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October 20, 2010

Make no mistake: Barack Obama is on the midterm ballot

OPINION - Those who say more should have been done or could have been done ignore the limits placed on…
October 18, 2010

Meek touts middle-class focus in Senate campaign

MIAMI (AP) - It's how he started his campaign for the U.S. Senate. One by one, voter by voter, one…
October 18, 2010

10/18/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Last week there were several headlines for investors to digest; banks repossesed 100,000 homes in September, according to…
October 14, 2010

Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote

BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
October 14, 2010

Money and domestic violence: 6 ways financial smarts can set you free

OPINION - Domestic violence is an unacceptable act. Don't let lack of financial education trap you into a life of…
September 14, 2010

Small business $30 billion credit clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich…
September 14, 2010

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich

OPINON - President Obama must dig in hard on this one. The breaks must go, and the reasons why aren't…
September 14, 2010

August retail sales up 0.4 pct., best in 5 months

WASHINGTON (AP) - The strength in August sales came in a number of areas from department stores to clothing stores…
September 13, 2010

Record gains for US poverty with elections looming

WASHINGTON (AP) - The anticipated poverty rate increase from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent -- would be another blow…
September 13, 2010

9/13/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - The federal reserve released its Beige Book and said the economy continues to grow but there are widespread…
September 10, 2010

Obama: We call God 'different names, but we remain one nation'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said people must remember that the country's enemy is not Islam but al-Qaida and other extremist…
September 10, 2010

Obama takes GOP to task on economy, taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing devastating poll numbers and prospects of big losses, Democrats are in danger of losing control of…
September 9, 2010

Obama concedes poor economy threatens Dems

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama rolled out a trio of new plans this week to help spur job growth and invigorate…
September 9, 2010

New filings for jobless benefits fall to 2 month low

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even with latest decline, new filing for jobless benefits are still much higher than they would be…
September 8, 2010

Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles

CLEVELAND (AP) - Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories…
September 8, 2010

Job openings rise for first time since April

WASHINGTON (AP) - Job openings in the U.S. rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that…
September 7, 2010

Obama to back more business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) - An administration official said the tax breaks would save businesses $200 billion over two years, allowing companies…
September 6, 2010

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - "If I said fish live in the sea, they'd say no," Obama said of Republicans...
September 6, 2010

Labor Secretary Solis on jump-starting the economy: 'We have a lot of ideas'

theGRIO Q&A - As the secretary of labor in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Hilda Solis has…
September 3, 2010

Obama planning new package of economic aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has already passed many of the provisions, but they have stalled in the Senate because…