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February 5, 2013

Rep. Frederica Wilson introduces resolution honoring Trayvon Martin

theGRIO REPORT - A Florida congresswoman on Tuesday introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen whose slaying a…
February 5, 2013

Obama congratulates Baltimore Ravens on Super Bowl

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is congratulating the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens...
February 5, 2013

Obama to Kenya: Reject violence during election

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - United States President Barack Obama is urging citizens in his father's homeland of Kenya to reject…
February 5, 2013

Obama to visit Israel for 1st time as president

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will visit Israel in the spring, the White House said Tuesday, marking his first…
February 5, 2013

Skeet-shooting Obama action figure goes on sale

NBC CONNECTICUT - If you follow politics at all, you have likely heard about the now-famous photo of President Barack…
February 5, 2013

Obama signs bill averting government default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default…
February 5, 2013

More diversity likely in next Obama job selections

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama…
February 4, 2013

Essie Mae Washington: Strom Thurmond's mixed-race daughter dies at 87

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for…
February 4, 2013

Ohio GOP governor backs federal Medicaid expansion

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican governor announced Monday he will push for expanding Medicaid under the federal health care…
February 4, 2013

Rev. Jesse Jackson, protestors call on Obama to address Chicago gun violence

NBC CHICAGO - The cousin of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student shot to death this week says the most important…
February 4, 2013

Fox News host tells NRA's Wayne LaPierre ad featuring Obama kids is 'ridiculous'

theGRIO REPORT - Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association, joined host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday…
February 2, 2013

Bloomberg group sponsors gun control Super Bowl ad

NEW YORK (AP) - A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing an advertisement…
February 2, 2013

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore's second female mayor, is in a league of her own

TheGrio had an opportunity to spend time with Rawlings-Blake and her family, friends and staff to create this candid and…
February 2, 2013

White House photo shows Obama skeet shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White…
February 1, 2013

Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling...