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June 12, 2012

Michelle Obama gets daughters' approval on new book

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama gets a rare thumbs-up from her adolescent daughters for publishing her first gardening book...
June 12, 2012

Republicans attack Holder on leaks, one calls for resignation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday fended off Republican demands that he appoint a special counsel outside…
June 12, 2012

The unnecessary GOP campaign against Eric Holder

OPINION - House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are considering an extreme measure in a bringing up…
June 12, 2012

Obama, family headed to Chicago for the weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is headed home again...
June 12, 2012

Obama girls' future suitors could face Secret Service

As President Obama's daughters get older the likelihood of potential romantic suitors increases...
June 12, 2012

Obama passes up opportunity to pick an NBA Finals winner

WASHINGTON (AP) - Politically speaking, you'd think President Barack Obama would have a free pass to pick a winner in…
June 12, 2012

Man arrested protesting hemp laws outside White House

theGRIO REPORT - David Bronner, CEO of Dr Bronner's Magic Soaps boycotted the nation's long standing policy to ban the…
June 12, 2012

Elizabeth Warren emerges as Obama-like hero on the Left

OPINION - If her reception at last week’s Netroots Nation is any indication, Warren, who is now running for the…
June 12, 2012

What will Obama do if he wins a second term?

theGRIO REPORT - Immigration reform, another attempt at a long-term deficit agreement and a push to prevent more countries from…
June 12, 2012

Feds and Florida headed to court over voter purge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A legal standoff has developed between Florida and the Obama administration over a contentious voter purge…
June 11, 2012

Somali militants offer 10 camels for information on Barack Obama

Al-Shabaab, the Somalian militant group accused of many kidnappings as well as the destabilization of the government within the horn…
June 11, 2012

Supreme Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his…
June 11, 2012

Obama campaign releases first black radio ad

theGRIO REPORT - The Barack Obama re-election campaign is up with its first radio ad targeting the urban/black media market...
June 11, 2012

Amber Lee Ettinger (a.k.a. 'Obama Girl') declines to endorse the president

Amber Lee Ettinger, the Internet star who the media dubbed "Obama Girl" during the 2008 campaign, has said she is…
June 11, 2012

Republicans continue push against Holder

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee looking into a flawed gun-smuggling probe in Arizona announced Monday that it will consider…