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October 9, 2013

Poll: No heroes in shutdown, GOP gets most blame

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and lawmakers must rise above their incessant bickering and do more to end the…
October 9, 2013

Obama picks Janet Yellen to take over Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says that in Janet Yellen he's found a tough and proven leader to take…
October 9, 2013

Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the…
October 9, 2013

Arizona lawmaker compares Obama to Hitler, calls him ‘De Fuhrer’ in Facebook post

theGRIO REPORT - It seems like every month another arch-conservative compares President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler...
October 9, 2013

How Obama is helping a future President Clinton or Christie

ANALYSIS - The fiscal standoff in Washington, once an argument about the president's health care law, has turned into a…
October 8, 2013

Obama to Republicans: ‘I’m not budging’

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama used a Tuesday press conference to bluntly and repeatedly reiterate his core position on the…
October 8, 2013

Shutdown takes its toll on White House operations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Now in its second week, the partial government shutdown has taken its toll on the White House,…
October 8, 2013

Ted Nugent: Obama ‘wouldn’t qualify to drive my tour bus’

DETROIT (AP) — Ted Nugent scheduled interviews this week to talk about his new live CD and DVD set, but…
October 8, 2013

Obama to GOP: Stop ‘forcing’ John Boehner to make threats against economy

NBC NEWS - Keeping up the pressure on the GOP, President Obama called a press conference Tuesday to again call…
October 8, 2013

Alfre Woodard and Chiwetel Ejiofor discuss Obama’s effect on Hollywood

theGRIO VIDEO - Alfre Woodard and Chiwetel Ejiofor talk about their new film '12 Years a Slave' and discuss President…
October 8, 2013

Obama calls Boehner, says he still won’t negotiate

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama called Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday to again tell the top House Republican…
October 7, 2013

Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a 'clean' government spending bill up for a…
October 7, 2013

White House open to short-term hike in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions…
October 7, 2013

Fox anchor apologizes after Obama gaffe

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel anchor has apologized for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered…
October 7, 2013

The 3 groups that define the government shutdown

ANALYSIS - The government shutdown will enter its seventh day on Monday, with no obvious end in sight...
October 6, 2013

GOP rep: Romney wasn't focused on Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a member of the Tea Party caucus, joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC Saturday…
October 6, 2013

Weekend in Washington yields little on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President…
October 5, 2013

Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups

Associated Press - Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't…
October 5, 2013

Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the…
October 3, 2013

Obama says Boehner is 'only thing' preventing an end to shutdown

OCKVILLE, Maryland (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Republican leader of the House is the only thing standing in…