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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…
June 20, 2011

Why can't comedians crack wise about Obama?

OPINION - Must you resort to Black History jokes and miscegenation jabs Barack's probably been hearing since third grade?...
June 19, 2011

Obama impersonator gets yanked for offensive jokes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Reggie Brown showed a picture of a picture of Fred Sanford of "Sanford and Son" as…
June 19, 2011

Lessons learned from absentee fathers

theGRIO REPORT - According to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday, 11 percent of U.S. children lived apart from…
June 18, 2011

Michelle Obama aiming to inspire African youth

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is fond of saying there's no magic to her being first lady...
June 18, 2011

Obama: Being a dad is sometimes my hardest job

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president talked about growing up without a dad, his own failings as a father and the…
June 17, 2011

Obama talks Malia's 13th birthday, daughters' dating

President Barack Obama sat down with Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" to talk, among other things, about fatherhood...
June 16, 2011

Lupe Fiasco to appear on Bill O'Reilly's show

No stranger to controversy, FOX News' Bill O'Reilly recently weighed in on Lupe Fiasco's comments regarding President Obama as 'the…