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February 18, 2013

Toi Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's US House seat

CHICAGO (AP) - A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse…
February 15, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife Sandi charged in federal cases

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal…
February 15, 2013

Sen. Mark Kirk wants to name new gun bill after Hadiya Pendleton

theGRIO REPORT - Illinois senator Mark Kirk (R) plans to name a new gun bill after slain Chicago teen, Hadiya…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…
February 13, 2013

Obama travels to NC to rally support for jobs plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is kicking off three days of travel to rally support for the job-creation and…
February 12, 2013

Full text: President Obama's first State of the Union dress of 2nd term

VIDEO - President Barack Obama‘s 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb. 12, 2013...
February 12, 2013

Guns dominate race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

CHICAGO (AP) - After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman…
February 12, 2013

theGrio's 100: Rob Nabors, navigating congressional waters for Obama

theGRIO's 100 - Nabors, 41, is the director of legislative affairs at the White House, managing relations between the administration…
February 12, 2013

Obama to continue confrontation with Republicans in State of the Union speech

ANALYSIS - President Obama is likely to repeat the aggressive and decidedly liberal tone of his inaugural address last month,…
February 8, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal in federal probe, may face prison time

NBC CHICAGO - It’s been nearly three months since Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, but now NBC News confirms…
February 7, 2013

Former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dead at 81

CHICAGO (AP) - Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at…
February 7, 2013

Rubio to deliver State of Union GOP response to Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will give the Republican rebuttal to President Barack Obama's State of the Union…
February 6, 2013

Steve King candidacy in Iowa: A blessing in disguise for Obama?

OPINION - Steve King is the poster boy for over the top, racially tinged rhetoric in his attacks on President…
February 5, 2013

Obama signs bill averting government default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default…
February 2, 2013

White House photo shows Obama skeet shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White…
January 30, 2013

White House says Obama to meet with Gabrielle Giffords

WASHINGTON (AP) -— Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is following up her dramatic appeal for gun control on Capitol Hill with…
January 29, 2013

Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Declaring 'now is the time' to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Tuesday heralded…
January 25, 2013

Obama administration, senators starting push on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations…
January 23, 2013

Democrats try again to extend Violence Against Women Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic…
January 23, 2013

On debt ceiling, Obama forces Republicans to blink

ANALYSIS - President Obama has forced congressional Republicans to abandon long-held positions and accept Obama's in a major fiscal debate…