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April 3, 2013

The Obamas embrace history with enthusiasm for ’42’

OPINION - When President Barack Obama embraced Rachel Robinson, the 90-year-old widow of baseball Hall of Fame legend Jackie Robinson…
April 2, 2013

Obama endorses Robin Kelly to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

NBC Chicago - President Barack Obama on Tuesday endorsed Robin Kelly in the race to replace Jackson, who resigned from…
April 2, 2013

How Ben Carson bungled a potential political career

ANALYSIS - Carson could have smoothly entered politics in a number of ways, from appearing on television shows to talk…
April 1, 2013

A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
April 1, 2013

The challenge for Obama’s background checks proposal

ANALYSIS - In his remarks on gun control on last week, President Obama emphatically highlighted the number 90, the percentage…
April 1, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama rewears Prabal Gurung ensemble on Easter Sunday, playful look for egg roll

"Mrs. O wore a Prabal Gurung charcoal brush painted rose silk twill gazar dress and coat from the designer's Spring…
April 1, 2013

Kid President stars in White House April Fool’s Day video

VIDEO - The White House participated in some April Fool’s Day humor by publishing a comical video on their official…
April 1, 2013

Athletes, stars join Obama for Easter Egg Roll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Easter Bunny, dozens of professional athletes and thousands of children will be hippity-hopping across the White…
March 28, 2013

Fiery Obama says ‘shame on us if we’ve forgotten’ Newtown victims

theGRIO REPORT - A fiery President Obama pointedly urged Congress to pass gun control legislation in a speech Thursday, repeatedly…
March 27, 2013

Which leaders speak for black America?

OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
March 26, 2013

How Obama changed the gay marriage debate

ANALYSIS - As the Supreme Court considers two cases on gay marriage, it's clear Obama's words profoundly changed the gay…
March 25, 2013

Off the trail but still in spotlight, Michelle Obama steps up policy agenda

NBC Politics - Behind the glamour and the occasional – yet always controlled – goofiness, First Lady Michelle Obama has…
March 25, 2013

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama challenged Congress Monday to 'finish the job' of finalizing legislation aimed at overhauling the…
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...