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October 10, 2013

Mike Ditka claims not running against Obama is ‘biggest mistake’ he’s ever made

theGRIO REPORT - Back in 2004, when Barack Obama was still a largely unknown state senator running to represent Illinois…
October 10, 2013

Eleanor Holmes Norton interrupts Obama multiple times at White House meeting

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) interrupted President Obama multiple times when he was answering her question related…
October 10, 2013

Boehner to ask House Republicans for short debt increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the U.S.…
October 9, 2013

Obama invites Republicans to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is inviting Republican lawmakers to the White House in the coming days as pressure…
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…