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January 28, 2014

President Obama to tout his ‘pen’ and ‘phone’ in State of the Union

ANALYSIS - President Obama will use the State of the Union address on Tuesday to emphasize his willingness to work…
January 28, 2014

President Obama vowing to flex powers in State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during…
January 28, 2014

Antoinette Tuff among Obama guests for State of the Union

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of General Motors and an immigrant brought to the U.S. illegally as a child will…
January 28, 2014

President Obama hiking minimum pay for new federal contracts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign an executive order setting the minimum wage for workers under new federal…
January 28, 2014

Obamacare success overlooked after failures over-covered

OPINION - You can say what you want about Obamacare, but you can’t call it a failure. It is turning…
January 27, 2014

Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin’s bribery trial begins

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who faces…
January 27, 2014

Poll: Impressions of Obamacare rollout improve

WASHINGTON (AP) — Memo to the White House: The website may be fixed, but President Barack Obama's new health insurance…
January 27, 2014

Congressional Black Caucus slams President Obama for lack of African-American judicial nominees

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus have long been some of President Barack Obama's staunchest supporters on Capitol Hill…
January 27, 2014

Jason Collins to sit in Michelle Obama’s box at State of the Union

theGRIO REPORT - NBA player Jason Collins, who last year became one of the first athletes in any major sport…
January 25, 2014

Iowa GOP posts flowchart to ID racism

MSNBC -- If a post on the Iowa Republican Party’s Facebook page is any indication, the right’s efforts to appeal…
January 24, 2014

Tim Scott convenes panel of past and present black senators

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Tim Scott is part of a very small community of African-Americans who have served in the…
January 24, 2014

Marijuana decriminalization goes mainstream

theGRIO REPORT - We've finally found an issue on which even President Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry can agree:…
January 24, 2014

Holder speaks out on Voter ID, Wall St, NSA in MSNBC exclusive

MSNBC - Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that…
January 23, 2014

Anti-Obama filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza charged with fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative scholar and author known recently for his critical works on President Barack Obama was…
January 23, 2014

Obama’s ex-campaign manager joins pro-Hillary group

theGRIO REPORT - The move is the only the latest sign that key Democrats are organizing to anoint Clinton as…