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April 19, 2011

Arizona gov. vetoes presidential 'birther' bill

PHOENIX (AP) - Opponents had warned the bill would give another black eye to Arizona after last year's controversy over…
April 18, 2011

Obamas paid over $450K in taxes on $1.7 million income

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported income of $1.728 million for last year, much of it…
April 18, 2011

Obama planning major black outreach for 2012

The Obama administration's goal is ambitious: To connect with one million African-Americans and host 100 events in black communities across…
April 18, 2011

State plows controversial ground with birther bill

PHOENIX (AP) - If Gov. Jan Brewer signs the proposal into law, Arizona would be the first state to pass…
April 18, 2011

GOP official sends out email depicting Obama as ape

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Republican Party of Orange County Chairman Scott Baugh says that he wants an ethics investigation into…
April 15, 2011

Suspect in Obama related church fire case surrenders

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A 26-year-old man convicted of burning down a predominantly black Massachusetts church has surrendered to U.S.…
April 15, 2011

Kenya's tribal 'O' factor: Obama, Ocampo, Odinga

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - What do President Barack Obama, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila…
April 15, 2011

Ariz. Legislature OKs presidential 'birther' bill

PHOENIX (AP) - Thirteen other states have considered similar proposals this year. The proposals were defeated in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine…
April 15, 2011

Obama unplugged: Where are the cool phones?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president, in an unscripted moment with donors in Chicago, was talking about the need to innovate…
April 15, 2011

On Emancipation Day, DC citizens are still fighting for freedom

theGRIO REPORT - "It's kind of ironic that this week we're celebrating emancipation when we're not emancipated," Mayor Vincent Gray…
April 15, 2011

Tone deaf Trump: 'The blacks' remark is beyond the pale

OPINION - When I heard that Trump claimed to have a great relationship with 'the blacks' I thought it was…
April 15, 2011

This week in entertainment: Obamas on Oprah, Rihanna remixes S&M

theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that…
April 14, 2011

Obama: Most people confident he was born in Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama says Republican efforts to go after him in a politically expedient way create problems for them...
April 14, 2011

Limbaugh calls Obama's base 'savages', 'walking human debris'

Limbaugh said that the president was attempting to placate his base during his deficit reduction speech, and he used a…
April 14, 2011

President's sister puts their mom in picture book

NEW YORK (AP) - Above a rooftop in Jakarta or the Indus River in Pakistan, the moon looms large in…
April 14, 2011

Trump: 'I've always had a great relationship with the blacks'

African Americans, one of us wrote earlier this week, happen to be one of the few voting blocs with a…
April 14, 2011

Why blacks take birtherism more personally

OPINION - The attacks on the president's citizenship, combined with the personal jabs against Mr. Obama and his family, are…
April 14, 2011

Slideshow: Rev. Jesse Jackson's top 10 most controversial moments

SLIDESHOW - Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson is no stranger to controversy. The following are his most infamous moments…
April 14, 2011

How Obama's deficit speech may recapture '08 spirit

OPINION - Even if he doesn't succeed at obtaining the change he is seeking, progressives will at least give him…
April 13, 2011

Obama aims to lower US deficit by $4 trillion

WASHINGTON (AP) - While the president recommended trimming health care costs in Medicare and Medicaid, he also called for cuts…