Barack Obama

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February 22, 2010

‘Little Barry’ Obama statue makes inspirational Indonesian destination

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - "I'm happy to see the statue of Obama when he was my age and at my…
February 22, 2010

CPAC reveals Republican identity crisis

OPINION - After watching the videos and reading the speeches one can clearly see a GOP that is at war…
February 22, 2010

Obama to propose limits on health insurance rates

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul by proposing a measure…
February 22, 2010

Colin Powell backs Obama on national security record

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is rejecting charges that the country is less safe because of…
February 19, 2010

Obama to offer health bill to ease impasse as bipartisan meeting approaches

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will put forward comprehensive health care legislation intended to bridge differences between Senate and House Democrats...
February 19, 2010

Obama touts $1.5 billion in housing aid for hardest hit states

LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Obama plans to offer new help to the states hit hardest by the housing crisis,…
February 18, 2010

White House: Dems near accord on health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage…
February 17, 2010

Obama says stimulus bill saved a troubled US economy

VIDEO - President Obama is observing the first anniversary of the signing of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill...
February 17, 2010

The stimulus one year later: A bold move that began a jobless recovery

OPINION - Abysmal disparities in economic opportunities prove that equality has not yet been achieved...
February 15, 2010

Obama mother-in-law on White House life: ‘Bigger than anything’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama's mother-in-law lived her entire life in Chicago, so it was only natural that her move…
February 15, 2010

Why Obama resembles George Washington more than you’d think

OPINION - On President's Day, African-Americans might want to give props to the father of our country...
February 12, 2010

Slideshow: theGrio’s week in review 2/7 – 2/13

Here are the highlights of the week that was...
February 11, 2010

Mandela’s freedom has been a dream, South Africa remains a nightmare

OPINION - One could argue that Nelson Mandela's release from prison 20 years ago was similar to the Obama effect...
February 10, 2010

Leaders leave real black issues out in the cold at White House

OPINION - Black leaders still insist the president's travails are born of process and not of substance...
February 10, 2010

Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman’s firing

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Obama to fire DNC Chairman Tim…
February 10, 2010

Obama welcomes crowd to White House to honor civil rights music

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama welcomed an all-star lineup of performers to the East Room of the White House yesterday…
February 9, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Will.i.am, musician and political force

TheGrio's 100 - The co-founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas, raised in Los Angeles in a family…
February 8, 2010

African-Americans question Obama’s approach to race

On Capitol Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are expressing irritation that Mr. Obama has failed to create programs…
February 8, 2010

Obama to GOP: Let’s talk about health care – live

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says it's time for Republicans who have attacked his health care proposals from the sidelines…
February 8, 2010

Obama’s decline reflects the perils of democracy

OPINION - Obama has been given the simple, yet impossible task of improving the economy while being given no resources…