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May 7, 2014

President Obama: US will do everything it can to help Nigeria find kidnapped girls

(AP) - President Barack Obama says the U.S. will do everything it can to help Nigeria find nearly 300 teenage…
May 6, 2014

Obama unveils major climate change report

MSNBC -- The White House unveiled a sweeping report on the effects of global warming in the United States and…
May 5, 2014

Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson fired by Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State has fired Craig Robinson after six seasons without making the NCAA tournament.
May 5, 2014

Obama's missing White House Correspondents' dinner joke revealed

TODAY -- President Obama once again proved his comedic chops at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner over the…
May 1, 2014

More than 16 percent of Obamacare enrollees were black, data shows

theGRIO REPORT - More than 16 percent of people who enrolled in Obamacare and stated their race in their application…
May 1, 2014

President Obama continues push to raise the minimum wage

VIDEO - President Obama vowed to continue his push for a higher minimum wage Wednesday after Senate Republicans blocked a…
April 28, 2014

Obama administration starts phrase two of enrollment

With the official enrollment period now over, Obama administration officials are shifting their focus to getting people signed up for…
April 28, 2014

Society's reaction to Donald Sterling's alleged comments prove the racists are losing

The good news is the universal condemnation that both men have received. Republican politicians who had allied themselves with Bundy…
April 27, 2014

President Obama: Reported comments by Clippers team owner Donald Sterling 'racist'

(AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday described comments reportedly made by the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers "incredibly…
April 27, 2014

President Obama: ‘I regret not having spent more time with my mother’

MSNBC - President Obama told students at a town hall at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur that he…
April 24, 2014

Chicago to name high school after President Obama

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago plans to name a high school after him...
April 24, 2014

Beyoncé covers Time's '100 Most Influential People of 2014'

theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé is on the cover of Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People of 2014.'
April 23, 2014

Donald Trump calls Barack Obama's walk 'unpresidential'

theGRIO REPORT - Three years after getting served by President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Donald Trump…
April 21, 2014

Teacher fired for saying we can't afford another Barack Obama 'whether he's black or white'

CINCINNATI (AP) — A U.S. teacher has been fired following allegations that he told a black student who said he…
April 20, 2014

Happy Easter! Celebrate the holiday with the Obamas (SLIDESHOW)

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Every year the first family participates in an epic Easter egg roll and don their Sunday best…
April 17, 2014

Obama is now winning the Obamacare debate

ANALYSIS - It will be harder for Republicans, even if they disagree with Obamacare, to suggest the law will collapse,…
April 17, 2014

President Obama: 8 million signed up for health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight million people have signed up for health care through new insurance exchanges, President Barack Obama said…
April 17, 2014

Why Obama needs to 'Build Baby Build' the Keystone XL pipeline

OPINION - Most Americans of all political stripes are environmentally sensitive, yet realize the economic folly of failing to use…
April 17, 2014

Biden takes selfie with Obama hours after joining Instagram

TODAY - Joe Biden knows how to make a social media debut. The vice president opened an Instagram account Wednesday,…
April 17, 2014

Pew study: Majority of Americans don't see President Obama as black

theGRIO REPORT - A new Pew Research Center book entitled 'The Next America', has found a significant generational gap on…