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January 11, 2011

Black Caucus Chair: Re-electing Obama will be ‘enormous challenge’

It will not be a landslide or easy victory", Cleaver said...
January 11, 2011

No signs Obama will shift on gun control after Giffords shooting

Virtually since the Obama administration took office, the White House has avoided touching the third-rail issue of gun control with…
January 11, 2011

Obama: US grieving, in shock over Tucson tragedy

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said Obama would speak at a memorial service for the victims of…
January 10, 2011

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘birther’ leader

WASHINGTON (AP) - The high court on Monday did not comment in refusing to hear the appeal filed by California…
January 10, 2011

Obama leads moment of silence for shooting victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The moment was marked at the U.S. Capitol and elsewhere around a nation still coming to grips…
January 10, 2011

Sheriff says AZ rampage suspect not cooperating

PHOENIX (AP) - Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Loughner was not cooperating and told ABC News the suspect had said "not…
January 10, 2011

Obama has an opportunity to unite US through tragedy

OPINION - We need our president to lead by example, use his bully pulpit and help us to come out…
January 9, 2011

Obama calls for moment of silence for AZ victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the moment will allow people to come together, in prayer or reflection, and…
January 8, 2011

AZ shooting targets Dem congresswoman, kills 6 — including fed judge, 9-year-old

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords narrowly won re-election in November against a Tea Party candidate who opposed her…
January 7, 2011

UFC fighter who wanted to fight Obama gets Secret Service visit

Huffington Post -Jacob Volkmann, the MMA fighter who said that he wanted to "knock some sense into that idiot" President…
January 7, 2011

Michael Eric Dyson gives Obama ‘C-minus’ on black issues

VIDEO - In an interview on MSNBC, Dyson took Obama to task for what he perceives as the president's failure…
January 7, 2011

Why Boehner won’t declare death to ‘birther-ism’

OPINION - Birthers must understand that disrespecting Obama in such unprecedented ways also represents a fundamental disrespect for the office…
January 6, 2011

‘Birther’ interrupts reading of Constitution in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman shouted "except Obama, except Obama" to the venerable document's words on a U.S. citizen's eligibility…
January 6, 2011

Obama picks Daley as next White House Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - William Daley will step into one of the most important and influential jobs in American government as…
January 6, 2011

Can Bill Burton be a breath of fresh air at the White House?

OPINION - Having an African-American as the spokesman for the president is a big deal and a good thing but…
January 6, 2011

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell lifts kids in Malawi one desk at a time

theGRIO Q&A - When Lawrence O'Donnell isn't giving the 'Last Word' on his MSNBC weeknight show, he's trying to equip…
January 5, 2011

Black Caucus to confront harsh new climate on Capitol Hill

OPINION - Starting today, CBC members lose three full committee chairmanships and more than a dozen subcommittee chairmanships...
January 4, 2011

UFC fighter wants to ‘knock some sense’ into Obama

After UFC's Jacob Volkmann beat Antonio McKee in a fight this weekend, Fanhouse's Ariel Helwani asked him who he would…
January 4, 2011

Rev. Al Sharpton plans to write memoir, build $20M headquarters in Harlem

The memoir's working title is "Mountain Highs and Valley Lows." It will be co-written by journalist Karen Hunter, who was…
January 4, 2011

Why GOP probes of Obama could suppress the black vote

OPINION - Republicans are making Obama their 'whipping boy' and perpetuating the voter fraud myth for two reasons...