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January 28, 2013

President Obama honors LeBron, NBA Champions Miami Heat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling…
January 28, 2013

What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with the president's re-election, she…
January 28, 2013

Obama's powerful embrace of Hillary Clinton

ANALYSIS - President Obama's enthusiastically praised and championed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a joint interview Sunday night, sending…
January 28, 2013

Obama meets police chiefs of mass shooting scenes

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was meeting on Monday with police chiefs from the three U.S. communities that saw…
January 28, 2013

Barack Obama's historic transformation of the American military

OPINION - Just days into his second term, President Obama has reinforced his legacy; he will be remembered for transforming…
January 27, 2013

Obama and Clinton talk 2016 race on '60 Minutes'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama lauded Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of his closest advisers and
January 27, 2013

President Obama says sport of football 'will probably change'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son,…
January 26, 2013

Tom Joyner: Tavis Smiley 'fascinated with his own legacy', wants to be remembered like MLK

theGRIO REPORT - Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley's onetime friend and host of the show that made Smiley a household name…
January 25, 2013

President Obama, Hillary Clinton to give joint interview on '60 Minutes'

NEW YORK (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will give…
January 25, 2013

NAACP condemns Virginia GOP plan to split electoral votes

theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting…
January 25, 2013

Obama administration, senators starting push on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations…
January 25, 2013

Is America really a 'center-right' nation?

OPINION - One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation...
January 25, 2013

Obama picks foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as chief of staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth…
January 24, 2013

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal: Republicans must change everything

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - The governor of Louisiana, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, is calling on…
January 24, 2013

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his…
January 24, 2013

Whatever happened to Clint Eastwood's 'empty chair'?

theGRIO REPORT - Eastwood infamously gave a rambling, unscripted endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney while pretending to interact with a…
January 24, 2013

Obama expresses support for US women in combat

WASHINGTON (AP) - Allowing women to serve in combat roles will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars, Defense…
January 24, 2013

Kerry Washington visits DC elementary school

WASHINGTON - Actress Kerry Washington spent the day with kids at a school in southeast Washington. The 'Django Unchained' actor…
January 24, 2013

Michelle Obama has bangs: Let the analyzing begin

NEW YORK (AP) — Before we start rambling on obsessively about Michelle Obama's bangs, let's be clear: The president started…
January 24, 2013

NAACP's Ben Jealous criticizes Obama's lack of cabinet diversity

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with the Politico, NAACP president Ben Jealous criticized President Barack Obama for the…