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April 15, 2013

Secret Service expands security at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service expanded its security perimeter at the White House on Monday following the explosions at…
April 15, 2013

Obama calls Mass. officials following explosions at Boston Marathon

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has been notified about the explosions at the finish line…
April 15, 2013

White House: Obama aware of Gosnell women’s clinic murder case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama is aware of the ongoing trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell,…
April 15, 2013

In New Orleans, political brawl over police, jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city…
April 15, 2013

How Obama is wisely navigating Washington

ANALYSIS - Two weeks ago, President Obama was getting criticism from all sides, with liberals arguing he was squandering an…
April 15, 2013

How the watered-down gun control legislation could still reduce violence

theGRIO REPORT - The gun control legislation being considered in Congress could still play a key role in reducing gun…
April 12, 2013

Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office...
April 12, 2013

Man gets 7 years for stealing Obama’s teleprompter

NBC New York - A career criminal who stole a truck containing President Barack Obama's teleprompter and other audio equipment…
April 12, 2013

Arrest made in mugging of former Newark mayor Sharpe James

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Police have made an arrest in the mugging of the former mayor of New Jersey's largest…
April 11, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama to address graduates in Ky., Md., Tenn.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama's commencement speaking schedule is taking her to Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee...
April 11, 2013

Obama congratulates Newtown families on gun vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lauding the role the families of the Newtown shooting victims played in pressing…
April 11, 2013

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage…
April 11, 2013

Ben Carson withdraws as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker

theGRIO REPORT - The announcement came Wednesday in response to recent student petitions to have Carson replaced following his controversial…
April 11, 2013

Rand Paul fails history at Howard University

OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
April 11, 2013

Has America historically shut its doors to African immigrants?

theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. has historically had a poor track record in welcoming black immigrants regardless of their talents…