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January 2, 2013

House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff', Obama to sign it from Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill's passage on a 257-167 vote late Tuesday night in the House of Representatives sealed a…
January 1, 2013

GOP state senator: 'Almost no black people' care about Kwanzaa

theGRIO REPORT - Wisconsin Republican Glenn Grothman recently attacked the holiday of Kwanzaa, claiming 'almost no black people' care about…
January 1, 2013

Fiscal cliff bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House…
January 1, 2013

Doctors expect Hillary Clinton's full recovery from clot

WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors treating U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said…
December 31, 2012

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
December 31, 2012

Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, dies in Atlanta

theGRIO REPORT - NBC News has confirmed that Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, died on…
December 31, 2012

White House, congressional GOP head toward cliff deal

theGRIO REPORT - Urged by many liberals to go over the so-called fiscal cliff and force Republicans to accept whatever…
December 31, 2012

Does Generation X need a lobbyist?

theGRIO REPORT - When it comes to America's debt, Generation X who came late to the beer party and could…
December 30, 2012

Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery…
December 30, 2012

Donne Trotter cites gun charges in ending House race

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says…
December 30, 2012

Obama ups pressure in fiscal cliff talks on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama upped the pressure on Republican leaders to reach a fiscal deal, as the Senate…
December 28, 2012

Obama pushes for last-minute 'fiscal cliff' deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Senate leaders launched last-minute talks Friday to avoid the severe austerity measures known…
December 28, 2012

White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an…
December 28, 2012

Kentucky man: Obama effigy includes watermelon because he 'might get hungry'

theGRIO REPORT - An anti-Obama Kentucky man remains defiant in the face of criticism that his effigy of the president…
December 28, 2012

Fiscal cliff debate shows enduring power of Tea Party

theGRIO REPORT - Rumors of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated...