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January 22, 2013

Beyoncé allegedly lip synched the national anthem at inauguration

theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé’s singing of the national anthem at President Obama’s second inauguration has been widely praised, but according…
January 22, 2013

Katy Perry channels Aretha Franklin at inauguration

theGRIO REPORT - When singer Aretha Franklin stepped out to sing 'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' for President Barack Obama's…
January 22, 2013

Ke$ha dedicates song to Barack Obama: 'I love him'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ke$ha is an all-American girl — or at least she was following Inauguration Day at a concert…
January 22, 2013

Smithsonian curators scout for Obama artifacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — As crowds descended and the inauguration unfolded, a few museum curators in Washington kept watch for symbols…
January 22, 2013

Obama embarks on first working day of 2nd term

WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, President Barack Obama and his staff spent the first day in the White House…
January 21, 2013

The inaugural do-over: Obama chomping gum, savoring view

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the…
January 21, 2013

House to vote Wednesday on raise in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18…
January 21, 2013

Michelle Obama wears Wu to the inaugural balls again

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the…
January 21, 2013

Obama, first lady walk part of inaugural parade

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond…
January 21, 2013

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural

WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute…
January 21, 2013

Obama girls to hit teen milestones in White House

(AP) - On the inaugural platform again four years later, a more mature Malia Obama, 14, and Sasha, 11, smiled,…
January 21, 2013

George Stephanopoulos mistakes Bill Russell for Morgan Freeman at Obama's inauguration

theGRIO REPORT - Did Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman attend the President Barack Obama's inauguration today? According to Good Morning…
January 21, 2013

Obama officially signs Cabinet nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) - Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to…
January 21, 2013

Obama: Privilege to use Martin Luther King's Bible in inaugural

(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that…
January 21, 2013

For 1st time, gay rights get shoutout in inaugural speech

NBC NEWS - When President Barack Obama noted 'our gay brothers and sisters' and their struggle for civil rights in…
January 21, 2013

Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration highlights (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Celebrities and high profile political figures join the thousands of average Americans as they gather to witness President…
January 21, 2013

Obama, Biden receive gifts from GOP lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have given President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gifts, including flags that flew
January 21, 2013

Full text: President Barack Obama's inaugural address

(AP) - Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address, as provided by the White House...
January 21, 2013

Bernice King remembers MLK's act of 'gun control'

ATLANTA (AP) - The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day…
January 21, 2013

Craig Robinson talks being the 'coach next door' and brother of the first lady

theGRIO REPORT - As President Barack Obama begins his second term, it's a second term for his family too, with…