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August 13, 2010

Obama signs $600M border security bill into law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill will fund the hiring of 1,000 new Border Patrol and Immigration agents to be deployed…
August 12, 2010

Senate sends Obama $600M border security bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Both the Obama administration and congressional Democrats say they are committed to more comprehensive immigration legislation...
August 12, 2010

Obama target removed from NJ boardwalk game

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - It has been replaced by likenesses of former President George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton...
August 11, 2010

Education reform is a test America must pass

OPINION - Education is the pathway out of poverty. For too long poverty has perpetuated ignorance, which feeds discrimination and…
August 10, 2010

Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used…
August 10, 2010

Ex-Obama social secretary named CEO of Ebony-Jet

CHICAGO (AP) - Desiree Rogers had been consulting for Johnson Publishing for two months and took over daily operations on…
August 10, 2010

Game in 'Jersey Shore' town features Obama target

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - People playing the "Walkin Charlie" game can win a prize if they knock a plate…
August 10, 2010

Should Reps. Rangel and Waters step aside?

OPINION - As public servants they must consider what is best for the people they've been elected to represent. As…
August 9, 2010

Glenn Beck: 'Obama's America is Planet of the Apes'

Glenn Beck compared Obama's America to "the damn Planet of the Apes," Thursday during a rant against the president's praise…
August 9, 2010

House returns from recess to pass new jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts this week…
August 9, 2010

Rep. Maxine Waters: 'No deals! I'm not going to the back room'

theGRIO Q&A - In this exclusive interview, Waters' discusses the ethics charges effect on the Democratic Party, her constituents and…
August 9, 2010

Obama welcomes Super Bowl champion Saints

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I'm a Bears fan, I'm not going to lie, but this was a big win for the…
August 9, 2010

Dem party official defends Michelle Obama’s travels

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine is defending the first lady's vacation trip to Spain, saying critics of…
August 9, 2010

Michelle Obama’s star power in demand

With midterm elections looming, the White House has started debating how to unleash an untapped political weapon: Michelle Obama...
August 9, 2010

Basketball stars, Obama play hoops for troops

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama pulled together an informal dream team of current and former basketball superstars Sunday. But only…
August 7, 2010

Kagan sworn in as fourth woman ever on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean who most recently was solicitor general, was President Obama's choice…
August 7, 2010

Michelle Obama visits Spanish city of Ronda

RONDA, Spain (AP) - Michelle Obama visited the picturesque southern city of Ronda, once a favorite haunt of actor-director Orson…
August 6, 2010

Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn in Sat.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 50-year-old U.S. solicitor general, who won confirmation Thursday over Republican opposition, will be sworn in twice…
August 6, 2010

Obama: Job creation continuing, must come faster

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says the country is now consistently adding jobs instead of losing them in huge numbers...
August 6, 2010

Army ‘birther’ charged with disobeying orders

WASHINGTON (AP) - He says he wants to see Obama's birth certificate as proof he was born in the U.S.,…