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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…
April 13, 2011

DC mayor: Our city is sick of being 'shut out'

OPINION - Sadly, many Americans are unaware that the District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America that has…
April 13, 2011

Obamas to appear on one of final 'Oprah' episodes

CHICAGO (AP) - The White House confirmed Tuesday that the Obamas would tape the episode April 27 at Harpo Studios…
April 12, 2011

Obama's sister: Facts are clear; he was born in Hawaii

VIDEO - Maya Soetoro-Ng sat down with Al Roker to clear up rumors about Obama's birth place and discuss a…
April 12, 2011

Mass. jurors weigh Obama related church fire case

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jurors have begun deliberating the case of a white man charged with burning a predominantly black…