Barack Obama

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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…
February 5, 2010

Tea Party opening speaker suggests law that kept blacks from voting be reinstated

The opening night speaker at the Tea Party convention suggested a return to a "literacy test" to protect America from…
February 5, 2010

Tea Party movement lacks diversity, but unified in anti-government fervor (VIDEO)

VIDEO - At the first day of the National Tea Party Convention, the scene was far more subdued, but the…
February 5, 2010

White House plans Civil Rights concert in February

Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson are among the artists who will participate in the White House's first music event of…
February 5, 2010

Senate likely to be less diverse after elections

CHICAGO (AP) - That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it…
February 4, 2010

Justice Thomas: Some questioning of Supreme Court ‘irresponsible’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair…
February 4, 2010

Obama calls for civility in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) - "You can question my policies without questioning my faith. Or my citizenship," Obama said...