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February 14, 2013

NRA's Wayne LaPierre, Lindsey Graham play the 'racial scare' card in gun control debate

OPINION - NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre unleashed an incendiary manifesto on Thursday, describing America -- and Brooklyn, New…
February 14, 2013

NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he will retire, paving way for Booker run

WASHINGTON (AP) -The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and has been…
February 14, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: Lowest rated since 2000

NEW YORK (AP) - The 33.5 million people who saw President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union made it…
February 14, 2013

Republicans to block Hagel vote over Benghazi

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat attacked Republican senators Thursday for blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be President…
February 14, 2013

Obama spoke personally with Pendletons after the State of the Union

theGRIO REPORT - One of the photos released by the White House after this week's State of the Union address…
February 14, 2013

Obama pushes early childhood education expansion

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to expand preschool programs comes as one out of every 13 students…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…
February 13, 2013

Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'

WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage…
February 13, 2013

Obama travels to NC to rally support for jobs plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is kicking off three days of travel to rally support for the job-creation and…
February 12, 2013

Images: Obama's State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. Here…
February 12, 2013

State of the Union: Obama impassioned on gun control

theGRIO REPORT - Obama used the conclusion of his speech to tens of millions of Americans to demand Congress vote…
February 12, 2013

Full text: President Obama's first State of the Union dress of 2nd term

VIDEO - President Barack Obama‘s 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb. 12, 2013...
February 12, 2013

Senate panel approves Chuck Hagel for Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday voted to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel…
February 12, 2013

Senate approves anti-violence against women act

WASHINGTON (AP) - By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with…
February 12, 2013

Guns dominate race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

CHICAGO (AP) - After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman…