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October 16, 2013

US Senate reaches deal to avoid default, end shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after…
October 15, 2013

America held hostage: From Somali pirates to House Republicans

OPINION - Like some of their Somali analogues, the Republicans have been ignorant about how to navigate the government shutdown...
October 15, 2013

In emerging fiscal deal, Republicans on verge of conceding to Obama

theGRIO REPORT - The agreement on the table now means the Republicans will have taken a risky political stance, suffered…
October 14, 2013

Obama calls White House meeting on default threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Barack Obama and the top Democrat in Congress reported progress Monday toward a deal to…
October 14, 2013

Tea Partier Larry Klayman to Obama: ‘Put the Quran down’

theGRIO REPORT - The Tea Party and conservatives have been criticized for years for conflating President Obama and the Muslim…
October 13, 2013

DC crowd pushes through barriers to WWII memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday…
October 13, 2013

Allen West on Obama: He’s acting like a ‘spoiled brat child’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) commented on President Barack Obama's handling of the government shutdown, saying the…
October 12, 2013

92-year-old woman furloughed: America’s oldest full-time park ranger has words for Congress on shutdown

America's oldest full-time park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, has been extremely upset at being forced to leave work because Republicans…
October 11, 2013

Michelle Obama thanks White House staffers for their hard work during shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown is going in it's second week -meanwhile, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama…
October 11, 2013

Could Republicans really lose the House?

OPINION - A slew of new polls setting off alarms around Washington suggest that for Republicans, shutting down the government…
October 11, 2013

Obama signs bill to pay military death benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of fallen troops will be assured of receiving death benefits under legislation President Barack Obama signed…
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

The 5 things Congress should be working on

OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
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

US mayors speak out against shutdown: ‘People are afraid’

theGRIO REPORT - The federal government shutdown is entering its ninth day today and Americans from all walks of life…
October 9, 2013

Diddy speaks out on the government shutdown: ‘It’s clearly a personal attack on the president’

theGRIO REPORT - Sean 'Diddy' Combs is socially active, without seeming to be specifically politically vocal. Yet, while announcing his…
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 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

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…