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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…
June 26, 2013

Rep. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Senate race with aid from Obama

BOSTON (AP) - Drawing on the political might of the White House, Democrats have exorcized the ghost of Scott Brown...
June 25, 2013

Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision in the Voting Rights Act would come to…
June 25, 2013

Obama aims to tackle pollution, climate change: ‘We need to act’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete Tuesday as he announced…
June 25, 2013

Would Republicans in Congress support a revised Voting Rights Act?

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court's conservatives struck down a key plank in the Voting Rights Act, but still left…
June 25, 2013

Nelson Mandela opens eyes, smiles on hearing of Obama’s South Africa trip

PRETORIA, South Africa - Nelson Mandela 'opened his eyes' and smiled after being told of President Barack Obama's imminent visit…
June 25, 2013

Obama ‘disappointed’ in Voting Rights Act ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he is deeply disappointed with a Supreme Court decision halting the use of…
June 25, 2013

What Obama could do for home health care workers

OPINION - President Obama has the opportunity and the authority to realize the full potential of the New Deal...
June 25, 2013

Giving clean needles to drug users: Helps or hurts?

OPINION - In my own state of Florida, one of the worst hit by AIDS, not a single publicly funded…