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October 14, 2011

Obama readies for MLK speech as president, father

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama once contemplated what it would be like to take his two daughters to the National…
October 14, 2011

How Jeremiah Wright became America's religious boogeyman

theGRIO REPORT - After Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, commented, 'I am not a Jeremiah…
October 14, 2011

Can Obama bypass Congress to create jobs?

OPINION - By facing GOP obstinacy with equal force, he can re-engineer the broken political machine and make it work…
October 13, 2011

At state dinner, first lady wows in purple gown

TheGrio REPORTS -- First lady Michelle Obama returns to one of her signature silhouettes for the White House state dinner…
October 13, 2011

Big Boi of OutKast settles drug case

MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has reached a deal on drug charges that allows him to avoid…
October 13, 2011

Obama shows fundraising power, Republicans spar

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million for his re-election and the Democratic party during…
October 13, 2011

Rep. West: Obama 'does not fathom' upward mobility in America

In a recent email to supporters that touched on the Occupy Wall Street protests, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) offered this…
October 13, 2011

Obama, Aretha to headline MLK monument dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend's…
October 12, 2011

Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn't…
October 12, 2011

Cain: 'Obama's never been a part of the black experience in America'

theGRIO REPORT - In a radio interview, Herman Cain delved into into the subject of his versus Barack Obama's 'blackness'...
October 12, 2011

How Herman Cain is a creature of talk radio

OPINION - For Cain, his radio show served as the litmus test for the Republicans as well as the Tea…
October 11, 2011

Senate Republicans defeat Obama's jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package President Obama had spent weeks campaigning for…
October 11, 2011

Obama says he's ready to move jobs bill in pieces

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said Tuesday he's prepared to break his jobs bill into pieces and try to move…
October 11, 2011

US gov't to young Kenyans: 'Yes Youth Can!'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A U.S. government-backed program is telling young Kenyans that 'Yes Youth Can!' in a political program…
October 11, 2011

Ex-Bears player defends decision to snub White House

CHICAGO - His reasons for not going is that the invitation was extended solely to the players and not their…
October 11, 2011

Senate Republicans likely to kill Obama jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, it appears likely to die…
October 10, 2011

Rev. Joseph Lowery at 90: 'The struggle isn't over'

theGRIO REPORT - Lowery was encased within the civil right movement's inner circle, fighting alongside so many others who were…
October 10, 2011

Hank Williams Jr defends Obama-Hitler analogy in song

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A U.S. country singer who lost his highest profile television assignment after making an analogy involving…
October 9, 2011

Civil rights icon Lowery celebrates 90th birthday

ATLANTA (AP) - The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery is being saluted in Atlanta for his legacy as a civil rights…
October 7, 2011

Obama salutes 1985 Super Bowl champs, Da Bears

WASHINGTON (AP) - Among those in attendance was then Bears Coach Mike Ditka, who turned down Republican entreaties in 2004…