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Obama: Don't pander to homophobes: In a bid for the black church vote, the candidate is about to tour South Carolina with antigay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin at his side. He doesn't need to.; By James Hannaham Oct 26, 2007
Bill O'Reilly explains the African-American: The Fox host finds that a Harlem restaurant is just like any other "even though it's run by blacks."; Tim Grieve Sep 25, 2007
What did Al Sharpton really mean?: The minister is under fire for allegedly bigoted remarks against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. But it's not entirely clear he meant them.; Alex Koppelman May 11, 2007
Christopher Hitchens, Al Sharpton and God: The two firebrands meet to debate religion, the idea of God and Hitchens' new book.; Alex Koppelman May 8, 2007
He's sorry now: But will Don Imus be saying the same thing again in a few years? Considering some of his unreported remarks last week, it sure looks that way.; By Jonathan Miller Apr 10, 2007
Imus offends: Should the addlepated radio host lose his job because he called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos"?; Page Rockwell Apr 9, 2007
The real Fox News Democrats: How the "Fair and Balanced" network pits Democrats against their own party.; By Alex Koppelman Apr 3, 2007
Sympathy for the devil: Leave Rev. Al alone!: Why did unnamed Obama supporters attack Al Sharpton? He's only asking questions that need to be answered.; By Debra Dickerson Mar 19, 2007
Weekend Update: "Blackness Scale": Jesse and Al explain where Barack charts.; By David Puner Feb 12, 2007
Whatever's best for Holy Joe: Lieberman's racially inflammatory strategy may backfire when people remember his history of pandering to Louis Farrakhan.; By Joe Conason Aug 18, 2006
The Fix: Paris dumps Paris? Sharpton, Coulter kicked to curb. Plus: Gwyneth's late advice to Brad.; Aug 30, 2005
Winning is everything: Bill Clinton's impassioned paean to John Kerry caps a day of Democratic unity -- and fires up a party determined to wrest back the White House.; By Tim Grieve and Geraldine Sealey Jul 27, 2004
And then there were two: Kerry breaks into the open field, with Edwards still in pursuit -- while the Dean meteor continues to burn out.; By Edward W. Lempinen Feb 4, 2004
A GOP trickster rents Al Sharpton: The pompadoured preacher's alliance with a right-wing operative may delight conservatives but should disgust his constituents.; By Joe Conason Feb 3, 2004
The Democrats' Southern paradox: In the South, black voters may want Anybody but Bush, but whites like what they see in the president -- themselves. It's up to the Democrats to convince them otherwise.; By Tim Grieve Feb 2, 2004
The race that nobody's talking about -- yet: Does Sunday's sharp exchange between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Democratic front-runner Howard Dean hold a deeper message about the mood of black voters?; By Josh Benson Jan 13, 2004
Hollywood searches for a Democratic star: Howard Dean took an early lead in entertainment-industry fundraising, but Wes Clark is making a run among the moguls and stars who backed Bill Clinton.; By Tim Grieve Dec 2, 2003
Democratic rivals target Bush -- and Dean: Bush's tax cuts for the rich have to go, Democrats agreed at Thursday's debate. But when the Vermont doctor took some barbs, he flashed his famous temper.; By Eric Boehlert Sep 26, 2003
Joe Conason's Journal: MoveOn.org's online presidential poll offers good news to Dean and Kucinich -- and a silver lining for Kerry.; Jun 27, 2003
Joe Conason's Journal: A number of MoveOn members have written in to defend their online preference poll. Here's a sample.; Jun 26, 2003
The joker: Al Sharpton's race-card politics have produced nothing but divisive melodrama for New Yorkers. Now he wants to run for president.; By Jim Sleeper Feb 27, 2002
Brothers under the skin: Like his nemesis Al Sharpton, David Horowitz seems more interested in inflaming racial tensions than resolving them.; By Alicia Montgomery Mar 15, 2001
The civil rights movement is dead, RIP: Black leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson criticize racialing profiling in the legal system, but they espouse the same logic in their own politics.; By David Horowitz Sep 5, 2000
What Hillary Clinton won't say: Rudy Giuliani has dramatically reduced the number of shots fired by police at civilians in New York, as well as the number of people killed by anyone there.; By David Horowitz Apr 3, 2000
The making of a boogeyman: While Republicans demonize him, Al Sharpton's influence has never been greater.; By Jesse Drucker Mar 30, 2000

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