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August 28, 2013

Is Obama showing more confidence on the subject of race?

theGRIO REPORT - In Obama’s first term he steered clear of putting too much of an emphasis on race...
August 27, 2013

A new Obama emerges on race in second term

ANALYSIS - As he will make remarks Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, this second-term Obama…
August 22, 2013

Sen. Tom Coburn raises possibility of impeachment at town hall

NBC NEWS - A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday appeared to suggest that President Barack Obama is 'getting perilously close' to…
August 9, 2013

Obama shifts on NSA programs, calls for greater accountability

theGRIO REPORT - When President Obama was first asked about controversial National Security agencies programs two months ago, he struck…
August 7, 2013

Obama’s Larry Summers problem

ANALYSIS - If President Obama picks Larry Summers as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, as he is considering,…
August 1, 2013

Senate approves Obama’s nominee for UN ambassador Samantha Power

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is ready to approve President Barack Obama's choice to be the next ambassador to the…
August 1, 2013

Senate finally approves Obama nominee for ATF B. Todd Jones

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted in dramatic fashion Wednesday to approve one of President Barack Obama's nominees...
August 1, 2013

The Obama administration is keeping Haitian families apart

OPINION - It’s been 42 months – three and a half years – since Haiti’s calamitous January 12, 2010 earthquake…
July 26, 2013

Eric Holder’s bold move on voter ID laws

ANAYSIS - Eric Holder's gambit to effectively overrule the U.S. Supreme Court is his boldest move yet as the administration's…
July 25, 2013

Where the economy stands for Black Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Here are key components of the economy since 2005, and what they mean -- particularly for the…
July 18, 2013

IRS watchdog ‘disturbed’ agency withheld documents

WASHINGTON (AP) - IRS Inspector General J. Russell George told a congressional panel Thursday the IRS did not provide the…
July 17, 2013

White House website petition calls for prosecution of George Zimmerman for civil rights violation

theGRIO REPORT - A White House website petition that was created on July 14th urges the Department of Justice to…
July 14, 2013

Why Obama decided to speak after the Zimmerman verdict

theGRIO REPORT - Obama opted to issue a statement after the verdict to both offer support for Trayvon Martin's family…
July 11, 2013

Republicans drop food stamp cuts from farm bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruised from the defeat of a massive farm bill last month, Republicans are giving the legislation another…
July 3, 2013

Egyptian military says it has ousted Morsi; crowds celebrate in Cairo

NBC NEWS - Mohammed Morsi, in office only a year as the first democratically elected leader of Egypt, was rousted…
July 2, 2013

Anthony Foxx officially sworn in as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department says former Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx has been sworn in as President Barack…
June 27, 2013

Anthony Foxx unanimously confirmed by Senate as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., and a political ally of President Barack Obama, was unanimously…
June 24, 2013

Supreme Court to hear Obama recess appointments case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court stepped into an important constitutional dispute Monday between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans…
June 19, 2013

Affirmative action will survive in Washington politics

ANALYSIS - The debate about women and minorities in the Cabinet illustrated a important dynamic in the debate over affirmative…
June 18, 2013

Obama rejects Bush comparison on NSA programs

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in his first extended remarks since the disclosure of two National Security Agency programs that…