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October 22, 2013

Obamas attend kids’ parent-teacher conferences

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and the first lady left the White House by motorcade on Tuesday morning for the drive…
October 21, 2013

Why Obamacare can still succeed

theGRIO REPORT - 'The product is good, the price is right," said one senior official, adding, "we feel good about…
October 21, 2013

Obama: ‘No excuse’ for health care signup problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to acknowledge that widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are…
October 21, 2013

The Willie Horton ad revisited 25 years later

OPINION - Twenty-five years later, the infamous Willie Horton ad continues to make its impact on American politics...
October 21, 2013

Cory Booker officiates Newark’s 1st gay marriages

LAMBERTVILLE, New Jersey (AP) — Gay couples in a handful of New Jersey communities exchanged marriage vows in the early…
October 20, 2013

Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin loses bid to dismiss charges

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to throw out criminal charges against former New Orleans Mayor Ray…
October 20, 2013

476,000 applications filed for ‘Obamacare’ health insurance, sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the…
October 19, 2013

Informal spiritual adviser: ‘Obama’s faith has grown in his time in office’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and…
October 18, 2013

Allen West calls Obama ‘a tyrant, not a president’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) took to his Facebook page Wednesday and referred to President Obama as…
October 18, 2013

Jeh Johnson, Obama’s homeland security nominee: ‘I was not looking for this opportunity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated the Pentagon's former top lawyer to help craft the nation's counterterrorism…
October 18, 2013

Cory Booker: Senate victory ‘shows how far we’ve come’

VIDEO - This week, Cory Booker became the fourth African-American ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate. The former…
October 18, 2013

The Tea Party isn’t over: Why crisis politics is here to stay

OPINION - With the government reopened and a deal to avert a debt default in hand, some in Washington are…
October 18, 2013

NYC mayoral race now has its ‘Willie Horton ad’

OPINION - Lhota may be able to convince voters he’s not Ted Cruz or John Boehner, but this ad shows…
October 18, 2013

Bill de Blasio: New Joe Lhota ad is ‘disgusting, inappropriate and divisive’

theGRIO Q&A - With just over two weeks before Election Day, and leading by more than 40 percent in the…
October 17, 2013

Obama taps Jeh Johnson as Homeland Security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling back a trusted counterterrorism adviser from his first term by nominating former…