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October 18, 2011

Martin Sheen says he 'adores' Obama, criticizes 'corporate America'

Describing President Obama as "still the only adult in the room," Martin Sheen will tell Joy Behar tonight that liberals…
October 18, 2011

Waters goes to war with Obama's 'super-committee'

OPINION - Rep. Maxine Waters has called out the administration time and again for what she feels is inadequate attention…
October 18, 2011

Newsflash! Press pounce on Obama more than anyone

OPINION - The Pew Research Center found that negative assessments of President Obama outweighed positive by a ratio of nearly…
October 17, 2011

Gas can discovered on Obama motorcade route

MILLERS CREEK, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a bomb squad disposed of a gasoline can at an intersection where President…
October 17, 2011

MLK honored at memorial dedication

SLIDESHOW - On October 16th 2011, history is made again at the National Mall for the memorial dedication to civil…
October 17, 2011

Obama seeks action on jobs bill pieces this week

WASHINGTON (AP) - The two-state swing, which kicks off Monday in Asheville, N.C., is Obama's latest attempt to combine campaigning…
October 17, 2011

Medicaid cuts would affect blacks and Latinos most

theGRIO REPORT - Cutting Medicaid as a cost-saving measure would overlook a large majority of blacks and Latinos with serious…
October 16, 2011

MLK dedication draws union, 'Occupy Wall Street' support

theGrio REPORT - This weekend's rescheduled dedication ceremony marking the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington…
October 16, 2011

Obama: King 'stirred our conscience'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama saluted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday as a man who 'stirred our conscience'…
October 16, 2011

Full text: President Obama's speech at the MLK memorial dedication

THE WHITE HOUSE -- remarks delivered by President Barack Obama at the Martin Luthr KIng, Jr., Memorial Dedication on The…
October 16, 2011

In Obama's MLK Memorial speech: A call for faith, persistence and patience

OPINION - In a speech dedicating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, President Obama speaks of the patience…
October 16, 2011

Uganda president: US troops not sent in to fight

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that U.S. military "personnel" being sent to Uganda to help…
October 16, 2011

Thousands gather for MLK memorial dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni and President Barack Obama will be among those honoring the legacy of…
October 15, 2011

Thousands turn out for Sharpton-led rally in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators have packed the lawn in the shadow of the Washington Monument to hear various…
October 15, 2011

First family visits new MLK memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama followed through Friday night on his longtime plan to take his two daughters to…
October 15, 2011

Sean Penn on Tea Party: 'Get the n-word out of the White House party'

Sean Penn has long mixed politics and show business, and Friday night, he urged President Obama to do the same...
October 14, 2011

White House report makes case for progress on housing, jobs

TheGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration on Friday released a report, Pathways to Opportunity, outlining what the White House says…
October 14, 2011

Is middle-aged boxing healthy or harmful?

theGRIO REPORT - While athleticism at their ages is impressive, both match ups raise the same question -- at what…
October 14, 2011

Barack Obama holds MLK Jr.'s dream in view, activists at distance

President Barack Obama has called Martin Luther King Jr. his North Star -- a standard of "bold leadership and prophetic…
October 14, 2011

Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he's dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle…