President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Democratic strongholds and key battleground states. According to CNN projections, Obama surpassed the decisive 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College with victory in Ohio. That and a later projected victory in […]
Ann Nixon Cooper, the African-American centenarian mentioned by Barack Obama in his post-election speech as a symbol of America's struggles and progress, died Monday in Atlanta. She was 107.
Ann Nixon Cooper, the African-American centenarian mentioned by Barack Obama in his post-election speech as a symbol of America's struggles and progress, died Monday in Atlanta. She was 107.
