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March 2, 2011

Women warriors get to heal after return from war

VIDEO - In the hills of west Texas, a retreat gives soldiers a chance to relax and heal. They come…
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Christina Oliver, translating as part of a rare team in Afghanistan

TheGrio's 100 - Before 25-year-old Cpl. Oliver and 39 other female Marines were deployed to interview rural Afghan women last…
January 14, 2011

Pentagon official: MLK would support Iraq, Afghan wars

At a Pentagon commemoration of King's accomplishments, DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson said that today's wars are in line with…
December 15, 2010

Army 'birther' who refused deployment convicted

FORT MEADE, Maryland (AP) - Lakin aligned himself with so-called "birthers" who question whether Obama is a natural-born citizen as…
September 10, 2010

Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam

GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) - City officials in Gainesville said Friday that no matter what Jones says he'll do, they planned…
September 9, 2010

Pastor cancels Quran burning, then backtracks

GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) - The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking…
September 8, 2010

Military leaders: 'Burn a Koran day' could hurt troops

VIDEO - General Petraeus said "Images of the burning of a Koran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan…
September 2, 2010

Philadelphia-area vets reflect after Iraq combat operations end

From The Philadelphia Daily News - A group of local Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reflect on their experiences and discuss…
September 1, 2010

Mr. President, don't turn the Iraq page before reading it

OPINION - American's can't "turn the page" since they've never been allowed to read it. What they really need to…
August 26, 2010

Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - Before his White House speech, Obama will fly to Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday…
August 19, 2010

Is Obama making good on his Iraq pullout promise?

OPINION - When I think about Obama's track record so far, I have to keep in mind the snapshot of…
August 2, 2010

Obama: US to leave Iraq ‘as promised, on schedule’

ATLANTA (AP) - President Obama is ready to spell out in greater detail America's changing mission in Iraq with the…
July 8, 2010

Steele on GOP calls for resignation: 'I ain't going anywhere'

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Steele went on to add that the party doesn't need the 'distraction', and that he's focused…
July 6, 2010

Steele trapped behind bad timing, big mouth

OPINION - As accurate as some of his observations are they ring hollow when stated by Michael Steele and put…
July 4, 2010

GOP senators say Steele's future at RNC in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sens. McCain and Graham spoke from the war zone to condemn Michael Steele's claim that Afghanistan…
July 2, 2010

Top Republicans pile on Steele, call for his ouster

Republicans are furious with RNC Chairman Michael Steele, who was caught on camera saying that the war in Afghanistan is…
July 2, 2010

Steele: Afghanistan is 'a war of Obama's choosing'

WASHINGTON (AP) - DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said it was 'simply unconscionable that Michael Steele would undermine the morale of…
July 2, 2010

Barbershop Buzz on patriotism and the Fourth of July

VIDEO - As July 4th approaches, what does patriotism mean to you?
June 30, 2010

Attorney General Holder in Kabul to assess corruption

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was in the Afghan capital to talk with officials about improving…
June 23, 2010

Obama is right to fire McChrystal, but wrong on Afghanistan

OPINION - With or without General McChrystal, it is clear that a major rethinking of strategy is required, which should…