From TIME.com: Barack Obama’s right-wing opponents cast him as a socialist failure. His left-wing hecklers see him as an overcautious hedger. But, critics notwithstanding, the President is on a path to be a huge success by the time of November’s midterm elections.

After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.

After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.

From HuffingtonPost.com: Desperate to curtail expected widespread losses this fall, President Barack Obama pleaded with supporters of his 2008 campaign Monday to help elect Democrats as his aides intensified their focus on re-energizing his broad coalition of backers.

From WashingtonPost.com: Here’s proof that hip-hop is still America’s most potent and controversial pop form: Barack Obama — a leader some have dubbed the hip-hop president — has yet to have a rapper perform in the East Room.

From Telegraph.co.uk: Capt. Kevan Smith, of the Asheville Regional Airport Police, said that Ohio resident Joseph McVey, 23, was charged with the misdemeanor of “going armed in terror of the public”. Airport police saw Mr McVey carrying a gun as he got out of a car at about 2pm local time in the rental car […]

From TheHill.com: The Congressional Black Caucus plans to meet this week to plot its strategy for the upcoming Supreme Court nomination.

UPDATE: Rev. Al Sharpton’s official statement on Arizona Immigration Law: “The Arizona Immigration Bill is an affront to the civil rights of all Americans and an attempt to legalize racial profiling. As one who helped to make racial profiling a national issue and who has in the last year visited Arizona several times to rally […]

LOS ANGELES – Sobs overcome Susanne McGraham-Paisley when she thinks about her mentally ill brother who lived for years on a city sidewalk — John McGraham died when a man doused him with gasoline and set him ablaze.

WASHINGTON — Pushing forward with one of his most consequential decisions, President Barack Obama has begun informal talks with potential nominees for the Supreme Court. And now he is reaching out to the senators who will control the confirmation fight ahead.

From WashingtonPost.com: The president’s official schedule for today is pretty thin. He takes off from LAX at 8:40 a.m. Pacific time to return home from his Los Angeles fundraising trip. He lands at Andrews Air Force Base at 4:05 p.m. Eastern time. That’s it. That’s the schedule.