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October 24, 2013

Attention Obamacare haters: Social security didn’t have a smooth rollout either

OPINION - As some Republicans gloat over the technical hiccups of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, more popularly…
October 22, 2013

Sen. Dick Durbin: GOP House leader told Obama ‘I cannot even stand to look at you’

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama is often chided, especially by pundits and critics on the right, for not doing…
October 22, 2013

Obamas attend kids’ parent-teacher conferences

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and the first lady left the White House by motorcade on Tuesday morning for the drive…
October 21, 2013

Why Obamacare can still succeed

theGRIO REPORT - 'The product is good, the price is right," said one senior official, adding, "we feel good about…
October 21, 2013

Obama: ‘No excuse’ for health care signup problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to acknowledge that widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are…
October 21, 2013

The Willie Horton ad revisited 25 years later

OPINION - Twenty-five years later, the infamous Willie Horton ad continues to make its impact on American politics...
October 20, 2013

A look at devotionals that start President Obama’s day

(AP) - A look at some of the devotionals, abridged for space, that have started the president's day...
October 20, 2013

476,000 applications filed for ‘Obamacare’ health insurance, sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the…
October 19, 2013

Informal spiritual adviser: ‘Obama’s faith has grown in his time in office’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and…
October 18, 2013

Allen West calls Obama ‘a tyrant, not a president’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) took to his Facebook page Wednesday and referred to President Obama as…
October 18, 2013

Jeh Johnson, Obama’s homeland security nominee: ‘I was not looking for this opportunity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated the Pentagon's former top lawyer to help craft the nation's counterterrorism…
October 18, 2013

Cory Booker: Senate victory ‘shows how far we’ve come’

VIDEO - This week, Cory Booker became the fourth African-American ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate. The former…
October 18, 2013

The Tea Party isn’t over: Why crisis politics is here to stay

OPINION - With the government reopened and a deal to avert a debt default in hand, some in Washington are…
October 17, 2013

Obama taps Jeh Johnson as Homeland Security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling back a trusted counterterrorism adviser from his first term by nominating former…
October 17, 2013

Now, Obama needs to fix Obamacare

ANALYSIS - With the shutdown resolved, President Obama can now turn his attention to the implementation of the Affordable Care…
October 17, 2013

Obama: Focus on budget, immigration, farm bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says now that the shutdown is over, leaders in Washington should focus on a…
October 17, 2013

White House: Furloughed workers can return to work

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration changed the government's status to 'open' early Thursday, more than two weeks after a…
October 16, 2013

What Cory Booker will do in the Senate

ANALYSIS - New Jersey’s Cory Booker, the man who Wednesday became the fourth-ever African-American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate,…
October 16, 2013

Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night…
October 16, 2013

Obama’s big triumph on the shutdown, debt ceiling

ANALYSIS - if the country, congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats and President Obama all suffered from this 16-day impasse, the Republicans…