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September 19, 2011

Obama launches tax salvo at Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, setting up another clash with Republicans, will propose Monday $1.5 trillion in new taxes…
September 19, 2011

09/16/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their august meeting the fed…
September 19, 2011

Black Chicagoans used to seeing the economy's downside

theGRIO REPORT - Black folks in Obama's hometown of Chicago, Illinois have little confusion when it comes to the state…
September 18, 2011

Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama is going to call it the 'Buffett Rule' for Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who has…
September 16, 2011

Bloomberg predicts riots in the streets over unemployment

The New York Daily News - "That's what happened in Cairo. That's what happened in Madrid. You don't want those…
September 16, 2011

Obama signs 1st major patent law change since 1952

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The bill is meant to ensure that the patent office, now facing a backlog of 1.2…
September 16, 2011

Violent crime plunges 12 percent in US in 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Experts aren't sure why. The expectation had been that crime would increase in a weak economy with…
September 16, 2011

Why we need student loan debt forgiveness

OPINION - We need jobs now, absolutely, but if something isn't done about the student loan debt crisis, we very…
September 15, 2011

Is black America satisfied with Barack Obama?

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has struggled to meet the expectations of some in the black community, which is…
September 15, 2011

James Carville: Obama should 'panic'

Politico - In a CNN op-ed, Carville said Tuesday's two special election results are a warning to the White House…
September 15, 2011

Poll: Obama disapproval soars to 54 percent in Va

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The results mirror other polls that show a continuing slide in the president's popularity in a…
September 14, 2011

Obama to take jobs sales pitch to North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - More than half of the nearly $450 billion plan Obama sent to Congress last week is…
September 14, 2011

Why the new poverty numbers should be a wake-up call

OPINION - The increasing number of blacks falling into poverty and out of the middle class means we are not…
September 13, 2011

Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a…
September 13, 2011

Melody Barnes: 'Smart infrastructure' will save black jobs

theGRIO Q&A - In advance of the larger roundtable that the White House convened today, theGrio was able to speak…
September 12, 2011

Obama calls on Congress to act on jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - At the same time, the Democratic National Committee is backing up the effort with a new ad…
September 12, 2011

LIVE 4 p.m.: TheGrio asks your questions at the White House

theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio's Jeff Johnson, along with moderators from NewsOne, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, and The Urban Daily will…
September 12, 2011

09/09/11 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - We'll get a read on inflation with the August consumer price index report...
September 12, 2011

Does the GOP have an answer to the American Jobs Act?

OPINION - Most Americans are regular, fed up folks, and many are wondering if Washington is capable of doing anything…
September 12, 2011

Black businesses lose big in new 'great migration'

theGRIO REPORT - For the owners of black businesses in the North that were established and thrived on the patronage…