Barack Obama

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May 13, 2013

Why the White House wants mothers to love ‘Obamacare’

ANALYSIS - The Mother Day's event at the White House on Friday, in which the president appeared with a group…
May 12, 2013

Michael Steele: Republicans at a crossroads

OPINION - For the party to survive it was time to turn the elephant to face its future. But have…
May 10, 2013

Reader’s Digest: Denzel Washington, Maya Angelou among top 10 ‘most trusted’ celebs

theGRIO REPORT - Denzel Washington and Maya Angelou are ranked in the top 10 on the new Reader's Digest Trust…
May 9, 2013

In 2012 election, black voter turnout was higher than any group

WASHINGTON (AP) - Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to…
May 8, 2013

Team Obama start to implement Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is ramping up its plans to implement the so-called Obamacare health care law, with…
May 7, 2013

Will GOP opposition stop Mel Watt’s confirmation?

theGRIO REPORT - Watt’s nomination still has to be approved by the Senate. When I spoke with him the day…
May 7, 2013

NRA bans zombie target that ‘looked like Obama’

theGRIO REPORT - A zombie target, that some say resembles President Obama, is being sold by one vendor for gun…
May 6, 2013

High stakes for Obama on immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ricardo Campo, a burly and jolly native of El Salvador, and President Barack Obama both have a…
May 5, 2013

Obama dares Ohio State graduates to 'dream bigger'

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -In a sunbaked stadium filled with more than 57,000 students, friends and relatives, Obama lamented an American…
May 3, 2013

NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president…
May 3, 2013

Fox News host asks: 'Is Malia Obama going to go on birth control?'

theGRIO REPORT - The families, and especially the children, of the commander-in-chief are almost always considered off-limits by the media…
May 3, 2013

Clarence Thomas: Obama approved by ‘elites and the media’

NBC NEWS - The famously taciturn Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the only current black member of the court, said…
May 3, 2013

Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases…
May 2, 2013

Where Obama still has 'juice' in his 2nd term

ANALYSIS - When ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked President Obama this week at a press conference if Obama had 'the…
May 2, 2013

New app tracks first lady Michelle Obama's style

NBC Chicago - 'Michelle's Style List' promises to break down what the first lady is wearing to which events and…
May 2, 2013

Morehouse College athletes charged with raping Spelman student

theGRIO REPORT - The alleged victim claims she was held against her will inside a room on campus at the…
May 2, 2013

12-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 14-year-old brother: Another example of gun culture run amok

OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
May 1, 2013

Silence of opponents illustrates growing acceptance of LGBT rights

ANALYSIS - Almost no one publicly criticized Collins or suggested a gay player would somehow disrupt the morale of an…
May 1, 2013

Poll: Many Americans uninformed about Obamacare

NBC News - A new poll indicates many Americans are still unclear about the details of the new law and,…
May 1, 2013

Obama naming NC's Mel Watt to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the…