Barack Obama

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August 8, 2011

Obama calls US triple-A nation despite downgrade

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Monday essentially dismissed the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, reassuring investors and…
August 8, 2011

Gallup: Obama approval rating improving in crucial states

Obama has seen some hits to his national approval rating over the last few weeks as residue from the bruising…
August 8, 2011

Obama, voters must act to counter the 'Tea Party downgrade'

OPINION - The Republicans in the House of Representatives, the Senate minority leadership and the now infamous Tea Party Caucus,…
August 6, 2011

Obama mourns 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash

WASHINGTON (AP) - An American official says the helicopter appears to have been shot down Saturday in eastern Afghanistan in…
August 6, 2011

Multiracial Spider-Man creator finds critics comical

theGRIO Q&A - Brian Michael Bendis, the creator of the first multiracial Spider-Man, talks about why he created Miles Morales...
August 5, 2011

Fox on Obama's b'day: 'Obama's Hip-Hop BBQ Didn't Create Jobs'

The report, which aggregated a Politico story, goes on to detail the menu, guests and R&B, jazz, hip-hop and Motown…
August 5, 2011

Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Voting Rights Act became law to end Jim Crow suppression of black voters, but today,…
August 5, 2011

Obama seeks tax credits to aid unemployed vets

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve new initiatives to help some of America's 1 million…
August 5, 2011

Why I confronted Cornel West: Words matter

OPINION - The question is not whether we should call Obama out when he errs, but in what forum, manner…
August 4, 2011

Obama to speak at new Martin Luther King memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) - The new memorial to the civil rights leader sits on the National Mall near the Tidal Basin,…
August 4, 2011

Glenn Beck blames Obama for multi-racial Spider-Man

Walking down the path of Glenn Beck's logic is kind of like trying to catch a rattlesnake with your eyelids,…
August 4, 2011

The 10 cutest moments of Obama's first 50 years

MADAME NOIRE - So to commemorate our main man Barry's big 5-0, we're taking a look back at some of…
August 4, 2011

Oprah back on board for Obama re-election campaign

CLUTCH - She cried in Grant Park the night he was elected, and Oprah is ready to see President Obama…
August 4, 2011

Black Americans split on Obama's handling of debt ceiling

NEWS ONE - It is widely believed that when the specifics are finally learned about the much awaited debt ceiling…
August 4, 2011

50 things you might not know about Obama on his 50th birthday

NEWS ONE - For instance, he and Bill Cosby are the only people to ever get free food from Ben's…
August 4, 2011

Palin parties like it's 2008 with retro Obama slams

OPINION - With nothing working, Republicans have now been forced to recycle played out attack lines from the last presidential…
August 4, 2011

Is Barack Obama's presidency aging badly?

OPINION - The optimism of 'Yes We Can' and 'Change We Can Believe In' has turned into the pessimism of…
August 4, 2011

What Obama really wants for his birthday

SLIDESHOW - On his 50th birthday, President Obama seems to have a lot to be grateful for...
August 4, 2011

Bank of America lending fraud deal still a disservice

OPINION - The indisputable fact is that the bank made tens of millions on its alleged illegal and fraudulent lending…
August 3, 2011

Obama to celebrate 50th with family, friends at WH

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama, who reaches the milestone birthday on Thursday, plans to spend the morning at work as usual…