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February 15, 2013

Chicago residents expect Obama to address gun violence during visit

theGRIO REPORT - As President Barack Obama returns home to Chicago Friday, many residents are coming off of an emotionally…
February 15, 2013

Obama hints at daughter Malia going on 'dates'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will spend the long holiday weekend in Florida, relaxing with friends...
February 15, 2013

Former DNC director Patrick Gaspard to be named ambassador to South Africa

theGRIO REPORT - Patrick Gaspard, who has held high level positions in politics including his current post as executive director…
February 15, 2013

Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected

WASHINGTON (AP) - By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be U.S. defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced…
February 14, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: Lowest rated since 2000

NEW YORK (AP) - The 33.5 million people who saw President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union made it…
February 14, 2013

Republicans to block Hagel vote over Benghazi

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat attacked Republican senators Thursday for blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be President…
February 14, 2013

Obama spoke personally with Pendletons after the State of the Union

theGRIO REPORT - One of the photos released by the White House after this week's State of the Union address…
February 14, 2013

Obama pushes early childhood education expansion

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to expand preschool programs comes as one out of every 13 students…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…
February 13, 2013

Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'

WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage…
February 13, 2013

Obama travels to NC to rally support for jobs plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is kicking off three days of travel to rally support for the job-creation and…
February 12, 2013

Images: Obama's State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. Here…
February 12, 2013

State of the Union: Obama impassioned on gun control

theGRIO REPORT - Obama used the conclusion of his speech to tens of millions of Americans to demand Congress vote…
February 12, 2013

Full text: President Obama's first State of the Union dress of 2nd term

VIDEO - President Barack Obama‘s 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb. 12, 2013...
February 12, 2013

Senate panel approves Chuck Hagel for Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday voted to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel…
February 12, 2013

Senate approves anti-violence against women act

WASHINGTON (AP) - By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with…
February 12, 2013

theGrio's 100: Rob Nabors, navigating congressional waters for Obama

theGRIO's 100 - Nabors, 41, is the director of legislative affairs at the White House, managing relations between the administration…
February 12, 2013

Obama to continue confrontation with Republicans in State of the Union speech

ANALYSIS - President Obama is likely to repeat the aggressive and decidedly liberal tone of his inaugural address last month,…
February 12, 2013

Obama to announce 34K troops to return from Afghanistan in 1 year

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will…
February 12, 2013

Cheney calls US drone strikes 'a good policy'

WASHINGTON (AP) - In an interview that aired Tuesday on CBS, Cheney dismissed the need for 'checks and balances' against…