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April 23, 2012

Obama strikes Heisman pose at Air Force Academy ceremony

After which, players said they'd trade him the game ball and jersey, if he strike the iconic Heisman pose...
April 23, 2012

Obama at Holocaust Memorial Museum: 'Seeds of hate' must not take root

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says atrocities against peoples across the globe begin with daily ignorance and intolerance and…
April 23, 2012

Obama strong in swing states as economy improves

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama -- with the help of a slowly improving U.S. economy -- is gaining ground…
April 20, 2012

Obama enjoys 10 to 1 fundraising advantage over Romney

President Barack Obama enters his general election face-off with Republican Mitt Romney with a tremendous fundraising advantage...
April 20, 2012

President Obama to appear on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

WASHINGTON (AP) - While in North Carolina, Obama will also make his first appearance on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy…
April 20, 2012

Sarah Palin makes 'dog meat' joke about Obama secret service scandal

Sarah Palin has responded to reports that one of the men involved in Obama's secret service scandal had been in…
April 20, 2012

Why Obama is winning in new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll

theGRIO REPORT - Most of a series of newly-released polls, including an NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey on Thursday, show…
April 20, 2012

Secret Service should do better by the 1st black president

OPINION - Many in the black community have long held the safety of the president and his family at a…
April 20, 2012

Obama sits in Rosa Parks' famous bus seat

VIDEO - President Obama recently visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. While there, he sat on the bus…
April 20, 2012

George Clooney to hold high-end Obama fundraiser

WASHINGTON (AP) - George Clooney has a starring role in a new Obama campaign sweepstakes...
April 19, 2012

Ted Nugent calls Obama remarks 'metaphors', Secret Service closes case

WASHINGTON (AP) - After meeting with rocker Ted Nugent on Thursday, the Secret Service says its probe into what he…
April 19, 2012

Michele Bachmann 'tar baby' quote not racial, says spokeswoman

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann wasn't referring to race when she used the term 'tar…
April 19, 2012

Rep. Allen West says Ted Nugent doesn't have 'any ill will' towards Obama

Controversial Tea Party Congressman Allen West has rushed to the defense of rocker Ted Nugent, in the wake of 'threatening'…
April 19, 2012

Rep. Peter King: More firings likely at US Secret Service

WASHINGTON (AP) - A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal said more firings could…
April 19, 2012

Peoria Bishop compares Obama to Stalin, Hitler

CHICAGO - The Anti-Defamation League wants an apology from Peoria's bishop following a recent homily comparing President Barack Obama's policies…
April 19, 2012

Debate about Obama campaign diversity is nothing new

ANALYSIS - The debate about the level of diversity in the Obama campaign, spurred by recent articles in Politico and…
April 19, 2012

Ted Nugent remarks reflect NRA paranoia about Obama

OPINION - If Ted Nugent represents the mentality of the typical NRA member, or of one of its chosen spokespersons,…
April 19, 2012

Secret Service tries to squash furor over prostitution scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service is moving quickly to quell a prostitution scandal that has given President Barack Obama's…
April 19, 2012

Obama campaign looks to add diversity to its staff

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is looking to add more African-Americans and other members of minority groups to its…
April 18, 2012

Slideshow: TheGrio's top black 'Influential People' from 'Time 100'

SLIDESHOW - Among those entertainers, leaders, educators, and icons that made the list this year, several were prominent black figures…