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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…
January 24, 2013

House votes to defuse debt limit crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid…
January 23, 2013

Nielsen: 20.6 million watched inauguration

NEW YORK (AP) - Nielsen says an estimated 20.6 million people watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration on TV, sharply…
January 23, 2013

First lady wears Naeem Khan to National Prayer Service

President Barack H. Obama started his first day in his second term of office at the National Prayer Service held…
January 23, 2013

On debt ceiling, Obama forces Republicans to blink

ANALYSIS - President Obama has forced congressional Republicans to abandon long-held positions and accept Obama's in a major fiscal debate…
January 23, 2013

Cornel West criticizes Obama's use of MLK Bible at inauguration

theGRIO REPORT - West is lashing out at Obama for using a restored Bible which once belonged to the late…
January 23, 2013

Why Al Green turned down 'Together' time with the Obamas

(AP) - Al Green says if things had worked out, it would have been him serenading President Barack Obama and…