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June 29, 2013

Obama meets privately with Mandela family

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are meeting privately with the family of Nelson Mandela...
June 29, 2013

What’s at stake on Obama’s Africa trip

OPINION - This visit to Africa and to these three countries specifically will be a defining moment for the relationship…
June 28, 2013

Senegalese president Macky Sall defends anti-gay law

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has defended his refusal to decriminalize homosexuality one day after publicly clashing…
June 28, 2013

Hundreds protest Obama’s visit to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Hundreds of protesters marched to the U.S. embassy in South Africa on Friday in a peaceful protest…
June 28, 2013

Obama uncertain about visit with Nelson Mandela

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP)- President Barack Obama, in the midst of an historic tour of Africa, says he isn't…
June 27, 2013

Nelson Mandela’s daughter to NBC News: ‘I can’t stress enough what a fighter he is’

NBC News - PRETORIA - Nelson Mandela 'is not going to go anywhere anytime soon,' one of the anti-apartheid icon's…
June 27, 2013

Senate passes sweeping immigration overhaul

NBC NEWS - In a bipartisan vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping, historic overhaul of the nation’s immigration…
June 27, 2013

Obama inspires Jamie Foxx presidential role in ‘White House Down’

theGRIO REPORT - Director Roland Emmerich brings new life to summer blockbusters with the action-comedy White House Down.
June 27, 2013

Anthony Foxx unanimously confirmed by Senate as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., and a political ally of President Barack Obama, was unanimously…
June 27, 2013

Neighbors outraged after man flies Nazi flag to protest Obama

NBC Connecticut - A Stratford, Conn., neighborhood is reacting to one man's decision to fly the Nazi flag outside his…
June 27, 2013

Obama: Supreme Court ‘made a mistake’ in voting ruling

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court "made a mistake" in its decision to throw out…
June 27, 2013

Obama clashes with African host over gay rights

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall rebuffed Obama's call for Africans to give gays equal rights under the…
June 27, 2013

President Obama: Nelson Mandela a hero to the world

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama says Nelson Mandela is a hero for the world. He says Mandela's legacy…
June 27, 2013

Obama skipping Kenya on his Africa trip is a missed opportunity

OPINION - Some people are mad at President Barack Obama, but not the ones you might expect. This time, don’t…
June 26, 2013

The Obamas’ week-long trip to Africa (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and his family made a return to Africa on Wednesday and began their week-long trip…
June 26, 2013

Black Illinois ministers remain split on gay marriage after Supreme Court ruling

theGRIO REPORT - The Illinois House of Representatives closed its most recent session without a vote on the issue and…
June 26, 2013

Obama in Senegal for first leg of Africa trip

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama opened a weeklong trip to Africa on Wednesday, a three-country visit aimed at…
June 26, 2013

President Obama to students: Text me

NBC Bay Area - This week, students can ask the president for help with ways to pay for college, and…
June 26, 2013

Obama calls, congratulates Proposition 8 plaintiffs after Supreme Court ruling from Air Force One

NBC News - President Barack Obama has telephoned his congratulations to the plaintiffs in a gay marriage case before the…
June 26, 2013

Obama making long-anticipated return to Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is heading to Africa, and the health of former South African leader Nelson Mandela…