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March 13, 2013

Ethiopian-born Miss Israel will meet President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Ethiopian-born Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw received a special invitation to meet and dine with President Barack Obama…
March 13, 2013

Politics clouding Obama's coming visit to Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle Eastpolitics are already…
March 13, 2013

Jennifer Carroll, Florida's lieutenant governor, resigns amid gambling scandal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor has resigned because of her ties to an Internet cafe company that is…
March 13, 2013

Why the Republicans are still obsessed with repealing Obamacare

ANALYSIS - The inclusion of repeal in the House budget illustrates a broader problem for the GOP: a lack of…
March 12, 2013

Senate panel approves universal gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence,…
March 12, 2013

Michelle Obama's credit data leaked on website

LOS ANGELES (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is the latest public figure to have her credit report and other…
March 12, 2013

Reince Priebus' rules for Republicans: RNC chair seeks African-American 'hearts and minds'

OPINION - Reinhold Reince Priebus embarked on an African-American "listening tour" in Brooklyn, New York, Monday, and the results were…
March 12, 2013

Is Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg right?

OPINION - Yet Sandberg contends, and rightly so, that this handful of women (4 percent of Fortune 500 companies) isn’t…
March 12, 2013

Mother petitions Obama to bring allegedly kidnapped daughter back from Africa

theGRIO REPORT - A distraught mother whose daughter has been abducted has launched a campaign on the White House petition…
March 12, 2013

What the New York Times gets wrong about affirmative action

OPINION -This year’s Supreme Court docket could dramatically alter racial policy in America, with cases that could invalidate two key…
March 12, 2013

Mother, son run against each other in Illinois mayoral race

theGRIO REPORT - Wendy Casey, 45, is running against three candidates, including her 27-year-old son Randall, in April's election for…
March 11, 2013

Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute,…
March 11, 2013

5 Twitter tips from 'super mayor' Cory Booker

NBC NEWS - With more than 1.3 million followers, charismatic and social network savvy Newark mayor @CoryBooker has more Twitter…
March 11, 2013

Ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick convicted, jailed until sentence

DETROIT (AP) - A court spokesman says jurors have reached a verdict in the corruption trial of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame…
March 11, 2013

Obama attends daughter Sasha's basketball game

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has attended a basketball game for his younger daughter...