Barack Obama

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August 5, 2010

Senate to confirm Kagan as Supreme Court’s 4th-ever woman

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have harshly criticized Kagan, 50, as a political activist who would be unable to put aside…
August 4, 2010

Darts shot at Obama likeness in Pa. carnival game

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The game featured a large painted image of a black man wearing a belt buckle with…
August 4, 2010

Obama turns 49 with first lady, kids out of town

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama hasn't shied away from talking about his birthday, noting that his hair is getting grayer and…
August 4, 2010

Obama: ‘High confidence’ oil spill almost over

WASHINGTON (AP) - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug…
August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
August 4, 2010

Dems break GOP filibuster on new jobs, state aid bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill would extend programs enacted in last year's stimulus law to help preserve the jobs of…
August 4, 2010

Black members of Tea Party dispute racist claims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black members said the racism that has been attributed to the Tea Party came from outsiders…
August 4, 2010

TheGrio talks financial reform at the White House

VIDEO - TheGrio's contributor Wilmer Leon will go to the White House to discuss the impact of financial reform on…
August 4, 2010

Wave of health reform provisions coming in Sept.

(AP) - Insurance coverage that starts on or after Sept. 23 will have to comply with these changes and others…
August 4, 2010

Why African-Americans should care about financial reform

OPINION - As African-Americans establish physical regimens for good health, fiscal well being requires a similar strategy...
August 4, 2010

Why the birther movement refuses to die

OPINION - The real value of the birther movement is that it's an orchestrated back door movement to destabilize, or…
August 4, 2010

Aloha, Obama! A hometown tour of the Hawaiian islands

SLIDESHOW - When President Obama returns to his native Hawaii, he enjoys everything from the island's legendary beaches, to golf,…
August 4, 2010

Michelle and Sasha Obama arrive in Spain in style

MARBELLA, Spain (AP) - Security was tight at the posh Hotel Villa Padierna in southern Spain as Michelle Obama and…
August 3, 2010

Obama prods young Africans to lead by example

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is challenging young leaders from Africa to bring change to their countries by standing up…
August 3, 2010

Blacks and whites continue to differ sharply on Obama

July average is the lowest monthly average approval rating blacks have given Obama yet, although not significantly lower than the…
August 3, 2010

Obama signs bill reducing gap in cocaine sentences

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is the first time since the 70s that Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence...
August 3, 2010

Artist set to debut nude bust of Michelle Obama

A celebrity and pop culture artist is set to make his formal debut of a nude bust of First Lady…
August 2, 2010

Sarah Palin: Obama doesn’t have ‘the cojones’ to fix illegal immigration

"Jan Brewer has the cojones that our president does not have," Palin said. "If our own president will not enforce…
August 2, 2010

Black lawmakers irate over Emanuel’s $1.5 billion promise to Sen. Lincoln

Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to President Obama on Thursday calling on him to find a way…
August 2, 2010

Obama: US to leave Iraq ‘as promised, on schedule’

ATLANTA (AP) - President Obama is ready to spell out in greater detail America's changing mission in Iraq with the…