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March 14, 2012

The Obamas shine during visit from UK prime minister and wife

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and the first lady are playing host and hostess this week to United Kingdom Prime…
March 14, 2012

Obama: US, UK committed to Afghan mission

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama gave his fullest endorsement yet for the mission shift, but he said the overall…
March 14, 2012

John Legend, Mumford & Sons to play state dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - There is something special for the Camerons and something special for the Obamas in the entertainment lineup…
March 14, 2012

Derrick Bell: Right wing propaganda smears late Harvard professor

OPINION - Derrick Bell and fellow law professors in the 70s and 80s understood that though blacks had technically gained…
March 13, 2012

Sandra Fluke: Limbaugh attempts to silence women 'clearly failed'

Sandra Fluke has spoken out on the controversy surrounding her testimony before the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, where she…
March 13, 2012

Poll: Some Miss., Ala., GOP voters think interracial marriage should be illegal

theGRIO REPORT - While support for interracial marriage is at an all-time high nationally, 29 percent of likely GOP voters…
March 13, 2012

Obama tested by events outside his control

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is getting another dose of the reality of his job: the out-of-his-control events that…
March 13, 2012

Rangel challenger Clyde Williams introduces himself via video

theGRIO REPORT- Clyde Williams, a longtime Democratic operative with ties to both the Clintons and the Obamas, is planning a…
March 12, 2012

Derrick Bell's widow defends him against 'radical' accusations

VIDEO - In an interview on MSNBC's 'The Ed Show,' Janet Dewart Bell, the widow of Harvard Law School professor…
March 12, 2012

Michelle Obama to appear on Letterman show

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is returning to the late-night stage...
March 12, 2012

Bill Clinton praises Obama for decision to take out Bin Laden (VIDEO)

VIDEO - President Bill Clinton has high praise for President Barack Obama's decision to take out Osama bin Laden in…
March 12, 2012

Poll: Most Alabama, Mississippi GOP voters believe Obama is Muslim

theGRIO REPORT - Despite facing some of his most challenging days during the 2008 campaign for his controversial Christian minister,…
March 12, 2012

White House: No change in Afghanistan strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the U.S. will not change its strategy or objectives in Afghanistan following the…
March 12, 2012

Obama to open anti-bullying film debuting Sunday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will deliver an opening message before the debut of 'Speak Up,' a Cartoon Network…
March 12, 2012

Tyler Perry brings Obama to Atlanta with high-priced event

The president is scheduled to attend a series of high-priced fundraisers in Atlanta soon, sponsored by the African American Leadership…
March 12, 2012

Republican primary electorate dominated by white, older voters

theGRIO REPORT - The Republican primaries have drawn an electorate that is much older and less ethnically-diverse than the rest…
March 11, 2012

US soldier kills 16 Afghans, deepening crisis

BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) - An American soldier opened fire on villagers near his base in southern Afghanistan Sunday and killed…
March 10, 2012

Obama strikes back at critics on gas prices

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in…
March 9, 2012

Obamas dine with supporters, contest winners (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama broke bread with a group of small-dollar donors to his…
March 9, 2012

Small donors still the backbone of Barack Obama's election hopes

OPINION - President Obama's campaign had raised roughly $105 million, 80 percent of which was made up of small donations…