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July 11, 2011

Obama, lawmakers to meet again as debt clock ticks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and top lawmakers resume tense budget talks Monday at the White House, with both…
July 10, 2011

President Obama not giving up on big debt deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans…
July 1, 2011

Can Obama force the GOP's hand on debt and taxes?

OPINION - Should the stalling continue, the extension of the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit will be put at risk…
April 22, 2011

'Birther' claims force GOP leaders to take a stand

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the conspiracy theory that won't go away. And it's forcing Republican officials and presidential contenders to…
April 21, 2011

Obama to supporters: I understand your frustration

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Easing into his 2012 campaign, President Obama is telling his supporters he understands their frustration over…
April 14, 2011

Congress OKs funding measure cutting $38B

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the compromise negotiations, Democrats won the deletion of all of the EPA-related provisions as well as…
March 14, 2011

Dana Perino: 'This White House' should know better than to make Boehner skin color jokes

Via Media Matters, former Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino called out President Obama and his staff for teasing House Speaker John…
February 17, 2011

Government shutdown? GOP, Dems swap charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sparring occurred as the House labored to complete work on veto-threatened legislation to cut more than…
February 13, 2011

Boehner says facts show Obama a Christian citizen

WASHINGTON (AP) - Boehner denies that he is willing to let those misperceptions remain because they weaken and delegitimize Obama...
February 1, 2011

GOP efforts to redefine ‘forcible rape’ put women in peril

OPINION - If enacted, the bill threatens to deny due health care to untold numbers of rape victims, with poor…
January 18, 2011

House Republicans renew plan to repeal health care

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are set to resume their bid to repeal the health care reform law, a week…
January 7, 2011

Why Boehner won’t declare death to ‘birther-ism’

OPINION - Birthers must understand that disrespecting Obama in such unprecedented ways also represents a fundamental disrespect for the office…
December 14, 2010

Michael Steele: 'My job is to win back the White House in 2012'

THEGRIO Q & A - theGrio was able to secure an exclusive first interview with Steele about an hour after…
November 4, 2010

Can Obama reach common ground without selling out black base?

OPINION - How does the president work with this new crop of conservatives whose ire has been focused as much…
September 13, 2010

White House hopes GOP will accept tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as…
September 8, 2010

Obama to Congress: Axe Bush tax cuts for the rich

VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…
August 30, 2010

Obama: There's 'no magic bullet' to rescue economy

VIDEO - "We should be passing legislation that helps small businesses get credit," says Obama calling for Congressional action...
August 24, 2010

GOP leader to Obama: Fire your economic team

CLEVELAND (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner argues that 19 months of "government as community organizer" hasn't worked...
August 17, 2010

Anti-mosque advocates' majority doesn't make them right

OPINION - There was a time when a majority of the country thought slavery was a good idea and that…
July 24, 2010

Obama: GOP economic plan will take US backward

WASHINGTON (AP) - In turn, House Republican leader John Boehner said the president had stooped to partisan attacks because he…