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May 18, 2010

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: ‘Obama threw me under the bus’

NEW YORK (AP) - "No one in the Obama administration will respond to me, listen to me, talk to me…
May 2, 2010

Obama cracks jokes at correspondents’ dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president took aim at Jay Leno, the comedian headlining the dinner, saying the talk-show host was…
April 23, 2010

Democrats set showdown vote on Wall Street bill

VIDEO - Opinion polls show the public is receptive to new federal curbs on Wall Street after twin catastrophes...
April 23, 2010

Slideshow: Michelle Obama hosts White House ‘Take Your Kid to Work Day’

SLIDESHOW - Michelle Obama tells the children of White House employees her daughter Malia has a frequent question about her…
April 5, 2010

First family kicks off annual Easter Egg Roll

VIDEO - The Obama family welcomed thousands of children to the sun-soaked South Lawn of the White House for the…
April 2, 2010

White House butler to 8 presidents dies at 90

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died.…
March 10, 2010

Obama renews support for Haiti, warns that ‘dire’ crisis isn’t over

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said the challenge now is "to prevent a second disaster" with the start of the rainy…
March 5, 2010

Jay-Z, Beyoncé meet President Obama during White House visit

It was the president of rap meeting the President of the United States...
March 5, 2010

Obama to meet with Haitian president at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Obama and President Rene Preval will meet on Wednesday...
March 4, 2010

Desiree Rogers has lots of friends on Facebook

Within minutes of Rogers' "astonishing" resignation Friday, Mingo and a friend created a Facebook group, "Toast to Ms. Desiree Rogers,…
March 1, 2010

Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says 1.2 million students drop out of school each year, and only about 70…
March 1, 2010

Chicago mayor defends Desiree Rogers

Daley called Rogers a "great friend of mine," who did a "tremendous job" in a position she didn't have to…
February 26, 2010

Obama signs executive order recognizing HBCUs

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says these schools have felt the pain of the recession most acutely because they enroll…
February 26, 2010

White House social secretary Rogers resigning

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rogers recently came under criticism for her handling of the administration's first state dinner...
February 24, 2010

Former White House adviser Van Jones resurfaces at Princeton

Van Jones has been appointed distinguished visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton…
February 18, 2010

White House: Dems near accord on health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage…
February 15, 2010

Obama mother-in-law on White House life: ‘Bigger than anything’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama's mother-in-law lived her entire life in Chicago, so it was only natural that her move…
February 10, 2010

Obama welcomes crowd to White House to honor civil rights music

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama welcomed an all-star lineup of performers to the East Room of the White House yesterday…
February 9, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Joshua Dubois, Obama’s Pastor-In-Chief

TheGrio's 100 - Don't be fooled by DuBois' age, describing him as very capable and a gifted relationship-builder in religious…
February 3, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Melody Barnes, outspoken in the White House

TheGrio's 100 - Anyone who can advise the president on domestic policy matters one day and play golf with him…