BBC An Arab and Western-backed resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria has been vetoed at the UN Security Council by Russia and China. They rejected the draft as "unbalanced" hours after activists accused troops of killing at least 55 pe… more »

FoxnewsThe NAACP adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning "bigoted elements" in the Tea Party movement and calling on the movement's leaders to repudiate racism, despite claims from Tea Partiers that the measure is just a political ployThe nation's le… more »

ABC News By HUMA KHAN First Lady Michelle Obama brought renewed energy to the NAACP today, delivering the keynote speech at the annual convention one day before the nation's largest civil rights group is expected to condemn what it calls racist eleme… more »

 NY Times By HELENE COOPER and JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON — President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a “national mission” to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to over… more »