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Dr. Noelle Hunter's five-year-old daughter, Muna, was illegally taken to the Republic of Mali, West Africa, in December 2011. She continues to fight to get her back.

Mom petitions Obama to return child from Africa

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A distraught mother whose daughter has been abducted has launched a campaign on the White House petition website in a last-ditch attempt to encourage the federal government to take action...
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Dennis Rodman attends the 'Celebrity Apprentice All Stars' Season 13 Press Conference at Jack Studios on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Kerry on Rodman: 'As a diplomat, he is a great basketball player'

Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News
NBC NEWS - Secretary of State John Kerry took a shot Tuesday at eccentric former NBA star Dennis Rodman’s controversial visit to North Korea...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks during the Republican Committee Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at the Little America Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Blaine McCartney)

Cheney calls Obama nominees 'second-rate'

Bob Moen, Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military...
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Vice President Joe Biden re-enacts administering the Senate oath to Sen. William "Mo" Cowan, D-Mass. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Joining him, from left are. Secretary of State John Kerry, who he is replacing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., his sons Miles, 8, and Grant 4, and his wife Stacey. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

'Mo' Cowan officially sworn in as Massachusetts' new senator

Andrew Miga, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 43-year-old Democrat took his seat Thursday after a swearing-in ceremony led by Vice President Joe Biden...
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William 'Mo' Cowan, speaks to the media after begin named interim U.S. Senator January 30, 2013 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Cowan, a senior advisor to Governor Deval Patrick, will fill the position until a successor can be named for the departing John Kerry, who was recently named Secretary of State. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Gov. Patrick diversifies the US Senate

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theGRIO REPORT - The move is also notable in that Patrick, the nation's only black governor, chose to use his own perch to add diversity to the Senate, at least briefly...
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This undated photo released by the Massachusetts Governor's office shows William "Mo" Cowan, right, former chief of staff for Gov. Deval Patrick. Cowan is among several mentioned as a possible appointee to fill our the term for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who was confirmed to be the next secretary of state Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Massachusetts Governor's Office)

Mo Cowan appointed to US Senate

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theGRIO REPORT - Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will appoint his former chief of staff, Mo Cowan, to be the interim pick to fill the state's vacated U.S. Senate seat...
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate confirms John Kerry for Secretary of State

Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama's choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
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Benjamin Jealous (President and CEO of the NAACP) The 2013 Peace Ball: Voices of Hope And Resistance at Arena Stage on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Image

NAACP leader criticizes lack of cabinet diversity

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theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with the Politico, NAACP president Ben Jealous criticized President Barack Obama for the lack of diversity among his recent cabinet picks...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (4R) is applauded by (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after signing a proclamation to commemorate the inauguration, entitled a National Day of Hope and Resolve, directly after swearing-in ceremonies in the U.S Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama was ceremonially sworn in for his second term today. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama officially signs Cabinet nominations

Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to the Senate...
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Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. John Kerry and Congressman Barney Frank congratulated former State Treasurer Robert Crane after he delivered the final remembrance of his good friend, former Mayor Kevin H. White, during a funeral mass at Saint Cecilia Church in Boston's Back Bay, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Deval Patrick pressed to name Barney Frank to Kerry seat

Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) - Liberal groups have launched twin online petitions aimed at pressuring Gov. Deval Patrick to temporarily name former congressman Barney Frank to U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat...
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