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December 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Urged by many liberals to go over the so-called fiscal cliff and force Republicans to accept whatever…
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December 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rumors of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated...
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December 27, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for…
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December 27, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are engaged in a playground game of "who goes first," daring each political party to let…
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December 20, 2012
ANALYSIS - Today he made the obvious, safe choice that most preserves his options for the future, including a potential…
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December 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., obligates the nation to finally act…
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December 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The president showed a passion and urgency on the issue that suggested that he is eager to…
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December 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - White House officials say President Obama is likely to take a three-pronged approach on gun control over…
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December 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Barack Obama and Congress' most powerful Republican are making significant concessions just two weeks before…
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December 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest U.S. gun-rights organization — typically outspoken, even after shooting deaths — has gone all but…
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December 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Tim Scott, a Republican, is expected to be appointed Monday to the U.S. Senate seat that…
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December 17, 2012
ANALYSIS - Gun control advocates have urged bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines after all of the mass killings…
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December 14, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was meeting privately Friday with Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador who abruptly withdrew…
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December 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama won't be able to appoint a person his aides said he has 'a personal bond'…
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December 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Since arriving on the Hill, the sophomore representative has toed the staunch Tea Party line, including voting…
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December 12, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of Jesse Jackson Jr. said Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the U.S.…
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December 12, 2012
OPINION - The school-to-prison pipeline – or, the system of extreme disciplinary practices that push young people out of school…
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December 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy...
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December 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee on Monday announced an inquiry to look at what went wrong in 2012's…
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December 11, 2012
(AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to spend what former President George W. Bush called 'political capital'...