouse: In his first weekly address since being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, President Bara...

More at Yahoo! News : “ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan urged President Barack Obama to halt U.S. missile strikes on al-Qaida strongholds near...