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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…
October 3, 2013

Why blacks will suffer the most from Republicans' Obamacare opposition

theGRIO REPORT - Tens of thousands of low-income blacks may not benefit from the new health care law...
October 3, 2013

5 reasons why the shutdown looks intractable

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown has reached its third day now and seems headed for many more. Here's why...
October 3, 2013

Alicia Keys is in 'state of disbelief' over government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, singer/actress Alicia Keys discusses the government shut down and expresses support for…
October 3, 2013

5 reasons Republicans fear 'Obamacare'

OPINION - In some ways, conservatives' die-hard opposition to the law they derisively named 'Obamacare' (a name picked up by…
October 2, 2013

Shutdown gives Obama unlikely ally: Big business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business leaders are taking sides with Democratic President Barack Obama after failing to persuade their traditional Republican…
October 2, 2013

Obama, lawmakers to meet on shutdown's 2nd day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on the second day of a partial…
October 2, 2013

Stacey Dash regrets voting for Obama 'because he was black'

theGRIO REPORT - Actress Stacey Dash continued to promote her newfound conservatism during a recent appearance on Fox News' Hannity...
October 2, 2013

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

ATLANTA (AP) — After three years of bashing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republican governors were surprisingly mute on…