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August 23, 2011

Black lawmakers target high urban unemployment

MIAMI (AP) - The mounting frustration over jobs is beginning to have political repercussions in the black community...
August 23, 2011

SC Tea Party chair jokes about killing Obamas

The Chair of the Sumter South Carolina Tea Party posted -- and then quickly pulled -- a post on her…
August 23, 2011

Obama and family ride bikes on Martha's Vineyard

WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) - The four were biking in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, a 5,100-acre preserve where the…
August 22, 2011

Rough night for White House, Tea Party at CBC town hall

theGRIO REPORT - As uncomfortable as a CBC jobs panel was at times for the president's representative, the Tea Party…
August 22, 2011

Obama says 'rule is over' for Libya's Gadhafi

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - He appealed to Gadhafi to prevent further bloodshed, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic…
August 22, 2011

Why the Black Caucus is becoming relevant again

OPINION - If President Obama cannot afford open displays of anger, let Maxine Waters do the job. If the Tea…
August 22, 2011

Obama has some summer fun while monitoring Libya

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) - The developments illustrated what the White House has been saying about Obama's vacation: He's still…
August 22, 2011

Will Clarence and Virginia Thomas kill Obama's health care plan?

In several of the most important areas of constitutional law, Thomas has emerged as an intellectual leader of the Supreme…
August 22, 2011

Public gets first glimpse of MLK memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) - The site was set to open without fanfare around 11 a.m. to kick off a week of…
August 22, 2011

Can black America afford another GOP president?

OPINION - There is no viable alternative. The current crop of Republican presidential candidates are even more radical and far…
August 19, 2011

Relaxing Obama hits bookstore with Malia and Sasha

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass.- A fairly large crowd had gathered outside the Bunch of Grapes bookstore before the president's motorcade pulled…
August 19, 2011

Sheriff Joe is keeping the birther dream alive

On Wednesday night met with "more than 325 people" (!) who fear that Barack Obama will try to run on…
August 19, 2011

With friends like Tom Coburn, does Obama need enemies?

OPINION - Warm and fuzz feelings aside, sometimes one friend has to let the other friend know that they've gotten…
August 18, 2011

Obama's brother in Shanghai to promote bio-novel

SHANGHAI (AP) - Mark Ndesandjo works as a consultant in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, while also writing and…
August 18, 2011

Why Tavis and Cornel won't stop Obama in 2012 (even if they try to)

Never mind the slings and arrows of Tea Partiers. The most politically problematic criticism of Obama these days is coming…
August 18, 2011

Obama 'ain't perfect, but he's ours'

OPINION - How can we hold this president accountable on issues specific to African-Americans and others who are disproportionately impacted…
August 17, 2011

Obama: Another year or more for housing turnaround

ATKINSON, Ill. (AP) - He said, without getting specific, that the administration was mulling ways to encourage banks to resume…
August 17, 2011

GOP candidates compete to be the biggest Obama hater

OPINION - What has come of our body politic when these non-starters, have become front-runners?...
August 17, 2011

Airman quits job, says Obama's birth certificate is fake

Inspired by fellow birther, Army doctor Terrence Lakin, Staff Sgt. Daryn J. Moran has plastered the Internet with the news…
August 17, 2011

Obama to lay out new jobs plan in Sept. speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - On a related front, Obama will also present a specific plan to cut the suffocating long-term national…