Barack Obama

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June 27, 2011

Why Obama should come out for same-sex marriage

OPINION - The times demand concrete action, not symbolic gestures or rhetorical gymnastics...
June 25, 2011

NY legalizes gay marriage 42 years after Stonewall

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill shortly before midnight Friday, almost 42 years to the…
June 24, 2011

Barbershop Buzz: How do you feel about legalizing gay marriage?

VIDEO - A monumental moment in the National Gay Rights Movement is in serious negotiations, as New York legislative leaders…
June 24, 2011

Rush Limbaugh compares Obama to Hitler

Rush Limbaugh compared President Obama to Hitler on his Thursday radio show...
June 24, 2011

House rejects Obama's authority to continue US role in Libya

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted down a measure giving President Barack Obama the authority to continue the U.S.…
June 24, 2011

GOP to African-Americans: If we can't get your vote, no one can

OPINION - If there is one time-honored tactic GOP politicians have mastered, it's voter suppression...
June 24, 2011

Obama stops short on embracing gay marriage

NEW YORK (AP) - While praising New York state lawmakers as they debated legalizing gay marriage, President Barack Obama stopped…
June 23, 2011

Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves

WASHINGTON (AP) - The release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be the largest ever, amounting to half of…
June 23, 2011

Former gay rights protesters support Obama and Democrats

But in surveying a host of gay rights activists and donors, it seems increasingly clear that his relationship with the…
June 23, 2011

Can Obama keep his cool on Twitter?

OPINION - By tweeting on his own, Obama opens himself up to a whole new world of criticism scrutiny...
June 22, 2011

Obama: 30,000-plus troops leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said they will leave at a steady pace, but the U.S. combat mission is not expected…
June 22, 2011

Obama likely to bring 10K troops home this year

WASHINGTON (AP) - But with 100,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, that drawdown may not be substantial enough to satisfy…
June 22, 2011

Obama takes on role of 'the baby whisperer'

VIDEO - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were handed a crying baby during a recent White House picnic…
June 22, 2011

Al Gore: Obama lacks 'bold action' on global warming

WASHINGTON (AP)- In a 7,000-word essay for Rolling Stone magazine, Gore says President Barack Obama has failed to make substantial,…
June 22, 2011

Is Gadhafi's financing of Farrakhan paying off?

OPINION - Is Farrakhan's see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and countenance no evil spoken against Gadhafi…
June 22, 2011

Should Van Jones go to war with Glenn Beck?

OPINION - Annoying, incessant and always standing on the wrong side of history, Beck certainly has proven himself to be…
June 22, 2011

How Michele Bachmann has 'failed' black America

OPINION - She has very few black constituents to pay lip service to; however, there's plenty of criticism to go…
June 21, 2011

Bill O'Reilly vs. Lupe Fiasco: Who won the debate?

Bill O'Rellly now found himself defending President Barack Obama from Lupe Fiasco's "terrorist" comments. They then engaged in a back-and-forth…
June 21, 2011

Obama to move US closer to leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president has said he favors a significant withdrawal, his advisers have not quantified that statement...
June 20, 2011

Black America's first ladies may have big impact in Africa

theGRIO REPORT - The visits of both women this week might help to illuminate two different aspects of black America's…