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December 23, 2010

Obama is set to shuffle his White House staff

He is reviewing the restructuring plan during the holidays, aides said, and intends to make the first announcements in the…
December 22, 2010

How Barack Obama got his groove back

OPINION - The current legislative has produced what might be Obama's two best political weeks in as many years...
November 30, 2010

Why Obama has been so stingy with pardons

OPINION - Hammering Obama as insensitive, uncaring, or timid in granting reforms, ignores the fact that he is in a…
November 11, 2010

Why digital expansion could save black America

OPINION - Every month of delay in settling the outstanding broadband issues delays the economic recovery that Americans crave...
November 2, 2010

Philly officials: New Black Panther at polls ‘doing nothing’

A member of the New Black Panther Party was spotted by a local Fox station today at the same polling…
November 1, 2010

Why is ABC News backing race-baiter Breitbart?

OPINION - After this unfair and unwarranted attack on Shirley Sherrod, Breitbart should have faded into obscurity, never to be…
October 26, 2010

Obama appoints record number of gay officials

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay activists say the estimate of more than 150 appointments so far -- from agency heads and…
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: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said he'd be proposing a broader set of ideas next week, when he travels to Milwaukee…
September 3, 2010

4 ways Obama can sell a second stimulus

OPINION - The administration should take control of the debate and not allow the opposition to define the issues. Play…
August 31, 2010

Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page

WASHINGTON (AP) - From the Oval Office, where Bush first announced the invasion that would come to define his time…
August 30, 2010

Alvin Greene mocks White House staff as 'Harvard rich kids'

"Do any of these fat cats know what it's like to be unemployed? To not know how you will feed…
August 27, 2010

Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - The president will use the anniversary to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid…
August 27, 2010

5 years after Katrina, does Obama care about black people?

OPINION - The answer is a qualified yes. This president seems inclined to do the right thing, particularly by his…
August 26, 2010

1 in 10 Americans with a mortgage face foreclosure

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a worrisome sign, the number of homeowners starting to have problems with their mortgages rose after…
August 24, 2010

Shirley Sherrod rejects job offer from USDA

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Vilsack said that Sherrod did agree to work with the agency in a consulting capacity in…
August 24, 2010

9 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' grant winners

ATLANTA (AP) - The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious changes to improve schools and close the…
August 22, 2010

US troops unlikely to resume combat in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - With a major military milestone in sight, Gen. Ray Odierno said in interviews broadcast Sunday that any…
August 20, 2010

US: Israel, Palestinians to resume peace talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has been pushing for a speedy resumption of the face-to-face negotiations that broke down…
August 20, 2010

Why it's no surprise many still think Obama is Muslim

OPINION - No president has ever had more pejorative labels slapped on him. He's been branded a Bolshevik, socialist, Nazi,…