GOP candidates distort welfare, food stamps

Joy Moses

OPINION - Racial drama from the presidential campaign seems never ending. At the center is government benefits programs. Rick Santorum was clearly caught on video connecting a general discussion about benefits solely to African Americans...

Romney faces new rival: Improving economy

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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has another emerging contender as he hopes to challenge President Barack Obama in November: The improving U.S. economy...

Will deportations come back to haunt Obama?

Zerlina Maxwell

theGRIO REPORT - In light of the news that an African-American teenager from Dallas Texas was mistakenly deported, President Obama's immigration and deportation policies have come under scrutiny.

Gingrich: Blacks should demand work, not welfare

Joy-Ann Reid

theGRIO REPORT - Newt Gingrich says he plans to 'go to the NAACP convention and tell the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps'...

Cheadle feels wrath of Obama Twitter warriors

Zerlina Maxwell

OPINION - Hollywood actor Don Cheadle learned the hard way what many public figures have known for a while: don't say anything bad about President Obama...

Spike Lee to host $38,000 per ticket fundraiser for Obama

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Filmmaker Spike Lee and wife Tonya will host a fund-raising dinner for President Obama in New York on Jan. 19...

Is Chris Brown taking a vow of silence in 2012?

Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - Not only will Brown make his first appearance at the Grammy's in three years, according to Brown's manager Tina Davis, the singer won't be sitting down for any interviews in 2012...

Obama applauds Iowa Democrats for their help

theGrio

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inserting his voice into a big night for Republicans, President Barack Obama appealed to Iowa Democrats on Tuesday during the first balloting in the GOP presidential campaign...

Romney, Santorum in close race in Iowa

theGrio

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Romney, the longtime front-runner, and Santorum, whose campaign only recently gained momentum, were separated by only 19 votes with nearly 90 percent of the state's 1,774 precincts reporting...

Carter's advice to Obama: Don't alienate voters

theGrio

ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter has some advice for Barack Obama as he gears up for the 2012 election: Don't alienate voters with controversial positions...

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GOP candidates distort welfare, food stamps

Romney faces new rival: Improving economy

Will deportations come back to haunt Obama?

Gingrich: Blacks should demand work, not welfare

Spike Lee to host $38,000 per ticket fundraiser for Obama

Is Chris Brown taking a vow of silence in 2012?

Obama applauds Iowa Democrats for their help

Romney, Santorum in close race in Iowa

Carter's advice to Obama: Don't alienate voters

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