Obama Eulogizes Ted Kennedy

August 29, 2009

President Obama and three former presidents attended the funeral Mass for Ted Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston Saturday. The President hailed Kennedy's "spirit of resilience and good humor."

Professor Can Laugh at His Arrest Now

  In his first public appearance since meeting with Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley at the White House, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said he and Crowley  talked about having dinner together or catching a ballgame.

Gates Sends Flowers to 911 Caller

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has sent flowers to the woman who made the 911 call that led to his arrest. Her lawyer called the move a gesture of gratitude.   FOX NEWS Analyst: Gates Was Right.

Obama: Beer Meeting 'Thoughtful'

Cheers! Here's to 'De-Escalation'

Gates-Crowley-Obama happy hour is set for Thursday.

The Gates Case: What Went Wrong

 How did Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley walk away with such different interpretations on the incident?

Obama Calls Sgt. Crowley

President Obama, who had said Cambridge, Mass., police "acted stupidly" in arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., declared the white arresting officer was a good man and invited him and the professor to the White House for a beer.

Gates Case: Should Obama Apologize?

The Cambridge police union comes to the defense of Sgt. Crowley and demands an apology from President Obama and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Officer Says He Won't Apologize

Sgt. James Crowley said he's disappointed that President Obama said officers acted "stupidly," despite acknowledging he didn't know all the facts.

The Root's Editor-in-Chief Arrested

Henry Louis Gates Jr., editor in chief of The Root and one of the nation's pre-eminent black scholars, was arrested at his home in Cambridge, Mass last week after a woman thought he was breaking into his own house and called police.