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April 29, 2013

Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on Sandy aid

HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about…
April 29, 2013

Hearing held in case of poisoned letters mailed to Obama

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man charged with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others…
April 29, 2013

In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites

WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures…
April 29, 2013

President Obama spoofs Daniel Day-Lewis at correspondent's dinner

VIDEO - President Obama teamed up with director Steven Spielberg to make a gag video for the White House Correspondent’s…
April 28, 2013

Obama to name Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary

theGRIO REPORT - Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx will be nominated Monday by President Obama to become the new Secretary of…
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…