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April 8, 2014

President Obama signs actions taking aim at gender pay gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages, President Barack Obama signed directives Tuesday…
April 8, 2014

Why LBJ's legacy deserves some reconsideration

OPINION - With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson…
April 7, 2014

President Obama to headline civil rights summit in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas is hosting a three-day Civil Rights Summit…
April 7, 2014

Gallup: Rate of uninsured plummets after Obamacare rollout

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major new survey finds that a growing percentage of Americans gained health insurance as the initial…
April 7, 2014

With his ‘pen and phone,’ Obama tackles education and equal pay

MSNBC - Fresh off his victory lap of 7.1 million people enrolling in health care exchanges under the Affordable Care…
April 7, 2014

Jesse Jackson Jr. transferred to minimum security facility in Alabama

theGRIO REPORT - The disgraced former Congressman is due to be released at the end of next year but could…
April 4, 2014

Politini: Why you should fall in love with politics

theGRIO VIDEO - It’s a given that when the word politics is uttered eyes roll faster than a Kardashian to…
April 4, 2014

Obamacare helps add 3 million people to Medicaid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says 3 million Americans signed up for Medicaid under the new health care law…
April 4, 2014

Confederate sympathizer named college president, students rebel

MSNBC - The College of Charleston is tearing at the seams as outraged students and alumni protest the selection of…
April 3, 2014

Think tank estimates 5 million newly insured because of Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration announced this week that about 7 million Americans enrolled in health care plans through…
April 3, 2014

Samsung hooks unsuspecting Obama as phone ad star

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest pitchman in Samsung's marketing machine: an unwitting President Barack Obama...
April 3, 2014

Glenn Beck claims Obamacare sign up numbers are 'bogus fairy tale'

VIDEO - Once the White House and national media reported that Obamacare sign-ups reached the 7 million mark there was…
April 3, 2014

Poor people lose out when elections are bought and sold

OPINION - If you care about democracy and voting rights, especially for poor people, you should be concerned...
April 2, 2014

Politini: GOP foot-in-mouth syndrome strikes again

theGRIO VIDEO - Another week, another faux controversy created by the Right...
April 2, 2014

Supreme Court eases donation limits for political campaigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down some limits Wednesday on campaign contributions, creating the potential for big donors…