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December 3, 2013

Obama uncle deportation hearing is a teachable moment on immigration reform

OPINION - While the president’s detractors, xenophobes that they are, always tell him to go back to Kenya, they may…
December 2, 2013

President Obama hails 'extraordinary' progress in fight against HIV/AIDS

NBC NEWS - Obama announced that $100 million in funding will be redirected to a National Institutes of Health program…
December 2, 2013

Why Hillary is courting African-Americans so early

theGRIO REPORT - Clinton aides aren't saying why publicly, but there is one obvious reason: preventing the emergence of another…
December 2, 2013

Officials: Obamacare website making huge strides

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Sunday that the federal government's health care website is now operating more smoothly…
November 30, 2013

President Obama shops at well-known Washington bookstore

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is doing his part to support small businesses...
November 30, 2013

Sasha may decide where Obamas wind up after White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sasha Obama could be the deciding factor in whether her father stays in Washington after he leaves…
November 29, 2013

Obamas spend quiet Thanksgiving at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House Thursday and called several members of…
November 29, 2013

Administration officials say 'Obamacare' website will be much improved in December

theGRIO REPORT - Obama administration officials say the website HealthCare.gov is gradually improving and will meet President Obama's goal of…
November 27, 2013

President Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has spared two turkeys from the brine and the oven, fulfilling the annual tradition…
November 27, 2013

President Obama gets a taste of movie magic at Dreamworks

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — President Obama has toured many a factory floor and high-tech plant during his presidency. It's part…
November 26, 2013

Dinesh D'Souza: Thankful US will survive survive 'grown-up Trayvon in the White House'

theGRIO REPORT - Dinesh D'Souza, the right-wing filmmaker behind the documentary '2016: Obama's America', tweeted a provocative message to this…
November 26, 2013

Supreme Court to rule on birth control Obamacare provision

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law, whether…
November 26, 2013

President Obama takes on heckler at immigration speech

MSNBC - Obama is doing his best to convince protesters which party to blame if reform collapses once again...
November 25, 2013

Melissa Harris-Perry panel: The history of black presidents in the movies

theGRIO REPORT - Watch the video above as the MHP panel discusses if real life has mirrored fiction when it…
November 25, 2013

Iran deal a test of Obama's unique foreign policy approach

theGRIO REPORT - The landmark deal is essentially a six-month testing period while the two sides try to reach a…
November 24, 2013

From JFK to President Obama's election: Top 10 'where were you when' moments

theGRIO REPORT - A list of the top moments in recent history, in which you will always remember where you…
November 24, 2013

President Obama, Miley Cyrus named to GQ's 'least influential' list

LOS ANGELES (AP) - President Obama has been named to GQ's 2013 'least influential' list - along with others like…
November 24, 2013

President Obama: Nuclear deal blocks Iran's path to bomb

GENEVA (AP) — Iran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to…
November 23, 2013

The power of pre-K: Model early ed program in Chicago lifts entire family

NBC News - Mesha Exum wonders how her life would have turned out without a stroke of good luck 11…
November 22, 2013

Democrats shake up Senate with filibuster rule change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a vote that has upended the way the Senate does…