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December 15, 2011

Revenge of the Clintonites: Black Democrats cling to their 'first black president'

OPINION - It seems not a month goes by without a politician or media figure from the Bill Clinton era…
December 15, 2011

Obama and Black Caucus reach common ground

NBC NEWS - It wasn't on the president's public schedule, but Tuesday morning he and Valerie Jarrett held a meeting…
December 15, 2011

Obama unveils plan to lift wages of home health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and…
December 15, 2011

Obama winning on social media, could Twitter 'blackness' be the reason?

theGRIO REPORT - Barack Obama has a 69 percent approval rating, at least with people who use Twitter. And it…
December 15, 2011

US officials formally shut down the war in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) - After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally…
December 15, 2011

Obamas release official family holiday photo

VIDEO - The first family releases a new official family portrait and just in time for the holiday season...
December 14, 2011

Obama daughters not on Facebook

WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't expect to find the president's daughters on Facebook anytime soon...
December 14, 2011

Obama's favorite TV shows: 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Modern Family' and 'Homeland'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's a fan of two popular cable TV shows: HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' and…
December 14, 2011

Alleged White House shooter due in court Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has set a new court date to hear more evidence about the mental health…
December 13, 2011

After contentious summer, Black Caucus finds harmony with Obama

theGRIO REPORT - After a contentious summer, it seems the Congressional Black Caucus has found harmony with the Obama White…
December 13, 2011

Donald Trump says he won't host GOP debate

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to…
December 13, 2011

Booker stumps for Obama in NH, criticizes Romney

NBC - Just days after Mitt Romney's New Jersey surrogate, Gov. Chris Christie, hit the road for Romney in Iowa,…
December 13, 2011

Obama beseeches supporters: 'Stick with us'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his re-election is "not a slam dunk" and he is imploring donors to…
December 13, 2011

Glenn Beck jumps ship as Tea Party runs its course

OPINION - If the war between "Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart is any indication the Tea Party may have just…
December 12, 2011

Glenn Beck suggests Tea Party may be racist

In a startling admission from a major Tea Party champion, former Fox News host Glenn Beck said Friday that race…
December 12, 2011

Obama heralds end of divisive Iraq war

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama heralded the end of the divisive Iraq war Monday, and warned Iraq's neighbors that the…
December 12, 2011

Obama on '60 Minutes': Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says winning re-election depends on the core philosophy of voters who go to the…
December 12, 2011

Tea Party group makes racially-tinged Obama skunk reference

theGRIO REPORT - Patriot Freedom Alliance, a Hutchinson, Kansas Tea Party group, is coming under fire for making a racially-tinged…
December 12, 2011

Southern support may turn tide for Obama in 2012

OPINION - According to the latest NBC/Marist poll President Obama now leads both GOP candidates in South Carolina...
December 12, 2011

Justin Bieber sings with the Obamas, tweets Obama 'one cool prez'

Most pop culture watchers know by now that first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama are Justin Bieber fans. Turns out…