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May 13, 2013

Obama faces new challenges, but not ‘curse’

ANALYSIS - Obama hardly seems likely to be forced out of office, impeached or have the kind of incident like…
May 13, 2013

Why the White House wants mothers to love ‘Obamacare’

ANALYSIS - The Mother Day's event at the White House on Friday, in which the president appeared with a group…
May 12, 2013

Michael Steele: Republicans at a crossroads

OPINION - For the party to survive it was time to turn the elephant to face its future. But have…
May 9, 2013

In 2012 election, black voter turnout was higher than any group

WASHINGTON (AP) - Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to…
May 8, 2013

Team Obama start to implement Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is ramping up its plans to implement the so-called Obamacare health care law, with…
May 7, 2013

Will GOP opposition stop Mel Watt’s confirmation?

theGRIO REPORT - Watt’s nomination still has to be approved by the Senate. When I spoke with him the day…
May 2, 2013

Where Obama still has 'juice' in his 2nd term

ANALYSIS - When ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked President Obama this week at a press conference if Obama had 'the…
May 1, 2013

Silence of opponents illustrates growing acceptance of LGBT rights

ANALYSIS - Almost no one publicly criticized Collins or suggested a gay player would somehow disrupt the morale of an…
April 29, 2013

What Foxx's promotion means for him, the White House and Charlotte

theGRIO REPORT - When Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx said that he would not run for the third term he was…
April 28, 2013

Obama to name Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary

theGRIO REPORT - Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx will be nominated Monday by President Obama to become the new Secretary of…
April 25, 2013

Why Bush and Obama have failed to unite the country

OPINION - George W. Bush and Barack Obama, neither of whom was considered an ideologue before they entered office, have…
April 24, 2013

Media declares Obama's second term DOA, but don't count him out yet

ANALYSIS - Looking forward, the future of Obama's agenda is not dependent on his leadership skills or his speeches, but…
April 17, 2013

Congress won't move on gun control, despite series of violent incidents

theGRIO REPORT - A few months ago, politicians in both parties were declaring everything had changed involving gun policy in…
April 17, 2013

Why Obama's coalition is being ignored on gun control

theGRIO REPORT - Despite very strong support from Democratic voters, bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines aren't even included…
April 15, 2013

How Obama is wisely navigating Washington

ANALYSIS - Two weeks ago, President Obama was getting criticism from all sides, with liberals arguing he was squandering an…
April 10, 2013

Rand Paul reaches out at Howard: Can the GOP court blacks without changing policies?

ANALYSIS - The actual words of the likely 2016 presidential candidate illustrated the surprising and unlikely-to-work strategy Republicans are taking…
April 8, 2013

Can Raffi Williams win the minority vote for Republicans?

theGRIO REPORT - Raffi Williams has a tough job ahead of him. He’s just been named deputy press secretary at…
April 4, 2013

Why thousands of African-Americans may not benefit from Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans in seven of the ten states in the country with the highest percentage of African-Americans have…
April 2, 2013

How Ben Carson bungled a potential political career

ANALYSIS - Carson could have smoothly entered politics in a number of ways, from appearing on television shows to talk…
April 1, 2013

The challenge for Obama’s background checks proposal

ANALYSIS - In his remarks on gun control on last week, President Obama emphatically highlighted the number 90, the percentage…