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September 5, 2011

How Obama can seek higher ground on jobs

OPINION - Truth be told, there's very little the White House can do to reduce the unemployment rate in a…
September 4, 2011

Obama pledges federal help for Irene recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said while the hurricane didn't do as much damage as feared, people shouldn't "underestimate the heartache"…
September 3, 2011

New district puts Southern white Dem in tough spot

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Nearly 50 years ago, every congressman from the Deep South was a white Democrat...
September 2, 2011

GOP rep defends skipping Obama's jobs speech

PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - Rep. Joe Walsh said Saturday that Obama is abusing his power as president by calling a…
September 2, 2011

Free rides to DMV offered for photo IDs

The state Department of Motor Vehicles and Gov. Nikki Haley announced a plan on Wednesday to provide free rides to…
September 2, 2011

Obama to take jobs plan on the road

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will take his jobs plan on the road next Friday…
September 2, 2011

Obama's smog flip-flop may leave black kids breathless

OPINION - For the country as a whole, the choice between the economy and the environment is a false one...
September 2, 2011

Why Allen West should stay in the Black Caucus

OPINION - If he quits the CBC, then 1 in 5 black Americans will have no representation within Congress's only…
September 2, 2011

Florida Senator handing out belts to 'sagging' students

theGRIO REPORT - To remind youth of Florida's ban on saggy pants, Democratic State Senator Gary Siplin is handing out…
September 2, 2011

Can a black man become Mississippi governor?

OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for…
September 2, 2011

theGrio Editorial: CBC should show us their jobs plan

OPINION - The inconvenient truth about black joblessness is that it didn't start on January 20, 2009, with the inauguration…
September 1, 2011

Satire: Top 10 ways the CBC should be more like Allen West

(KatieHalper.com) West was disturbed by comments by CBC members like Andre Carson, who said "some of them in Congress right…
September 1, 2011

GOP rep compares Bachmann to Terrell Owens

According to Politico, several GOP lawmakers "called out" Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for criticizing a federal budget deal reached to…
September 1, 2011

Queen of Soul to warm up for Obama in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) - President Barack Obama will have a royal warm-up act when he comes to Detroit to speak during…
September 1, 2011

White House: People 'don't give a lick' about speech timing

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is characterizing the flap over the timing of the president's address to Congress next…