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August 26, 2011

Here comes Irene: Have we learned from Katrina?

theGRIO REPORT - Is there an ethnic component to the willingness, or unwillingness, of some to leave when authorities advise…
August 24, 2011

Perry retreat co-host: MLK deserved no credit on civil rights

From TheGRIO - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will attend a retreat with a controversial evangelical "historian" who doubts Martin Luther…
August 24, 2011

More than 5,500 converge on Miami CBC job fair

theGRIO REPORT- The job fair was the second half of a two-day event hosted by freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson, who…
August 22, 2011

Rough night for White House, Tea Party at CBC town hall

theGRIO REPORT - As uncomfortable as a CBC jobs panel was at times for the president's representative, the Tea Party…
August 22, 2011

Black Caucus brings jobs focus to Miami

theGRIO REPORT - Miami is the focus of two days of Congressional Black Caucus attention on a now-familiar subject: the…
August 12, 2011

'Super' debt committee gets more diverse

OPINION - For a time, it looked like the debt committee wouldn't reflect the country whose financial future it's supposed…
August 9, 2011

Why Rick Perry is the second coming of George W. Bush

OPINION - If you didn't know any better, you might conclude that Rick Perry either is George W. Bush, or…
August 1, 2011

Obama is the prime target in debt ceiling blame game

OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
July 23, 2011

Is Obama the last reasonable man in Washington?

OPINION - The White House is betting most American will tire of the bomb throwers (and that Wall Street will…
July 20, 2011

'Vile, despicable' attack exposes Allen West's 2012 anxiety

OPINION - West has hardly moderated his rhetoric since becoming a Congressman...
May 25, 2011

Battleground 2012

Headlines and stories related to the 2012 presidential election.
April 22, 2011

Can Obama keep hope alive for re-election in 2012?

OPINION - What's clear is that Obama's numbers are being weighed down by economic insecurity, rising prices, particularly at the…
March 2, 2011

Are black vs. brown tensions being exploited in jobs debate?

theGRIO REPORT - The third immigration hearing since January focused on whether illegal immigration contributes to higher jobless rates among…
December 22, 2010

How Barack Obama got his groove back

OPINION - The current legislative has produced what might be Obama's two best political weeks in as many years...
November 3, 2010

Republicans run the House — now what?

OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
October 22, 2010

Meet Allen West: The Tea Party’s black Jack Bauer

theGRIO REPORT - He is particularly harsh in attacking President Obama, whom he has called "probably the dumbest person walking…
October 15, 2010

Meek campaign meltdown continues as Dems flock to Crist

theGRIO REPORT - RFK Jr. didn't just endorse Crist, or call Rubio a "crackpot" -- he told the crowd of…
September 15, 2010

Controversial GOP rabble-rouser claims racism in party

theGRIO REPORT - Jim Greer's repudiation of his 2009 comments and his charges of racism seem as self-serving as his…
September 9, 2010

How Florida pastor's history of hate found an international audience

OPINION - Terry Jones's malice isn't limited to Islam. He has used his YouTube podcast to rail against gays, evolution,…
September 2, 2010

Can the Congressional Black Caucus clean house?

theGRIO REPORT - It's unlikely the CBC will be infused new blood anytime soon due to heavily gerrymandered districts...