Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that changed American politics. A son of the segregated South who went from ...

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Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for president. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state.

While this move may not redefine government immediately, it is expected to affect the NDPP’s equations with the BJP in future ...

Here’s a look at the life of Michael Dukakis, three-term governor of Massachusetts. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1933 Birth place: Brookline, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Stanley Dukakis ...

Bette Midler sang a profane yet touching tribute to Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, rewriting her 1988 hit “Wind Beneath My Wings ...

When he headed to college, a young Ed Murnane thought he would become a math or physics teacher. But it soon became clear ...

In his lyrics, the folksinger and herald of US postwar social struggles described his era. In some ways, it resembles our own ...

Oct. 14, 2015 — Rep. Don Young isn’t interested in being the next speaker of the House, but the Alaska Republican said he’d be a good fit if he were in the leadership spot. Please log in, or sign up ...