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October 9, 2013

What LGBT Americans can do for civil rights

OPINION - It's a consequential time and there are allies in the progressive coalition who can do more to knock…
October 9, 2013

How Obama is helping a future President Clinton or Christie

ANALYSIS - The fiscal standoff in Washington, once an argument about the president's health care law, has turned into a…
October 8, 2013

John Lewis, Charlie Rangel and other lawmakers arrested during immigration protest

NBC NEWS - Eight Democratic lawmakers were arrested Tuesday while advocating for comprehensive immigration reform in front of the U.S.…
October 8, 2013

Obama to Republicans: ‘I’m not budging’

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama used a Tuesday press conference to bluntly and repeatedly reiterate his core position on the…
October 8, 2013

Shutdown takes its toll on White House operations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Now in its second week, the partial government shutdown has taken its toll on the White House,…
October 8, 2013

Ted Nugent: Obama ‘wouldn’t qualify to drive my tour bus’

DETROIT (AP) — Ted Nugent scheduled interviews this week to talk about his new live CD and DVD set, but…
October 8, 2013

Obama to GOP: Stop ‘forcing’ John Boehner to make threats against economy

NBC NEWS - Keeping up the pressure on the GOP, President Obama called a press conference Tuesday to again call…
October 8, 2013

Senate Dems to try for debt ceiling increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow…
October 8, 2013

Obama calls Boehner, says he still won’t negotiate

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama called Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday to again tell the top House Republican…
October 8, 2013

Obamacare website back up after software fix

NBC NEWS - Government technology experts took the main health insurance website down overnight Monday to try to fix the…
October 8, 2013

Florida voter ID ‘mistakes’ may have national implications

OPINION - Maybe Florida Governor Rick Perry should have listened to everyone who warned that voter purging is highly flawed...
October 7, 2013

Couple donates $10 million, keeps Head Start open during government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold have offered up to $10 million in emergency funding to the National…
October 7, 2013

Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a 'clean' government spending bill up for a…
October 7, 2013

White House open to short-term hike in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions…
October 7, 2013

Fox anchor apologizes after Obama gaffe

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel anchor has apologized for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered…