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January 21, 2013

Colin Powell criticizes GOP's push for voter ID laws

VIDEO - On MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Republican Party needs to…
January 21, 2013

President Obama takes public oath of office

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is promising to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals…
January 21, 2013

From Jay-Z to Katy Perry: Celebrities shine bright at Obama inauguration

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Jame Taylor and other celebrities take center stage at President Barack…
January 21, 2013

Presidents Clinton, Carter join Obama inaugural gathering

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined lawmakers and other dignitaries at the Capitol for President…
January 21, 2013

Commerce is alive and well on Inauguration Day

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's second inaugural is in full swing in Washington, and so is the spirit of…
January 21, 2013

Big crowd, high spirits for 2nd Obama swearing-in

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring 'our work begins today', President Barack Obama vowed to 'finished what we started' four years ago…
January 21, 2013

Small group of protesters urges jobs not war at inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) - A few dozen protesters were gathered along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the…
January 21, 2013

Obama hears pastor's advice ahead of swearing-in

WASHINGTON (AP) - A pastor used a morning church service to counsel President Barack Obama to use his power for…
January 21, 2013

Lupe Fiasco bashes Obama, escorted off stage at inaugural concert

theGRIO REPORT - Lupe Fiasco was escorted off the stage by security in Washington, D.C. on Sunday after insulting President…
January 21, 2013

President Obama on first lady's new style: 'I love her bangs'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has given his opinion on what he called the most significant event of inaugural…
January 20, 2013

Michelle Obama wears bangs, Krakoff to swearing-in

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama showed off her new bangs and a royal blue dress by American designer Reed Krakoff…
January 20, 2013

DC's elite on Obama's inauguration: 'We love having the first family here'

theGRIO REPORT - A notable time of course due to the swearing-in of President Obama, this weekend also marks an…
January 20, 2013

Barack Obama sworn in to second term as US president

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president, surrounded by family in the ornate White House Blue Room, was administered the brief oath…
January 20, 2013

President Barack Obama takes oath in a position of strength

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama guided the country through many crushing challenges after taking office in 2009: ending the Iraq war,…
January 20, 2013

President Obama and first family attend services at oldest black Episcopal church

theGRIO REPORT - The Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, D.C. is hosting the first family this morning during a service…
January 20, 2013

Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy: A road map for President Obama's new term

OPINION - There is still much to do, and President Obama remains uniquely positioned to help our nation achieve the…
January 20, 2013

Young students reflect on growing up with Obama as president

theGRIO VIDEO - As President Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office for a second time, the country…
January 19, 2013

Kids' inaugural concert draws big stars, high pitched support

theGRIO REPORT - Some 5,000 military kids, their parents, and local Washington D.C. school children packed into the Washington Convention…
January 19, 2013

'Ace of Cakes' bakes the Obama inauguration cake

WASHINGTON (AP) - Baltimore celebrity baker Duff Goldman says the cake he's baking for President Barack Obama's inaugural ball is…
January 19, 2013

Rallies against stricter gun control draw hundreds

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of gun owners and Second Amendment advocates rallied in state capitals nationwide Saturday, days after…