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May 2, 2012

Joe Arpaio to announce new information questioning Obama's citizenship

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims he will make an announcement late May or early June, concerning his investigation into President…
May 2, 2012

President Obama sees 'light of a new day' in Afghanistan

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday, where he addressed the American people about…
May 1, 2012

The Obama Effect: Have the president and first lady taken on Oprah's golden touch?

theGRIO REPORT - When Oprah Winfrey famously gave then-candidate Obama her endorsement for president, it seems she also transferred her…
May 1, 2012

Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan to sign security pact

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Under intense security and the cover of night, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Tuesday…
May 1, 2012

Does Occupy Wall Street still matter?

theGRIO REPORT - The president himself is speaking much more about the growing gap between the rich and poor in…
May 1, 2012

Donald Trump 'thrilled' to be mocked by Obama at correspondents' dinner

Business mogul Donald Trump gets a kick out of being mocked by the president...
May 1, 2012

Rep. Joe Walsh: Obama was elected because he was black

Republican Joe Walsh calls President Barack Obama a 'historical figure,' but claims he was only elected because he is African-American...
May 1, 2012

Bin Laden said to have wanted Obama assassinated

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Obama administration official says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden wanted to see President Barack Obama…
May 1, 2012

Obama puts Osama, women front and center in campaign

theGRIO REPORT - From student loans to women's rights, President Obama's campaign team is aggressively trying to expand the political…
April 30, 2012

Obama shouts out Young Jeezy at White House correspondents' dinner

VIDEO - President Obama has never been one to distance himself away from his love for hip hop and at…
April 30, 2012

Obama reveals new campaign slogan: 'Forward'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has a new campaign slogan: 'Forward'...
April 30, 2012

Anti-Obama pamphlets in Michigan compare US to Nazi Germany

Anti-Obama pamphlets, depicting the president alongside Nazi imagery and criticizing his health care law and National Defense Authorization Act, have…
April 30, 2012

Jon Lovitz tweets in defense of Obama criticism: 'He's president, not king!'

Comedian Jon Lovitz recently tweeted a series of comments in defense of a podcast he recorded back in January, in…
April 30, 2012

US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony

OBO, Central African Republic (AP) - Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the…
April 30, 2012

Obama, Clintons deepen political and policy ties

WASHINGTON (AP) - Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has…
April 30, 2012

Toni Morrison among latest Medal of Freedom honorees

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first female secretary of state, a former astronaut, and a musical pioneer are among this year's…
April 30, 2012

Why Obama's campaign should highlight the Bin Laden killing

ANALYSIS - Both campaigns are employing the same faulty logic: everything that happens when someone is president, bad or good,…
April 29, 2012

Obama mocks Secret Service, Romney at correspondents' dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama scattered the barbs during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he poked…
April 27, 2012

Deval Patrick will speak to Iowa Democrats, fueling presidential buzz

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the nation's only black governor, will give the keynote address at an Iowa…
April 27, 2012

LA riots 20 years later: How they changed the way we talk about race

OPINION - The LA riots helped change the way Americans talk about race, kicking off a two decade-long dialogue that…