Barack Obama

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October 21, 2011

Obama has written personal checks to struggling Americans

HUFFINGTON POST - Got problems? Tell Barack Obama. He can help. He might even give you money...
October 21, 2011

Mission accomplished: Obama ending Iraq war

OPINION - President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by December 31st brings…
October 21, 2011

Obama to withdraw all US troops from Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and…
October 21, 2011

Obama signs 3 trade deals, biggest since NAFTA

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama signed the agreements Friday and planned to join a White House reception with business and labor…
October 21, 2011

How Obama made the 3 am phone call ad obsolete

OPINION - As President Obama racks up win after win in the realm of foreign policy, the ultimate irony is…
October 20, 2011

Gadhafi death another victory for Obama doctrine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States showed it can help rally an international campaign to protect Libyans and rid the…
October 20, 2011

Obama to appear on 'The Tonight Show' with Leno

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama will have a late night chat with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" next week...
October 20, 2011

Michelle Obama returns to Chicago for food summit

First Lady Michelle Obama returns to Chicago next week to check out Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "food desert summit" and raise…
October 20, 2011

Obama: Libyans won revolution, opportunity ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday cast the demise of Muammar Gadhafi as a momentous opportunity for Libya…
October 20, 2011

Obama adviser Melody Barnes to leave the White House

theGrio REPORT -- Melody Barnes, who has served as President Barack Obama's domestic policy adviser, will leave the White House…
October 19, 2011

Allen West: MLK would have opposed Occupy Wall Street 'gangs'

THE HILL - Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) rejected President Obama's comparison between Martin Luther King Jr. and what he called…
October 19, 2011

AP-GfK Poll: Public unsettled on Obama challenger

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have yet to find a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama, although half say…
October 19, 2011

Barack and Michelle Obama team up to finish jobs tour

NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - Michelle Obama's appearance on her husband's driving tour through North Carolina and Virginia, two politically…
October 19, 2011

Ethics panel extends investigation of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Ethics Committee said it would move ahead with an investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.…
October 19, 2011

Would you endorse a president that allows the Kardashians in his household?

During an interview with iVillage.com, First Lady Michelle Obama discussed, among other things, the TV watching habits and rules for…
October 19, 2011

Confessions of a so-called 'Obamabot'

OPINION - We simply recognize the importance of this moment, the forces that work against us, and we will not…
October 19, 2011

Obama, first lady tout jobs plan for veterans

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - In this military setting, Obama's pitch for his jobs bill was far less partisan than it…
October 19, 2011

Did Obama make the world safe for Herman Cain?

theGRIO REPORT - Has Barack Obama's unexpected success opened doors for Herman Cain?...
October 18, 2011

Obama looks to South in bid to help keep his job

JAMESTOWN, N.C. (AP) - Obama's Southern strategy is at the heart of the president's three-day bus trip this week through…
October 18, 2011

Black Mormons weigh Romney-Obama match-up

theGRIO REPORT- African-American Mormons grapple with two traits of their identity that have faced historic discrimination: one is being black…