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Election 2008

President Barack Obama signs the John M. Roll United States Courthouse Bill into law in the Oval Office of the White House as (L-R) Homeland Security Secretary and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Chief of Staff to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Pia Carusone, Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ), and Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) look on February 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Obama signed the bill to name a new federal courthouse in Yuma, Arizona, after federal Judge John M. Roll, who was gunned down during the shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Does McCain have a vendetta against Obama?

Mychal Denzel Smith
OPINION - In 2008, John McCain claimed to be willing to work across party lines. In 2012, it’s clear he meant only if he was president...
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A voter in the leaves a polling station in a rural farming area during the state's primary election on January 21, 2012 in New Hope, South Carolina. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

Judges OK SC voter law, say it must wait to 2013

Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of three federal judges upheld a South Carolina law requiring voters to show photo identification, but delayed enforcement until next year...
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Supporters of Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) react to news that he has won the presidency from the non-ticket holder area of Grant Park where in Chicago, Illinois. After nearly two years of presidential campaigning, U.S. citizens went to the polls today to vote in the election between Obama and Republican nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). (Photo by Michal Czerwonka/Getty Images)

Race matters in Obama era

Jesse Washington, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers...
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Urban League: Obama needs better than 2004 black turnout

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WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the country's oldest civil rights groups says President Barack Obama may have a tougher time winning at least three battleground states in November should black voter turnout fall...
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'The Obama Effect': New film inspired by president's 2008 campaign

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - 'The Obama Effect', a phrase often used to describe the president's ability to politically influence Americans with his message of change, is now the basis of a new movie.
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'Yes We Can': Can Obama inspire like he did in 2008?

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - Four years and one day ago, Barack Obama was dealt a surprising blow to a presidential campaign that was surging...
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