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President Barack Obama stands on stage after his victory speech at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas GOP official pushes secession, calls Obama voters 'maggots'

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Hardin County Republican treasurer Peter Morrison thinks things would be better off if Texas just separated from the country...
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In this 1977 file photo provided by CBS, Sherman Hemsley, left, and Paul Benedict star in an episode of "The Jeffersons." Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, was found dead Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at his El Paso, Texas home. He was 74. (AP Photo/CBS, File)

Judge: Sherman Hemsley's will valid, actor can be buried

Juan Carlos Llorca, Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Attorneys for a man who says he is the brother of deceased actor Sherman Hemsley argued Friday that Hemsley was not of sound mind when he signed his will...
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Texas megachurch grapples with death of pastor

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Parishioners at a megachurch in North Texas are bracing themselves for their first weekend services without their beloved pastor who was bludgeoned to death inside his own church...
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Jessica Tata on trial

Daycare worker allegedly left kids alone in house before fire broke out

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPROT - The Houston home daycare where four children were killed in a fire last year was run by an irresponsible woman who twice left the children alone that day to go shopping, prosecutors told jurors Thursday during her murder trial...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol March 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. Republican members from the House of Representatives gatherered to speak out against the health care bill which is the topic of a case before the Supreme Court next week. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP rep: Legacy of slavery was ugly, but situation is worse now

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has become the latest GOP lawmaker to convey ambiguity on the institution of slavery...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 02: Recording artist Nelly speaks during CW's 'The Next' Taping at The Orpheum Theatre on October 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Drugs, gun found on rapper Nelly's bus in Texas

Associated Press
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) —- Authorities say they found drugs and a gun on rapper Nelly's tour bus at a West Texas border checkpoint where several celebrities have been arrested...
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Highway sign for Romney, Texas spray-painted 'Obama'

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - Highway drivers seeking to enter Romney, Texas were greeted with a blatant political message this week...
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A teen handcuffed

Delinquent behavior: Criminal or psych?

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. This is especially true for minority youth whose behavior is often seen as criminal rather than psychological...
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$42.6 million FEMA trailer settlements approved

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $42.6 million class-action settlement between companies that made and installed government-issued trailer...
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Bud Johnson

Texas man takes down 'lynched' empty chair

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - A Texas man, who got attention last week for hanging an empty chair representing President Barack Obama in his front yard, took the chair down from the tree last week...
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