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March 22, 2013

Obama lays stone from MLK memorial on grave of Israeli PM slain for trying to make peace

NBCNews - Barack Obama on Friday laid a stone from the grounds of the Washington memorial to Martin Luther King…
March 22, 2013

President Obama to designate Harriet Tubman park a national monument

TRAVEL -- The sequester may have shut down White House tours, but it hasn't stopped the president from opening up…
March 21, 2013

Michele Bachmann claims Obamacare 'kills women, children, senior citizens'

theGRIO REPORT - Michele Bachmann was recently front and center on the floor of the House declaring her opposition to…
March 21, 2013

Obama urges Israelis to compromise for peace

JERUSALEM (AP) - President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned appeal Thursday for Israel to recognize that compromise will be necessary…
March 21, 2013

Is Ben Carson serious about a presidential run?

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Benjamin Carson, the renowned neurosurgeon, has over the last two months attacked President Obama's policies at…
March 20, 2013

Why major gun control legislation may not pass

theGRIO REPORT - The strong momentum early this year around new gun control laws, spurred by the mass shooting in…
March 20, 2013

President Obama makes his Final Four picks

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four...
March 20, 2013

Does Obama's name alone hurt the Middle East Peace process?

OPINION - Unfortunately, the birther and Tea Party conspiracy theorists—which include members of the radical lunatic fringe and hate groups—have…
March 19, 2013

How affirmative action foes are borrowing from the civil rights movement's playbook

PRO PUBLICA - When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle…
March 18, 2013

RNC calls for major changes for GOP

theGRIO REPORT - Over the weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference, it was at times difficult to tell the…
March 18, 2013

'Bible's' Satan casting raises eyebrows, ire with comparison to President Obama

VIDEO - Casting the devil is a tricky thing; if you're not going with a caricature of a cloven-hooved man…
March 18, 2013

At CPAC, Republicans remain resistant to change

ANALYSIS - Five months after their second straight electoral drubbing, leading Republicans remain reluctant to articulate what the party must…
March 14, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama: Priority is ensuring 'family is whole'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is pushing back against the notion that she and President Barack Obama don't socialize enough…
March 13, 2013

White House: Obama committed to diverse cabinet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to criticism from a fellow Democrat, the White House said Tuesday that anyone unhappy with the…
March 13, 2013

Obama sends prayers, warm wishes to new pope

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering warm wishes to newly elected Pope Francis.
March 13, 2013

Ethiopian-born Miss Israel will meet President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Ethiopian-born Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw received a special invitation to meet and dine with President Barack Obama…
March 13, 2013

Politics clouding Obama's coming visit to Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle Eastpolitics are already…
March 13, 2013

The Game gets Obama's face tattooed on his chest

theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken West Coast emcee, The Game, is known for a few things -- his many rap beefs,…
March 13, 2013

Why the Republicans are still obsessed with repealing Obamacare

ANALYSIS - The inclusion of repeal in the House budget illustrates a broader problem for the GOP: a lack of…
March 12, 2013

Senate panel approves universal gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence,…