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December 23, 2010

Obama is set to shuffle his White House staff

He is reviewing the restructuring plan during the holidays, aides said, and intends to make the first announcements in the…
December 14, 2010

Michael Steele: 'My job is to win back the White House in 2012'

THEGRIO Q & A - theGrio was able to secure an exclusive first interview with Steele about an hour after…
December 10, 2010

Obama to meet with Lakers next week on service

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not clear, though, that the basketball-loving president will shoot hoops with Kobe Bryant and his teammates...
December 10, 2010

'Waiting for Superman' kids get field trip of lifetime

VIDEO - The five kids are dazzled by where this movie has taken them, and what they have done for…
December 10, 2010

5 lessons Obama can learn from 'the first black president'

OPINION - Clinton stands out as a Democratic president who withstood withering attacks from the GOP and occasionally allies but…
December 9, 2010

White House: Obama still trying to kick the habit

WASHINGTON (AP) - Has the president quit smoking? Gibbs wasn't ready to make that declaration...
December 7, 2010

Obama defends tax deal, says he's kept promises

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama called the news conference in the face of Democratic criticism of the agreement, which still needs…
December 6, 2010

Obama: Kennedy Center honorees gave gift of arts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama spoke at a White House reception Sunday for the honorees. The five included Oprah Winfrey and…
November 27, 2010

Obamas say their daughters prefer to just be kids

WASHINGTON (AP) - The girls can't completely avoid all talk about their father, however. For Malia, he's come up in…
November 24, 2010

Obama spares turkeys 'shellacking' he got at polls

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president wished America's families, including many buffeted by the economic slump, a safe and happy holiday...
November 3, 2010

Obama on midterm defeat: ‘It was a shellacking’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of…
October 15, 2010

Obama, Rice talk national security at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The two met in the Oval Office for about a half hour and discussed "a range of…
September 7, 2010

White House defends MLK quote on Oval Office rug

WASHINGTON (AP) - Describing the rug, a White House statement credited King for these words: "The arc of the moral…
September 7, 2010

Judith Jamison honored at White House dance event

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Jamison is an icon of the dance world. She joined the Ailey company in 1965…
August 31, 2010

The Obamas dish on their daughters' doings

WASHINGTON (AP) - It was President Barack Obama who revealed, perhaps to his daughter's utter embarrassment, that Malia had been…
August 20, 2010

Oil spill and Iraq combat over, Obama takes break

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) - Still, doubts remain about the strength of the U.S. economy, and Obama tried to tamp…
August 16, 2010

Obama makes waves with press photographers

From Yahoo News - President Obama rankled press organizations by denying photographers access to his highly-politicized 'family swim' in the…
August 9, 2010

Obama welcomes Super Bowl champion Saints

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I'm a Bears fan, I'm not going to lie, but this was a big win for the…
August 9, 2010

Michelle Obama’s star power in demand

With midterm elections looming, the White House has started debating how to unleash an untapped political weapon: Michelle Obama...
August 6, 2010

Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn in Sat.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 50-year-old U.S. solicitor general, who won confirmation Thursday over Republican opposition, will be sworn in twice…