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September 9, 2010

Obama: Minister must cancel Quran-burning 'stunt'

WASHINGTON (AP) -"If he's listening, I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our…
September 8, 2010

Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles

CLEVELAND (AP) - Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories…
September 8, 2010

Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Pastor Terry Jones told reporters outside his church in Gainesville this afternoon that he remains unconvinced…
September 8, 2010

Obama to Congress: Axe Bush tax cuts for the rich

VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…
September 8, 2010

Why conservatives want to rewrite civil rights history

OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…
September 7, 2010

White House defends MLK quote on Oval Office rug

WASHINGTON (AP) - Describing the rug, a White House statement credited King for these words: "The arc of the moral…
September 7, 2010

Army soldier arrested for threatening to kill Obama

SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) - Robert Anthony Quinones is the former soldier who took three employees hostage Monday at Winn Army…
September 7, 2010

Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican party's delaying tactics have proved so successful, despite the Democrats' substantial Senate majority...
September 7, 2010

Wyclef slams Sean Penn, Pras in song

theGRIO REPORT - The musician remains in the spotlight weeks after Haitian officials denied him the opportunity to run for…
September 7, 2010

Obama to back more business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) - An administration official said the tax breaks would save businesses $200 billion over two years, allowing companies…
September 6, 2010

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - "If I said fish live in the sea, they'd say no," Obama said of Republicans...
September 6, 2010

Labor Secretary Solis on jump-starting the economy: 'We have a lot of ideas'

theGRIO Q&A - As the secretary of labor in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Hilda Solis has…
September 3, 2010

Obama planning new package of economic aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has already passed many of the provisions, but they have stalled in the Senate because…
September 3, 2010

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said he'd be proposing a broader set of ideas next week, when he travels to Milwaukee…
September 3, 2010

4 ways Obama can sell a second stimulus

OPINION - The administration should take control of the debate and not allow the opposition to define the issues. Play…