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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

Michael Steele on shutdown: 'We have elected a bunch of children to run our government'

OPINION - At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal…
October 1, 2013

Obama: Shutdown is result of ideological crusade

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says House Republicans have shut down the federal government over an 'ideological crusade' against…
October 1, 2013

Obamacare fight vs. birth of social security: Which was uglier?

CNBC - They said one program would end freedom in America, and worried that another was akin to socialism...
October 1, 2013

Welcome to Obamacare: The president's health care reform law expands today

theGRIO REPORT - After surviving dozens of votes to repeal it in Congress, two elections fought over its existence, a…
October 1, 2013

Shutdown imminent; GOP unity frays but still holds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government lurched toward a partial shutdown at midnight on Monday after Republicans stubbornly demanded changes…
September 30, 2013

theGrio's Joy Reid explains the government shutdown

theGRIO VIDEO - We've heard a lot recently about the (increasingly strong) possibility of a federal government shutdown, which technically,…
September 30, 2013

Senate rejects House conditions on spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led Senate has rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill needed to…
September 30, 2013

Why Obama is done negotiating with the GOP

ANALYSIS - President Obama has spent much of the last five years trying to reach agreements with Republicans, often in…
September 30, 2013

Obamacare dispute sends gov't to brink of shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Compromise elusive, Republicans and Democrats engaged in finger-pointing Monday just hours before the first government shutdown in…
September 29, 2013

Shutdown showdown intensifies over Obamacare delay

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional Democrats say a House-approved delay in President Barack Obama's health care law…
September 27, 2013

Obama's no-negotiation stance setting new tone

WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, President Barack Obama says, he's not budging...
September 27, 2013

Senate Oks bill to avert shutdown; fight not over

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats set up a clash with House Republicans that could lead to a shutdown next week…
September 25, 2013

Once rivals, Obama and Clinton bask in a health care wonk fest

ANALYSIS - Their 50-minute conversation, for people not versed in the details of 'Obamacare,' was not simple to follow...
September 21, 2013

For Black Caucus, African-American politics in an age of austerity

OPINION - In a city gripped by austerity the CBC remains focused on bread and butter issues...
September 16, 2013

Bill Thompson concedes to Bill de Blasio in NYC Democratic mayoral primary

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson conceded the Democratic primary race to front-runner Bill de…
September 12, 2013

Recount or run-off: Will Bill Thompson hurt Bill de Blasio’s chances of being NYC mayor?

theGRIO REPORT - The polls may have closed Tuesday night in the New York City mayoral primary but for the…
September 11, 2013

Bill de Blasio’s primary finish a win for blacks, progressives and New York

OPINION - Call it 'afro-mentum' Call it the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Either way, Bill de Blasio's sweeping…
September 10, 2013

NYC mayor primary day: Candidates make mad dash as black vote is up for grabs

theGRIO REPORT - Black voters are expected to comprise nearly 30 percent of the primary electorate in the race for…
September 9, 2013

Losing the Syria vote does not turn Obama into a lame duck

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not one issue, or just about foreign policy...