Barack Obama

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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…
April 26, 2012

Newtisms: Gingrich's most memorable 2012 gaffes (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - So in commemoration of the end of Newt's 2012 campaign, here are his 12 most memorable lines...
April 26, 2012

Gingrich defeat shows limits of angry anti-Obama rhetoric

ANALYSIS - Unlike Romney, who argues the president is a good man who is simply ineffective in his job, Gingrich…
April 26, 2012

Marine who criticized Obama on Facebook: 'I wish I could take it back'

Gary Stein, the 26-year-old Marine who learned Wednesday he would be discharged for his online comments criticizing President Barack Obama,…
April 26, 2012

Obama has already won likability race vs. Republicans

OPINION - Most polls have Obama leading Romney on likability by a wide margin, so if there's any politician to…
April 25, 2012

Marines discharge sergeant for 'Screw Obama' Facebook posts

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Marine Corps said Wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing President Barack…
April 25, 2012

Obama rejects 'post-racial' label in Rolling Stone interview

WASHINGTON (AP) - Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted…
April 25, 2012

Supreme Court could reject Obama administration stance on Arizona immigration law

theGRIO REPORT - The conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday sounded very skeptical of the Obama administration's argument…
April 25, 2012

Fox News' Gretchen Carlson calls Obama appearance on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' 'nutso'

Although President Obama is receiving rave reviews for his tongue-in-cheek appearance on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', not everyone is…