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November 26, 2012

Obama buys books to promote independent shops

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping...
November 26, 2012

McCain, Republicans soften opposition to Susan Rice as Secretary of State

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House could finally have its chance to close the books on its Libya public relations…
November 26, 2012

Is a diverse presidential ticket necessary for a GOP recovery?

theGRIO REPORT - Now that the Democrats have fielded a successful ticket led by an African American candidate – twice…
November 25, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry to Obama: pardon people, not just turkeys

VIDEO - Harris-Perry read an open letter to the turkey pardoned by President Barack Obama just before Thanksgiving, urging Cobbler…
November 23, 2012

African-American voters look to leverage their loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) - When black U.S. voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of…
November 22, 2012

Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to…
November 21, 2012

Welcome to Obamacare Nation

theGRIO REPORT - After two years of intense effort to eliminate or least weaken President Obama's health care law, Republicans…
November 21, 2012

Obama completes historic Asia trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days — on new violence in the Middle East,…
November 21, 2012

GOP attacks on Susan Rice make for bad racial optics

OPINION - The image of a party of angry old white dudes going after an accomplished black woman will not…
November 21, 2012

'Rise of the Guardians' director Peter Ramsey: The ‘Obama of animation’

theGRIO REPORT - Peter Ramsey, director of the upcoming DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians, is a pioneer: the first…
November 20, 2012

The death of Allen West-style politics

ANALYSIS - The rise of the Tea Party in 2009 and 2010 brought not only a more conservative brand of…
November 20, 2012

Eric Holder to stay on as Attorney General

theGRIO REPORT - Eric Holder appears to have some gas left in the tank after announcing his plans to continue…
November 19, 2012

Biracial versus black: Thought leaders weigh in on the meaning of President Obama's biracial heritage

OPINION - These thought leaders offer interesting and at times surprising perspectives on what it means to have not only…
November 19, 2012

Inside the 'Romney Readiness Project,' the ambitious plans for an unrealized administration

NBC NEWS - If Mitt Romney had won the presidential election, insiders say, it’s not hard to imagine what he…
November 19, 2012

Obama's approval rating jumps in post-election poll

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama may be grappling with the fiscal cliff and the fallout from intelligence failure in…
November 19, 2012

President Obama on budget battle: 'We're going to need a lot of prayer for that'

BANGKOK (AP) - Even in the temples of Asia, President Barack Obama cannot escape thoughts of that fiscal cliff back…
November 17, 2012

President Obama and McKayla Maroney pose for 'not impressed' picture

theGRIO REPORT - An image of Maroney twisting her mouth upwards in a kind of irritated pout after she came…
November 16, 2012

Women in Petraeus scandal visited White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The two women at the center of David Petraeus' downfall as CIA director visited the White House…
November 16, 2012

Obama's health care law advances in the states

WASHINGTON (AP) - Threatened with repeal just weeks ago, President Barack Obama's health care law now appears on track in…
November 16, 2012

Arizona gun store ad: Obama voters 'not welcome'

theGRIO REPORT - Throughout his presidency Barack Obama has been viewed as an enemy of the gun industry. Yet one…