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Rep. Bobby Rush was removed from the House floor for wearing a hoodie. CNN's Dana Bash reports on House attire.

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Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floorupdated: Wed Mar 28 2012 22:12:00

A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie.

Why Obama's black critics are wrongupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 07:28:00

Throughout President Barack Obama's political career, he has been dogged by insinuations or, indeed, accusations that he is not "black enough" to warrant strong support from African-Americans.

White House focuses on jobsupdated: Thu Dec 03 2009 23:02:00

President Obama hosts a summit that aims to boost job creation.

Libraries in suspense over lead regulationsupdated: Fri Jan 30 2009 19:36:00

Librarians across the United States are making noise about new federal restrictions on lead that could take books out of the hands of children.

Obama chides Illinois governor's decision to fill Senate seatupdated: Wed Dec 31 2008 03:01:00

President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it is disappointing that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ignored warnings from Senate Democrats about appointing a successor to his Senate seat.

SI.com: Michael McCann: Assessing the fallout from Donaghy's sentencingupdated: Tue Jul 29 2008 14:53:00

SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann answers the key questions following Tuesday's sentencing of disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy to 15 months in prison.

SI.com: Michael McCann: Congress may get involved in Donaghy scandalupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 17:08:00

SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann answers the key questions from the recent report that disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy called fellow official Scott Foster 134 times between October 2006 and April 2007, the same period Donaghy was providing information to gamblers.

Bennett under fire for remarks on blacks, crimeupdated: Fri Sep 30 2005 03:44:00

Congressional Democrats blasted former Education Secretary William Bennett on Thursday for saying that aborting "every black baby in this country" would reduce the crime rate, and demanded their Republican counterparts do the same.

Jackson: Candidates 'represent hope and healing'updated: Wed Jul 28 2004 19:26:00

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 and 1988 elections, spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. This is a transcript of his remarks.

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