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October 13, 2013

Allen West on Obama: He’s acting like a ‘spoiled brat child’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) commented on President Barack Obama's handling of the government shutdown, saying the…
October 12, 2013

Harry Reid: ‘We haven’t done anything yet’ to compromise ending shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Congress lumbered through a day of political maneuvering Saturday while a threatened default…
October 12, 2013

Obama set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders at the White House.
October 12, 2013

Booker campaign stumbles across finish line in New Jersey Senate race

NBC News - Newark Mayor Cory Booker was supposed to stroll to an easy victory in next week’s New Jersey’s…
October 12, 2013

Obamas meets with Malala Yousafzai at White House

NBC News - Malala Yousafzai on Friday met President Barack Obama and the first family in a private audience in…
October 11, 2013

Michelle Obama thanks White House staffers for their hard work during shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown is going in it's second week -meanwhile, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama…
October 11, 2013

Dr. Ben Carson says Obamacare is ‘worst thing since ‘slavery’

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative firebrand and recent Fox News hire, Dr. Ben Carson, became the latest right winger to compare…
October 11, 2013

Could Republicans really lose the House?

OPINION - A slew of new polls setting off alarms around Washington suggest that for Republicans, shutting down the government…
October 11, 2013

theGrio’s Joy Reid explains the debt ceiling

theGRIO VIDEO - You've no doubt heard plenty about the debt ceiling, or "debt limit" in the last couple of…
October 11, 2013

NBC/WSJ poll: Shutdown debate damages GOP

NBC NEWS - The Republican Party has been badly damaged in the ongoing government shutdown and debt limit standoff...
October 11, 2013

Obama signs bill to pay military death benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of fallen troops will be assured of receiving death benefits under legislation President Barack Obama signed…
October 10, 2013

Cory Booker’s father dies at 76

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is canceling Senate campaign events in the wake of his father's…
October 10, 2013

James Woods calls Obama a ‘true abomination’

theGRIO REPORT - Veteran character actor James Woods is not a fan of President Barack Obama and he is letting…
October 10, 2013

Conservatives keep comparing Obamacare to slavery

Politics Nation - Conservatives have a new talking point: The Affordable Care Act is like the Fugitive Slave Act...
October 10, 2013

Kwame Kilpatrick, ex-Detroit mayor, sentenced to 28 years in jail

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, the apparent…