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September 14, 2013

Why Jesse Helms won’t help Ted Cruz

OPINION - If Sen. Ted Cruz loses a close election to Hillary Clinton in 2016, remember this week...
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…
September 13, 2013

Kerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday the prospects for…
September 11, 2013

5 ways 9/11 changed everything

theGRIO REPORT - Twelve years later, with a new administration in office, and the country once again considering middle action…
September 11, 2013

On Syria, Obama bows to Americans’ weariness of wars

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's Tuesday night speech, despite its strong defense of military action against Syria, was an acknowledgment…
September 10, 2013

Transcript: President Obama’s remarks on Syria

TRANSCRIPT - Below are the remarks delivered by President Barack Obama on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, regarding potential U.S. action…
September 10, 2013

Obama will try more diplomacy in Syria but warns: US military ‘doesn’t do pinpricks’

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama told the country Tuesday night that Syria’s use of chemical weapons presented a danger…
September 10, 2013

theGrio’s Joy-Ann Reid explains Syria conflict in less than 4 minutes

VIDEO - As President Obama prepares to address the nation regarding potential military action in Syria, theGrio's Joy-Ann Reid explains…
September 10, 2013

Syria: We will stop producing chemical weapons

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's foreign minister says President Bashar Assad's regime will declare its chemical weapons arsenal and sign the…
September 10, 2013

Obama backs UN discussion of Syria arms proposal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Barack Obama has agreed to discussions at the United Nations Security…
September 10, 2013

Even after Obama meeting, Black Caucus members wary of Syria strike

theGRIO REPORT - Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, traditionally strong allies of President Obama, emerged from a Monday afternoon…
September 9, 2013

Losing the Syria vote does not turn Obama into a lame duck

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not one issue, or just about foreign policy...
September 9, 2013

Obama sees potential ‘breakthrough’ on Syria chemical weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) — A possible diplomatic solution to avoid a U.S. military strike arose Monday when Syria swiftly welcomed a…
September 9, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: Obama’s Syria plan ‘Operation Shuck and Jive’

theGRIO REPORT - During today's edition of 'The Rush Limbaugh Show', the conservative radio show host called President Obama's Syria…
September 9, 2013

President Obama’s legacy on the line as Syria vote looms

NBC NEWS - With his legacy on the line, President Barack Obama will embark Monday on a full-out public relations…
September 9, 2013

Azealia Banks on Syria: ‘If Obama invades Syria, America will never have another black president’

theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Azealia Banks went on a Twitter rant in the early hours of Saturday morning about Syria…
September 7, 2013

Inner city patriotism: Alive and strong among youth

ESSAY - The question of black patriotism is especially timely as the nation considers military action in Syria...
September 6, 2013

Should critics of Syria intervention be reminded of Rwanda?

OPINON - African-Americans were very outspoken in criticizing the United States for not intervening in Rwanda, but the current humanitarian…
September 5, 2013

Why the Congressional Black Caucus could determine if the US strikes Syria

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus, at times ignored by the Obama White House and rendered irrelevant in a…
September 4, 2013

theGrio readers react to the crisis in Syria

theGRIO REPORT - The crisis in Syria is complex and filled with uncertainty and that has the American public wary…