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TheGrio's 100: Kevin Lewis, White House director of black media gives community presidential access

12:08 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Kevin Lewis started out at the White House as a press assistant, traveling all over the country and the world with President Obama...

Obama administration to extend and expand foreclosure program

By theGrio

6:00 PM on 01/27/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes...

White House makes case for rejecting Keystone oil pipeline

By theGrio

4:47 PM on 01/18/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House tried to make its case Wednesday for rejecting a Canadian company's plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas,..

Obama administration denies that letter was sent to Iran's supreme leader

By theGrio

2:18 PM on 01/18/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is denying that the president sent a letter to the supreme leader of Iran, calling for direct talks...

Discrimination settlement holds subprime lenders accountable

By Eric Holder & Shaun Donovan

2:13 PM on 01/13/2012

OPINION - Since President Obama took office, this administration has worked to tackle the foreclosures that are harming families and devastating our communities...

'The Obamas': 6 key highlights from Jodi Kantor White House book

By Perry Bacon Jr.

6:00 AM on 01/13/2012

theGRIO REPORT - New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor's 'The Obamas' has generated controversy over its descriptions of occasional tensions between the first couple and the White House staff...

'The Obamas': Jodi Kantor White House book paints personal portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama

By Donna M Owens

12:00 PM on 01/12/2012

REVIEW - The book has 360 pages of dialogue and intimate details, giving the impression of being inside the minds of the first couple and other players...

Haiti earthquake 2 years later: Homeland Security has failed Haitian families

By Steven Forester

9:27 AM on 01/12/2012

OPINION - Since Haiti's devastating quake two years ago today, many have been urging President Obama to take a simple step to save lives and speed recovery, one which would cost virtually nothing, reunite families, and help thousands in Haiti...

Jon Huntsman: Surging Republican in New Hampshire primary is no moderate

By Zerlina Maxwell

8:30 AM on 01/10/2012

OPINION - There is a narrative that has been built that both Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney are 'moderate' conservatives and that they both are basically blue dog Democrats running for the Republican nomination. Don't be fooled...

William Daley resignation signals less conciliatory Barack Obama

By Perry Bacon Jr.

4:24 PM on 01/09/2012

OPINION - The departure of White House Chief of Staff William Daley is the latest sign President Obama is likely to take a confrontational approach with congressional Republicans over the next year...

William Daley, White House chief of staff, resigning

By theGrio

2:40 PM on 01/09/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - William Daley is resigning as President Barack Obama's chief of staff just one year into the one of the most pivotal jobs in politics, senior administration officials said Monday...

Controversial 'The Obamas' author grilled over White House pushback

By theGrio

1:45 PM on 01/09/2012

From Mediaite: The Obamas, which claims -- among other things -- that there are tensions between White House staff and the first lady...

Cordray appointment vital for minority communities

By Rep. André Carson

9:00 AM on 01/08/2012

OPINION - President Obama stood before an excited crowd in Shaker Heights, Ohio to boldly announce his appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...

Color of Change: Obama administration should investigate the banks

By Rashad Robinson

9:00 AM on 01/07/2012

OPINION - The Obama administration and state law enforcement officials from across the country are currently in negotiation with several of the nation's biggest banks, and there's a critical choice at hand...

Michelle Obama vs. Rahm Emanuel: New book 'The Obamas' alleges feud between first lady and ex-Chief of Staff

By theGrio

7:39 PM on 01/06/2012

The dramatics that surrounded the passage of health care reform -- reflect the type of high-pitched struggle that routinely erupted between Emanuel and the first lady during the first two years of the Obama administration...

Barack Obama executive appointments point to new doctrine: 'I'll do it my way'

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

9:36 AM on 01/05/2012

OPINION - President Barack Obama's newfound defiance may be in part a response to Democratic supporters calling for him to have more 'fight'...

Obama names consumer watchdog Richard Cordray, using executive power

By theGrio

12:33 PM on 01/04/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a defiant display of executive power, President Obama on Wednesday will buck Republican opposition in a defiant display of executive power and name a new U.S. chief consumer watchdog...

Melody Barnes, Obama's domestic policy chief, leaves during crises

By theGrio

10:19 AM on 12/30/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama's administration is getting little notice for its work on the home front to fix the struggling economy...

Justice Department blocks SC voter ID law it says 'burdens non-white voters'

By theGrio

5:33 PM on 12/23/2011

TheGrio REPORT -- The Justice Department on Friday moved to block South Carolina's voter ID law, saying it unfairly burdens non-white voters...

Melody Barnes trades White House for family life

By Sophia A. Nelson

2:30 PM on 12/23/2011

OPINION - Melody C. Barnes, President Obama's Domestic Policy Council Director; gave a private, farewell interview to five members of the national media at the White House on Wednesday as she prepares for a new and exciting chapter in her life...

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