Barack Obama

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October 21, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: How to make midterms matter

VIDEO - Democratic voter enthusiasm appears to have decreased since President Obama was elected in 2008. Why has there been…
October 20, 2010

Virginia Thomas re-ignited the Anita Hill debate for a reason

OPINION - Ginni Thomas's demand that Hill apologize fits in neatly with the politics, philosophy and game plan of the…
October 20, 2010

Make no mistake: Barack Obama is on the midterm ballot

OPINION - Those who say more should have been done or could have been done ignore the limits placed on…
October 19, 2010

Obamas have teacher conferences on Malia, Sasha

WASHINGTON (AP) - Both Obama daughters go to the exclusive Sidwell Friends School, although their age difference means they attend…
October 16, 2010

Has Farrakhan’s stock fallen in the black community?

OPINION - The man who once had the power and charisma to literally move a million blacks to make their…
October 15, 2010

Obama, Rice talk national security at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The two met in the Oval Office for about a half hour and discussed "a range of…
October 15, 2010

Obama tries to recapture his youth vote

theGRIO REPORT - Given 50 percent African-American teen unemployment, many political observers are unsure if young black voters will be…
October 14, 2010

Billboard depicting Obama as terrorist, gay condemned

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (AP) - The billboard along an Interstate 70 business loop in Grand Junction shows the four figures…
October 14, 2010

First lady brings high ratings to last minute campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama's approval rating puts her more than 20 points beyond that of her husband, President Barack…
October 14, 2010

Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote

BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
September 15, 2010

Controversial GOP rabble-rouser claims racism in party

theGRIO REPORT - Jim Greer's repudiation of his 2009 comments and his charges of racism seem as self-serving as his…
September 15, 2010

House Dems deeply divided over Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama's plan was "good policy and good politics," her…
September 15, 2010

Slideshow: Oprah's most controversial moments

SLIDESHOW - Even with its many wild successes, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' has not been without its controversies - some…
September 15, 2010

What Obama can learn from Fenty's fall

OPINION - Fenty lost the support of African-Americans in DC not because of the de-racialized nature of his politics but…
September 14, 2010

Disgraced ex-FL GOP chair apologizes for party racism

Jim Greer says the vitriol he threw Obama's way -- and the national kerfuffle it caused -- was part of…
September 14, 2010

Small business $30 billion credit clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich…
September 14, 2010

Obama children's book 'Of Thee I Sing' out Nov. 16

NEW YORK (AP) - Random House children's president and publisher Chip Gibson lauded the new Obama book, which is intended…
September 14, 2010

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich

OPINON - President Obama must dig in hard on this one. The breaks must go, and the reasons why aren't…
September 14, 2010

Obama: Students should work hard, focus on school

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama will make that point Tuesday at a Philadelphia school when he delivers his second back-to-school pep…
September 13, 2010

Record gains for US poverty with elections looming

WASHINGTON (AP) - The anticipated poverty rate increase from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent -- would be another blow…