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June 13, 2013

White House criticizes Trent Franks' rape comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says comments by a Republican lawmaker about rape show, quote, an 'alarming disregard for…
June 12, 2013

Regina Benjamin to step down as surgeon general after 4 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says she plans to step down next month after four years as…
June 11, 2013

Obama's ATF nominee gets Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's nominee to lead the agency charged with enforcing national gun laws said Tuesday the Bureau of…
June 11, 2013

Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls

NEW YORK (AP) - The Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any…
June 10, 2013

Robert Wilkins: How Obama's judicial nominee made 'driving while black' part of the national conversation

theGRIO REPORT - The African-American federal judge that President Obama has nominated to join the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
June 7, 2013

Obama faces strong criticism on surveillance programs

theGRIO REPORT - The New York Times editorial board on Friday blasted the Obama administration over the disclosure of a…
June 5, 2013

5 reasons why Obama's promotion of Susan Rice is a major move

ANALYSIS - President Obama's decision to promote United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to National Security Adviser, while not a surprise,…
June 5, 2013

Obama appoints Susan Rice to become National Security Adviser

theGRIO REPORT - Susan Rice will be tapped today as President Obama's new National Security Adviser, as the New York…
June 4, 2013

Eric Holder determined to remain in office

theGRIO REPORT - Despite pressure from Republicans and even some Obama aides, Attorney General Eric Holder is for now signaling…
June 4, 2013

Obama nominates 3 to appeals court, testing GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Issuing a forceful challenge to Senate Republicans, President Barack Obama nominated three judges to the influential federal…
May 30, 2013

Republicans' hating on Holder shows depth of their hypocrisy

OPINION - The right wing obsession with Attorney General Eric Holder has risen to a fever pitch...
May 28, 2013

Can Obama’s policies only be passed under a white president?

OPINION - Will it take a white president to see Obama’s dreams for America come to fruition? All evidence now…
May 23, 2013

Obama looks to recapture his constitutionalist bonafides on national security

ANALYSIS - The constitutional lawyer-turned-president must be tired of being cast by critics as acting outside the bounds of the…
May 23, 2013

Anthony Foxx, transportation nominee, receives warm reception from senators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Foxx told a jammed Senate confirmation hearing that he will look for 'partners' in local and state…
May 20, 2013

White House aides learned of IRS details in April, but didn’t tell Obama

NBC News - The White House first learned of a draft report detailing abuses by IRS officials in targeting conservative…
May 20, 2013

How disenfranchisement leads to second class citizenship

OPINION - Why are we choosing to repeat the mistakes of a generation ago with a new set of aspiring…
May 18, 2013

IRS scrutiny of tax exempt status applicants ignored the most powerful groups

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups...
May 14, 2013

Republican outrage over IRS targeting Tea Party didn’t extend to NAACP

OPINION - Where was the outrage when the IRS audited the NAACP in 2004?...
May 7, 2013

Will GOP opposition stop Mel Watt’s confirmation?

theGRIO REPORT - Watt’s nomination still has to be approved by the Senate. When I spoke with him the day…
May 2, 2013

Where Obama still has 'juice' in his 2nd term

ANALYSIS - When ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked President Obama this week at a press conference if Obama had 'the…