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November 12, 2013

Obamacare enrollment falls short of expectations

MSNBC - Health care enrollment numbers fell far below the expected outcome during the first month of website sign-ups, according…
November 10, 2013

Even President Obama knows how sexy Idris Elba is

E! News - Idris Elba probably didn't expect Pres. Barack Obama to talk about his sex appeal when he went…
November 7, 2013

Michael Steele: Obama should have refused to meet al-Maliki

OPINION - While this face-to-face meeting may have served to raise Maliki’s diplomatic profile, it diminished in the eyes of…
November 5, 2013

Surprise! Michelle Obama welcomes guests as White House tours resume

TODAY - Joined by first dogs Bo and Sunny (and, for a little bit, the president, too), the first lady…
November 5, 2013

'Mandela' to screen for Obama at White House

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nelson Mandela biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" will get an audience from President Barack…
November 5, 2013

Ted Nugent on running for president: 'Why not?'

theGRIO REPORT - Ted Nugent, the outspoken gun rights advocate and conservative rock musician, has not ruled out a run…
November 2, 2013

Pumpkins replace politics at White House Halloween

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, clad in orange and black, emerged in the evening…
October 29, 2013

White House lobbies to fill housing finance post

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is stepping up its lobbying for the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to head…
October 29, 2013

Sen. Dick Durbin removes 'can't stand to look at' President Obama Facebook post

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday removed a Facebook post that erroneously claimed a GOP leader had…
October 28, 2013

White House to welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghosts, goblins and other scary characters have been invited to trick or treat at the White House…
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…
October 22, 2013

Before ‘The Butler,’ there was ‘Backstairs at the White House’

theGRIO REPORT - Much like 'The Butler', 'Backstairs at the White House' paints juicy portraits of the presidents and their…
October 18, 2013

Jeh Johnson, Obama’s homeland security nominee: ‘I was not looking for this opportunity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated the Pentagon's former top lawyer to help craft the nation's counterterrorism…
October 15, 2013

Miriam Carey: NY funeral for Conn. woman killed in DC car chase

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a Connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after trying to…
October 14, 2013

Obama calls White House meeting on default threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Barack Obama and the top Democrat in Congress reported progress Monday toward a deal to…
October 13, 2013

DC crowd pushes through barriers to WWII memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday…
October 12, 2013

Obama set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders at the White House.
October 12, 2013

Obamas meets with Malala Yousafzai at White House

NBC News - Malala Yousafzai on Friday met President Barack Obama and the first family in a private audience in…
October 12, 2013

Family of Miriam Carey wages custody battle for daughter

NBC Connecticut - A judge has denied an emergency application for child custody filed by the sister of a Connecticut…
October 11, 2013

Michelle Obama thanks White House staffers for their hard work during shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown is going in it's second week -meanwhile, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama…