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May 8, 2013

Michelle Obama on Cleveland kidnap victims: ‘A parent’s worst nightmare’

When first lady Michelle Obama heard the stunning news that three women missing for a decade had been found alive…
May 8, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr. could face another legal issue

NBC Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. already faces sentencing for one legal problem, but he could face another.
May 7, 2013

Dear Glenn Beck: NRA gun, confederate lore have nothing in common with King

OPINION - The NRA, which has been in the spotlight since the brutal murders in Newtown, Connecticut, seems to be…
May 7, 2013

Will GOP opposition stop Mel Watt’s confirmation?

theGRIO REPORT - Watt’s nomination still has to be approved by the Senate. When I spoke with him the day…
May 7, 2013

NRA bans zombie target that ‘looked like Obama’

theGRIO REPORT - A zombie target, that some say resembles President Obama, is being sold by one vendor for gun…
May 6, 2013

Jimmy 'The Rent is Too Damn High' McMillan talks running for mayor of New York City

theGRIO VIDEO - 'I'm an American defender. I don't make no apologies for serving my country,' the self-described Vietnam war…
May 6, 2013

US officials, black farmers defend USDA settlement after critical New York Times story

theGRIO REPORT - Members of the black farming community and their advocates have responded to claims made in a recent…
May 6, 2013

Caribbean politician shot dead while drinking beer on beach

NBC News - A political leader on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao was shot dead as he drank beer…
May 6, 2013

High stakes for Obama on immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ricardo Campo, a burly and jolly native of El Salvador, and President Barack Obama both have a…
May 5, 2013

Obama dares Ohio State graduates to 'dream bigger'

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -In a sunbaked stadium filled with more than 57,000 students, friends and relatives, Obama lamented an American…
May 4, 2013

Mayor, Ill. lawmakers make case for Chicago casino

The latest bill — which recently cleared the Illinois Senate and also would allow slot machines located in lounges at…
May 3, 2013

NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president…
May 3, 2013

Fox News host asks: 'Is Malia Obama going to go on birth control?'

theGRIO REPORT - The families, and especially the children, of the commander-in-chief are almost always considered off-limits by the media…
May 3, 2013

Clarence Thomas: Obama approved by ‘elites and the media’

NBC NEWS - The famously taciturn Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the only current black member of the court, said…
May 3, 2013

Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases…