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November 14, 2012

President Barack Obama holds 1st official post-election press conference

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was expected to make his first public comments Wednesday on the growing scandal around…
November 7, 2012

Malia and Sasha Obama will grow up before our eyes for 4 more years

theGRIO REPORT - Sasha and Malia Obama will continue to spend much of their adolescence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and…
November 2, 2012

Marian Robinson: Election 2012 is 'too important' to 'sit on the sidelines'

OPINION - It’s about all of us doing our part. This election is too important for any of us to…
October 29, 2012

Obama on storm: If they say evacuate, do it now

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama delivered a sober warning to millions in the path of Hurricane Sandy on Monday,…
October 1, 2012

White House says it thwarted cyberattack

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is acknowledging an attempt to infiltrate its computer system, but says it thwarted the…
September 28, 2012

Singer Elle Varner counts fans in the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elle Varner may be R&B's rising star, but she already has fans in the White House...
September 24, 2012

'The boy who touched Obama's hair' a timeless story

VIDEO - When first lady Michelle Obama referenced the young African-American boy who touched President Barack Obama's hair during a…
September 14, 2012

Obamas salute Olympians, Paralympians

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and…
September 11, 2012

Obama White House slams Dinesh D’Souza doc ‘2016: Obama’s America’

The Obama White House has finally weighed in on the controversial, and surprisingly successful, conservative documentary '2016: Obama's America'...
September 11, 2012

Obamas observe September 11th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and White House staffers observed a moment of silence Tuesday…
September 6, 2012

Obama sister, brother-in-law: They haven’t changed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama's brother says the first lady was reluctant to enter politics, but she is thriving…
August 23, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama doesn't 'trip' over girls' TV viewing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says she doesn't 'trip' about her daughters watching 'Keeping Up with Kardashians'...
August 21, 2012

White House crashers' divorce final in Virginia

FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) - A Virginia judge has signed off on the divorce of celebrity White House gate crashers…
August 20, 2012

Michelle Obama hosts kids for lunchtime 'state dinner'

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 50 children from across the country are gathering at the White House for the first…
August 8, 2012

White House: Obama opposes Boy Scouts' ban on gays

NEW YORK (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of…
July 27, 2012

Obama raises $1 million at Washington DC fundraiser

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is raising $1 million for his presidential campaign at a fundraiser near the White…
July 18, 2012

Obama honors undefeated Baylor basketball team

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is honoring Baylor's undefeated women's basketball team, calling the NCAA champions a 'dominant' team...
July 14, 2012

First lady, Smithsonian museum honor top designers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama said the nation's top designers in fashion, architecture, landscapes and technology were making life better…
July 10, 2012

Reverend Jeremiah Wright: Elite universities infecting blacks with 'white racist DNA'

theGRIO REPORT - At the Baptist Church on Florida Avenue, Wright addressed the congregation during their 100th anniversary this week…
July 6, 2012

Morgan Freeman: Obama is not America’s first black president

Morgan Freeman joined told NPR's Michel Martin Thursday and said Obama isn't America's first black president...