Celebrities cover 'Too Legit to Quit' for San Francisco candidate
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is getting some big-name sports, music and political celebrities on board for his election bid in a new music video that remakes an MC Hammer song...
Despite Calif. address, 'Weedman' is on NJ ballot
(AP) - A perennial New Jersey political candidate who proudly calls himself a pothead is surprised that he managed to get on next month's ballot for a state legislative seat...
A C Wharton wins Memphis mayoral race
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Voters overwhelmingly re-elected Memphis mayor A C Wharton over nine rivals Thursday...
Memphis mayor seeks re-election in embattled city
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Known for his mediation skills and stylish suits, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton has guided this gritty city through a $60 million budget deficit, a school funding battle and a historic Mississippi River flood...
LSU QB, teammate booked in bar fight and released
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and teammate Joshua Johns were released on $5,000 bond each Friday in connection with a bar fight that injured four people...
Why Wisconsin can be a blueprint for black voters
OPINION - As an African-American woman, I can tell you that these recalls, the protests, the organizing, all take me to the history of the great moments of the civil rights movement...
Bill Clinton likens GOP voter laws to Jim Crow
Former President Bill Clinton went after the GOP on Wednesday for their "disciplined, passionate, determined effort" to pass controversial voter ID laws...
Is Mandela being used as a political prop?
theGRIO REPORT - What better way to fight apathy, and remind black people of the price paid for the vote, than a picture of Mandela at a ballot box?...
Haiti's 'Sweet Micky' Martelly turns presidential
Haiti's president-elect, Michel Martelly, known universally to his countrymen as "Sweet Micky," is -- let's be delicate about this -- a new kind of political figure...
Obama to supporters: I understand your frustration
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Easing into his 2012 campaign, President Obama is telling his supporters he understands their frustration over the compromises he's made...
