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February 21, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) - A U.S. inmate is facing federal charges, accused of writing letters threatening the life of President…
February 21, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under…
February 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - According to the most recent Bloomberg National Poll, President Barack Obama has his highest job approval rating…
February 21, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he accepted more than…
February 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage...
February 21, 2013
OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from…
February 20, 2013
NBC Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. sent a message back to Chicago as he left a federal courtroom Wednesday after…
February 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will speak Wednesday at a ceremony unveiling a statue at the Capitol honoring civil rights…
February 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife are to appear in federal court to answer…
February 20, 2013
ANALYSIS - But a more quiet shift is also taking place: the party that officially opposes affirmative action is heavily…
February 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - After 148 years, Mississippi has ratified the 13th Amendment, banning slavery...
February 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday was to urge congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order…
February 19, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles…
February 18, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of…
February 18, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse…