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October 23, 2013

White House aide fired over Twitter account

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House national security official has been fired for running a Twitter account that was harshly…
September 14, 2013

US-Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons

GENEVA (AP) — After days of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia reached agreement Saturday on a framework to…
May 1, 2013

Obama naming NC's Mel Watt to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the…
February 25, 2013

Obama urges Congress to compromise on cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing an end of the week deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress can avert sweeping…
December 27, 2012

Lisa Jackson, first-ever black EPA head, to step down

theGRIO REPORT - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, the first-ever African-American to hold that post, announced Thursday she is…
December 14, 2012

Susan Rice withdrawal sparks gender concerns on Cabinet

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top contenders for the 'big three' jobs in President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet are all white…
November 9, 2012

CIA director Gen. David Petraeus quits over extramarital affair

NBC NEWS - CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital affair and 'extremely poor judgement'...
October 12, 2012

Is Joe Biden 'the first black vice president'?

OPINION - If you’ve ever wondered how the Irish can become black; then you needn’t look any further than the…
July 19, 2012

Obama administration defends welfare-to-work waivers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is defending a plan to waive parts of the federal welfare-to-work law for states...
June 3, 2012

US permits Zimbabwe officials for 'blood diamond' talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has granted visas to two senior officials from Zimbabwe to attend a meeting of…
December 5, 2011

White House makes its case to black voters

POLITICO - The White House and President Barack Obama's reelection team have cranked up their outreach to black voters...