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December 10, 2013

Congress renews undetectable gun ban just in time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' easy renewal of an expiring ban on undetectable plastic guns belies the larger reality that one…
December 10, 2013

President Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday at a memorial service for Nelson…
December 10, 2013

President Obama urges people around the world to make Mandela's 'life's work your own'

theGRIO REPORT - In his speech at a historic memorial service for Nelson Mandela, President Obama called the first black…
December 9, 2013

Majority white audience turns out for Rand Paul speech at African-American outreach event

theGRIO REPORT - A largely white audience turned out to hear Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speak in Detroit for the…
December 9, 2013

President Obama heads to South Africa for Mandela memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama headed to South Africa on Monday to speak at a national memorial service for…
December 9, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: White House, media trying to make Mandela's death 'all about Obama'

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has made no secret about the fact that the late South African leader was…
December 6, 2013

Hillary Clinton: Mandela a 'giant among us'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Clinton were close friends of the anti-apartheid leader who led South…
December 6, 2013

Barack and Michelle Obama to travel to South Africa to honor Mandela

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay…
December 6, 2013

Does Obama have a youth problem?

theGRIO REPORT - A poll of 18-29 year-olds released by Harvard University's Institute of Politics showed some troubling numbers for…
December 6, 2013

How Mandela helped create the path for President Obama

ANALYSIS - They are in many ways kindred spirits, patient, confident men who rose to power, employing their unifying styles…
December 6, 2013

Ted Cruz trashed for paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on Facebook

OPINION - The Mandela bashing is a moment that should go down in history as the moment the tea party…
December 6, 2013

Bill O'Reilly on Mandela: 'Great man, but he was a communist'

theGRIO REPORT - Fox News' Bill O'Reilly qualified his praise for South African leader Nelson Mandela in the wake of…
December 5, 2013

President Obama: GOP should be 'embarrassed' by low productivity in Washington

MSNBC - In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, the president said Republicans shouldered most of the blame for gridlock…
December 5, 2013

Political leaders remember Nelson Mandela and his legacy

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - View our slideshow of key political figures and the statements they released on Mandela and the legacy…
December 5, 2013

President Obama mourns death of icon Nelson Mandela: 'He belongs to the ages'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the world has lost an influential, courageous and 'profoundly good' man with the…