The Rev. Maurice Ouellet remembers the day vividly: March 7, 1965. As he walked out of church after serving Sunday Mass, he encountered silence. Then sirens.
On Sunday we commemorate the courage and sacrifice of 600 men and women who dared 45 years ago to take the first steps in a 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital, Montgomery, for the right to vote. That day, Sunday, March 7, 1965, would come to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
Jane Tedeschi, who flew military planes during World War II, recalls her experiences and why she was compelled to fly.
President Obama on Wednesday signed a measure awarding the 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II the Congressional Gold Medal.
The world will be watching as Barack Obama is sworn in as president of the United States of America. In anticipation of the inauguration, reporter John Zarrella, photojournalists Dominic Swann and Greg Kilday and I traveled to some of the landmark sites of the civil rights movement to reflect on events that helped shape this historic moment.
I heard a car door slam behind me and turned to see an elderly but spry woman heading my way.
McCain offered some praise of Obama Wednesday for his inspirational ability.
Sen. John McCain launched his week-long journey to poverty-stricken areas of the nation Monday with language that would have been at home in any Democratic stump speech.
Corey Carter spends a quarter of his paycheck on gas.
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Barack Obama is running for president as an outsider and a newcomer, someone untainted by cynicism.
They've traveled to Budapest and Prague and have one future college education paid for, but that has not deterred Mark and Kristi Johnson from shooting for millionaire status.
Odd as it sounds, Richard Scrushy appears to be playing the race card.
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