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On paper, Jared Polis and the thousands of Republicans in Denver this week for the Western Conservative Summit have no shortage of differences.
The summit...
Black enough
Barack Obama is not black enough for Ben Carson, who says Obama was "raised white." Via Politico.
Big win
Donald Trump's ceiling just got a...
Defining conservative
The real debate among those competing in the GOP presidential sweepstakes: What it means to be a conservative. If you watched the Milwaukee...
Field goal
Dozens of black University of Missouri football players make a bold statement in standing with their less visible fellow African-American students. Via The New York Times.
Death...