Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel attend Obama fundraiser

Josh Lederman, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York.

Cory Booker's decision on gubernatorial bid has NJ Dems 'frozen'

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - State Democratic leaders have been held off from choosing a candidate to back because of Booker's lack of decision thus far...

Controversial billboard labels MLK a Republican

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT -'Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. VOTE REPUBLICAN!' the controversial billboard reads from above Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Dallas, Texas...

Super PAC, black pastor tell African-Americans to vote for Romney

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - 'When Obama was elected it was thrilling,' the ad starts off, but the African-American man and woman on screen quickly begin questioning whether President Barack Obama should be re-elected for a second term...

How McGovern opened up the Democratic party

Adam Howard

theGRIO REPORT - George McGovern is far too often ridiculed for his landslide presidential defeat forty years ago. But he was in some ways an unsung hero of the civil rights moment...

DNC ad slams Artur Davis for contradicting himself

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - his week the Democratic National Committee released an ad pointing out Davis contradicting his own words from just four years ago.

Are the VMAs stealing stars from the DNC?

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - Obama will accept his party’s nomination on September 6 in North Carolina, and accordingly will be forced to contend with the MTV Video Music Awards in LA...

Obama's 'Dark Knight Rises' review: Anne Hathaway 'best thing' in it

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - While speaking at a fundraiser last night, Obama described Anne Hathaway's performance in 'The Dark Knight Rises' 'spectacular'...

Jackson Jr.'s mom says son suffered years of 'disappointment

theGrio

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mother told attendees of the annual Rainbow/PUSH conference in Chicago on Friday that her son has been dealing with a series political disappointments that may have contributed to his current 'mood disorder'...

Are Booker, black Dems too influenced by big money?

James Braxton Peterson

OPINION - While much of the attention is on the conservative side, we cannot lose sight of the fact that money makes moves in politics on both sides of the aisle...

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Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel attend Obama fundraiser

Cory Booker's decision on gubernatorial bid has NJ Dems 'frozen'

Controversial billboard labels MLK a Republican

Super PAC, black pastor tell African-Americans to vote for Romney

How McGovern opened up the Democratic party

DNC ad slams Artur Davis for contradicting himself

Are the VMAs stealing stars from the DNC?

Obama's 'Dark Knight Rises' review: Anne Hathaway 'best thing' in it

Jackson Jr.'s mom says son suffered years of 'disappointment

Are Booker, black Dems too influenced by big money?

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