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January 25, 2013

Obama picks foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as chief of staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth…
January 22, 2013

Obama embarks on first working day of 2nd term

WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, President Barack Obama and his staff spent the first day in the White House…
January 21, 2013

Obama girls to hit teen milestones in White House

(AP) - On the inaugural platform again four years later, a more mature Malia Obama, 14, and Sasha, 11, smiled,…
January 19, 2013

On 2nd term eve, Obama cites Martin Luther King's commitment to service

WASHINGTON (AP) - On the brink of a second term, President Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to…
January 18, 2013

President Obama’s official portrait for 2nd term released

theGRIO REPORT - The photo, taken by White House photographer Pete Souza, was taken in the Oval Office on December…
January 16, 2013

White House calls NRA video referencing Obama girls ‘repugnant, cowardly’

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama's daughters is 'repugnant and…
January 15, 2013

Obama to take private oath in brief family service

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's private swearing-in will be a brief, sparsely attended ceremony in the Blue Room of…
January 14, 2013

Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is deflecting criticism that his Cabinet for his second term is shaping up to…
January 14, 2013

Obama demands quick action to raise US debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that…
January 13, 2013

NRA president says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault…
December 28, 2012

White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an…
December 27, 2012

First dog Bo likes story time from the lap of luxury

VIDEO - First dog Bo steals the show when he climbs into Michelle Obama’s lap before the First Lady reads…
December 27, 2012

President Obama, first lady release Kwanzaa holiday message

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama didn't overlook the Afrocentric holiday of Kwanzaa this year...
December 26, 2012

Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds

WASHINGTON (AP) - Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one…
December 20, 2012

First groups get invitations to inaugural parade

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spouses of those serving in the armed forces, military and civilian colleges, gay musicians, service dogs trainers…
December 19, 2012

New candid photos of the Obamas released by White House

SLIDESHOW - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have shared a few new candid photographs from their daily lives...
December 19, 2012

Obama to announce task-force on gun control

theGRIO REPORT - White House officials say President Obama is likely to take a three-pronged approach on gun control over…
December 18, 2012

Michelle Obama portrayed by transgender model on 'Candy' magazine cover

theGRIO REPORT - In its fifth issue, upstart magazine Candy has embodied first lady Michelle Obama on its cover, modeled…
December 12, 2012

US could survive going off ‘cliff’ for a bit

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy...
December 10, 2012

Obamas attend annual holiday concert in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) - A holiday concert attended Sunday by President Barack Obama and his family included some non-traditional entertainment this…