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November 7, 2013

President Obama to Americans losing health coverage: 'I'm sorry'

NBC NEWS - Obama’s comments come 10 days after NBC News’ Lisa Myers reported that the administration has known since…
November 2, 2013

What's really happening with Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Affordable Care Act, as you have no doubt heard, has a really flawed website. But here's…
October 25, 2013

Obama administration taps contractor to fix health website

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration turned to a private contractor on Friday to take the lead in resolving the…
October 21, 2013

Obama: ‘No excuse’ for health care signup problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to acknowledge that widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are…
October 17, 2013

Now, Obama needs to fix Obamacare

ANALYSIS - With the shutdown resolved, President Obama can now turn his attention to the implementation of the Affordable Care…
October 16, 2013

Obama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign…
October 10, 2013

Conservatives keep comparing Obamacare to slavery

Politics Nation - Conservatives have a new talking point: The Affordable Care Act is like the Fugitive Slave Act...
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

Light at the end of the tunnel: The road to mental illness recovery

OPINION - The current mental health care system, as we know it, is hardly a system at all...
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…
October 8, 2013

Obamacare website back up after software fix

NBC NEWS - Government technology experts took the main health insurance website down overnight Monday to try to fix the…
October 6, 2013

GOP rep: Romney wasn't focused on Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a member of the Tea Party caucus, joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC Saturday…
October 6, 2013

Weekend in Washington yields little on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President…
October 3, 2013

Alicia Keys is in 'state of disbelief' over government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, singer/actress Alicia Keys discusses the government shut down and expresses support for…
October 2, 2013

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

ATLANTA (AP) — After three years of bashing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republican governors were surprisingly mute on…
October 1, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus urges African-Americans to #GetCovered

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus joined President Obama -- and supporters of the Affordable Care Act - in…
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…
September 30, 2013

'Doc McStuffins' creator explains why show's lead character is black

If you're not familiar with Doc McStuffins - it's more than likely that your children are. That's because Doc McStuffins…
September 30, 2013

Obama: Shutdown will 'throw wrench' into economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's 'not at all' resigned to a government shutdown. He says he expects…
September 30, 2013

What you need to know: African-Americans and the Affordable Care Act

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's proposal for health insurance coverage reform has battled its way on Capitol Hill and Americans…