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June 19, 2013

Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions

BERLIN (AP) - Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday…
June 19, 2013

Affirmative action will survive in Washington politics

ANALYSIS - The debate about women and minorities in the Cabinet illustrated a important dynamic in the debate over affirmative…
June 18, 2013

Why the White House is still talking about gun control

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is unlikely to sign a major gun control bill during his presidency, as Republicans control…
June 18, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama urges youth to shape North Ireland’s future

DUBLIN (AP) — U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has urged the young people of Northern Ireland to take a fresh…
June 18, 2013

Obama rejects Bush comparison on NSA programs

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in his first extended remarks since the disclosure of two National Security Agency programs that…
June 17, 2013

White House threatens veto of House farm bill with food stamps cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying…
June 17, 2013

Poll: Obama’s ratings slip following recent controversies

NBC NEWS - The series of controversies in Washington over the last month have taken a political toll on President…
June 16, 2013

The best photos of Barack Obama being a dad

SLIDESHOW - On Father's Day, here are some of our favorite pictures of Barack Obama just being a dad...
June 16, 2013

In Father’s Day address, Obama wishes his dad had been involved in his life

theGRIO REPORT - In his weekly Internet and radio address on Saturday, President Barack Obama talked candidly about his own…
June 14, 2013

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for…
June 14, 2013

President Obama on fatherhood: 'It's the best job I've got'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says being a father is the best job he's got...
June 13, 2013

President Obama to meet relatives of Newtown shooting victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with relatives…
June 12, 2013

Regina Benjamin to step down as surgeon general after 4 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says she plans to step down next month after four years as…
June 12, 2013

President Obama wishes 'speedy recovery' for ailing Mandela

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 94-year-old Mandela is currently in a Johannesburg hospital, receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection...
June 12, 2013

Little backlash against Obama from Congress, public on controversial surveillance programs

theGRIO REPORT - Polls have not shown a backlash against the president and Congress has already started to move on…
June 11, 2013

Absent black fathers: Should our community discuss the issue publicly, or privately?

OPINION - Are the president’s remarks about fatherlessness being twisted in the public sphere and used to support the caricature…
June 11, 2013

Obama on immigration reform: The 'moment is now'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama prodded Congress Tuesday to send him a bill by autumn remaking U.S. nation's immigration…
June 11, 2013

Obama's ATF nominee gets Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's nominee to lead the agency charged with enforcing national gun laws said Tuesday the Bureau of…
June 10, 2013

Obama observes 50th anniversary of Equal Pay Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling attention to the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act that aimed…
June 7, 2013

Texas woman arrested in ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg

NBC NEWS - A Texas woman has been arrested in connection with the mailing of three letters containing a form…