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October 9, 2013

How Obama is helping a future President Clinton or Christie

ANALYSIS - The fiscal standoff in Washington, once an argument about the president's health care law, has turned into a…
October 8, 2013

Obama to Republicans: ‘I’m not budging’

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama used a Tuesday press conference to bluntly and repeatedly reiterate his core position on the…
October 7, 2013

The 3 groups that define the government shutdown

ANALYSIS - The government shutdown will enter its seventh day on Monday, with no obvious end in sight...
October 3, 2013

Why blacks will suffer the most from Republicans' Obamacare opposition

theGRIO REPORT - Tens of thousands of low-income blacks may not benefit from the new health care law...
October 3, 2013

5 reasons why the shutdown looks intractable

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown has reached its third day now and seems headed for many more. Here's why...
October 1, 2013

Government shutdown over 'Obamacare': What will happen next?

theGRIO REPORT - It's not clear how long the shutdown will last because that will depend on the leverage each…
October 1, 2013

Welcome to Obamacare: The president's health care reform law expands today

theGRIO REPORT - After surviving dozens of votes to repeal it in Congress, two elections fought over its existence, a…
September 30, 2013

Why Obama is done negotiating with the GOP

ANALYSIS - President Obama has spent much of the last five years trying to reach agreements with Republicans, often in…
September 27, 2013

Why the Republican 'Obamacare' opposition matters

theGRIO REPORT - Data from the non-partisan Urban Institute suggests that millions of Americans could affected by this coverage gap,…
September 26, 2013

To promote 'Obamacare,' some advocates leave out the Obama part

theGRIO REPORT - Many of the officials, most of whom are Democrats, who are trying to implement the Affordable Care…
September 25, 2013

Once rivals, Obama and Clinton bask in a health care wonk fest

ANALYSIS - Their 50-minute conversation, for people not versed in the details of 'Obamacare,' was not simple to follow...
September 23, 2013

3 reasons why there really may be a government shutdown this time

theGRIO REPORT - Now, officials in both parties say a government shutdown is possible and perhaps even likely next week,…
September 16, 2013

Barack Obama: Not ‘the decider,’ but a president who listens

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not a license to push your agenda at every moment, without the support of the…
September 12, 2013

Bill Thompson took black voters for granted and it cost him

ANALYSIS - Instead of criticizing police tactics that had angered the minority voters who were his natural base, Thompson ran…
September 11, 2013

On Syria, Obama bows to Americans’ weariness of wars

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's Tuesday night speech, despite its strong defense of military action against Syria, was an acknowledgment…
September 10, 2013

Even after Obama meeting, Black Caucus members wary of Syria strike

theGRIO REPORT - Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, traditionally strong allies of President Obama, emerged from a Monday afternoon…
September 9, 2013

Losing the Syria vote does not turn Obama into a lame duck

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not one issue, or just about foreign policy...
September 5, 2013

Why the Congressional Black Caucus could determine if the US strikes Syria

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus, at times ignored by the Obama White House and rendered irrelevant in a…
September 3, 2013

5 reasons why Syria is not Obama’s Iraq

ANALYSIS - The comparisons between the U.S.'s decision to invade Iraq a decade ago and the current consideration of an…
August 29, 2013

Michael Steele: GOP leaders ‘boneheaded’ for skipping MLK ceremony

theGRIO REPORT - Former RNC chairman Michael Steele blasted Republican congressional leaders as 'boneheaded' for declining invitations to speak at…