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April 28, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama wows at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

SLIDESHOW ; First lady Michelle Obama wowed, giving great glamour in black, at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held…
April 26, 2013

Ex-French president top gift giver to Obama family

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife, Carla Bruni, were clearly taken with President Barack…
April 25, 2013

Kelvin Atkinson, black state senator, receives mostly positive responses after 'coming out'

theGRIO REPORT - Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D - North Las Vegas) came out to fellow lawmakers Monday during…
April 25, 2013

Why Bush and Obama have failed to unite the country

OPINION - George W. Bush and Barack Obama, neither of whom was considered an ideologue before they entered office, have…
April 24, 2013

Media declares Obama's second term DOA, but don't count him out yet

ANALYSIS - Looking forward, the future of Obama's agenda is not dependent on his leadership skills or his speeches, but…
April 24, 2013

President Obama: At times, Michelle has felt like a single mom

TODAY - During a wide-ranging interview, Presidnet Obama spoke about life in the White House as a husband and father…
April 24, 2013

Max Baucus retires: Another Obama 'frenemy' bites the dust

OPINION - With friends like Sen. Max Baucus, does President Obama need enemies?...
April 23, 2013

Man accused of mailing poisoned letter to Obama released from jail

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) - The man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a…
April 23, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama and President Obama to attend dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library

First lady Michelle Obama and President Obama will attend the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum…
April 23, 2013

Boy, 15, found shot 4 blocks away from Obama's home in Chicago

NBC Chicago - At least seven people were injured and a 15-year-old boy was killed in overnight shootings in Chicago...
April 22, 2013

Rockets, robots as Obama hosts science fair

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has high praise for science projects from some high-achieving students, telling them, 'this stuff…
April 20, 2013

Obama: Boston capture closes chapter in tragedy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Friday night that the capture of a second suspect in the Boston Marathon…
April 18, 2013

Obama push for gun controls reaches dead end

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's push for tighter gun controls was pulled from consideration in the Senate on Thursday...
April 18, 2013

Mississippi man charged with sending poison letters to Obama, others

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin has been charged with threatening President…
April 18, 2013

Obama honors bombing victims in Boston: 'You will run again!'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus a nervous nation's attention on those killed and gravely wounded…
April 17, 2013

Congress won't move on gun control, despite series of violent incidents

theGRIO REPORT - A few months ago, politicians in both parties were declaring everything had changed involving gun policy in…
April 17, 2013

Obama slams senators who opposed gun measure: 'A shameful day in Washington'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Senate's opposition to a bill that would have expanded background checks for…
April 17, 2013

Ricin found in Obama letter, odd packages shake up Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Secret Service says it has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained…
April 17, 2013

President Obama denies approving Jay-Z, Beyoncé Cuba trip: 'We've got better things to do'

VIDEO - No matter what Jay-Z decides to put in his lyrics, the White House was not involved with the…
April 17, 2013

Condoleezza Rice: Terrorist acts test presidential leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says terrorist attacks like the one that rocked the Boston Marathon…