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January 15, 2013

1st Latino leader to give keynote address at MLK’s commemorative service

NBC LATINO - Not everyone gets invited to participate in a presidential inauguration, and then turns it down, but Reverend…
January 15, 2013

GOP rep Steve Stockman raises Obama impeachment over gun control executive orders

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative rage over gun control has reached a fever pitch before any new legislation or executive orders…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Stefanie Brown, organizing the Obama coalition

theGRIO's 100 - Stefanie Brown was in charge of organizing black voters to turn out for Obama in 2012 as…
January 15, 2013

Obama witch doctor t-shirts a big hit at Tea Party convention

theGRIO REPORT - At a Tea Party convention held last weekend in South Carolina, several attendees wore t-shirts depicting President…
January 15, 2013

Arizona governor Jan Brewer opts for federal Medicaid expansion

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid…
January 15, 2013

Obama gets gun violence proposals; NY to pass ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama could reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence as early…
January 15, 2013

MLK III: Martin Luther King’s Bible makes historic journey to Obama’s inaugural

OPINION - If my father could see his work and his Bible still inspiring our country after all these years,…
January 14, 2013

Malik Obama, Barack Obama’s half brother, to run for governor of Kenyan county

theGRIO REPORT - Another Obama is getting into electoral politics, and no, it's not Michelle Obama...
January 14, 2013

5 things we learned from Obama’s last 1st term press conference

theGRIO REPORT - The president held the final press conference of his first term on Monday afternoon, less than a…
January 14, 2013

Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is deflecting criticism that his Cabinet for his second term is shaping up to…
January 14, 2013

Chicago man accused of spitting on secret service agent guarding Obama’s home

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been charged with spitting on a Secret Service agent who was guarding President…
January 14, 2013

Obama’s fitness put to test at Pentagon clinic

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama underwent a fitness test at a Pentagon health clinic on Saturday as part of…
January 14, 2013

Obama demands quick action to raise US debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that…
January 13, 2013

NRA president says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault…
January 11, 2013

Obama signs protection bill for former presidents

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill granting lifetime Secret Service protection to former presidents…
January 11, 2013

About 40,000 expected for Obama’s inaugural balls

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inaugural revelers hoping to get close to President Barack Obama at a ball are going to have…
January 11, 2013

Stars line up for Obama’s inaugural events (SLIDESHOW)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is drawing an A-list of performers for his inaugural festivities, including a massive gala…
January 10, 2013

President Obama to be sworn in using Bibles of Dr. Martin Luther King and President Lincoln

theGRIO REPORT - The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has announced the Bibles that will be used by President Obama and…
January 10, 2013

Obama nominates Jack Lew to lead Treasury

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is announcing Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew, pointing to his past work of balancing…
January 10, 2013

Inaugural pastor Rev. Louie Giglio withdraws over anti-gay remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration has withdrawn after anti-gay…