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December 5, 2013

White House reverses story on Obama living with Kenyan uncle in the 1980s

NBC NEWS - The uncle, Onyango 'Omar' Obama, had been facing deportation, but was granted legal residency this week in…
December 5, 2013

Cartoon depicts President Obama as dishonest, ape-like

theGRIO REPORT - A recent cartoon by artist Ted Rall has created a firestorm after he posted it on the…
December 5, 2013

De Blasio campaign officials: Bratton picked to run NYPD again

NEW YORK (AP) — William Bratton, whose tenure as commissioner of the New York Police Department in the 1990s was…
December 4, 2013

President Obama argues poverty is not just about race

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama gave a provocative speech about race, class and inequality in Southeast Washington today. Here's a…
December 4, 2013

Michelle Obama unveils White House Christmas decor

WASHINGTON (AP) — The familiar black dog with the white chest and white front paws starred in past Christmases in…
December 4, 2013

President Obama declares health care law is working

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday insisted that the sweeping overhaul is working and warned Republican critics that…
December 4, 2013

President Obama's Kenyan-born uncle allowed to remain in US

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle, who ignored a deportation order more than two decades ago, on Tuesday…
December 4, 2013

Would William Bratton be a bad choice to run the NYPD?

theGRIO REPORT - These potential conflicts and Bratton’s record as a stop-and-frisk supporter will likely make him a very controversial…
December 3, 2013

Michele Bachmann accuses President Obama of 'rewriting Constitution'

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Michele Bachmann may be retiring from Congress after next year -- but she isn't going away…
December 3, 2013

First lady welcomes White House Christmas tree

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family's two dogs on Friday accepted an 18½-foot Douglas…
December 3, 2013

Obama: "This law is working"; administration says more than 1 million now enrolled through Medicaid

theGRIO REPORT - Administration officials say that getting a large percentage of young people into the private insurance plans is…
December 3, 2013

Obama uncle deportation hearing is a teachable moment on immigration reform

OPINION - While the president’s detractors, xenophobes that they are, always tell him to go back to Kenya, they may…
December 2, 2013

President Obama hails 'extraordinary' progress in fight against HIV/AIDS

NBC NEWS - Obama announced that $100 million in funding will be redirected to a National Institutes of Health program…
December 2, 2013

Why Hillary is courting African-Americans so early

theGRIO REPORT - Clinton aides aren't saying why publicly, but there is one obvious reason: preventing the emergence of another…
December 2, 2013

Racism is over? According to the RNC’s twitter it is

MSNBC -- The Republican National Committee has one more thing to be thankful for this year: racism is finally over...