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November 14, 2012

Confident Obama looks ready to assert himself in second term

ANALYSIS - President Obama sounds like a man who believes he has a mandate and is willing to use it...
November 12, 2012

Is crying now allowed in politics?

(AP) - It seems out of place: The president of the United States breaking down in tears as he thanked…
November 9, 2012

What is the 'fiscal cliff' anyway?

WASHINGTON (AP) - So just what is this 'fiscal cliff' that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers…
November 9, 2012

Why the Republicans can't easily solve their demographic problem

ANALYSIS - Winning more minority voters won't be simple. Republicans are facing three different and distinct issues: history, policy and…
November 7, 2012

Obama 2012 reinvented campaigning; but can the model be duplicated?

ANALYSIS - Barack Obama will never be on a ballot again, but after his big victory last night, many will…
November 6, 2012

President Obama's re-election victory cements historic accomplishment

ANALYSIS - In 2008, President Obama ensured his place in the annals of American history as the first black president...
November 2, 2012

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first…
November 2, 2012

It's the Obamacare, stupid: Why Election 2012 is about health care, not the economy

ANALYSIS - On no issue are the candidates further apart, as Obama pledges to implement his massive health care reform…
October 31, 2012

6 days left: Obama maintains very narrow advantage

ANALYSIS - President Obama still leads narrowly in most polls in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin, keeping him…
October 30, 2012

Election 2012: Why black voters are fired up

theGRIO REPORT - On the first day of early voting in North Carolina, the lines to cast ballots snaked down…
October 29, 2012

Five things to watch in final week of campaign

AP-JOBS REPORT: The final unemployment rate report comes Friday — just four days before Election Day. The economy remains voters'…
October 29, 2012

Obama enters final days of campaign with narrow advantage

AMES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama is poised to eke out a victory in the race for the 270…
October 26, 2012

A super-close look at Ohio, the state that could decide it all

theGRIO REPORT - They say as goes Ohio, so goes the nation – and with good reason...
October 25, 2012

4 years after Obama's breakthrough, few black pols on the ballot for major offices

theGRiO REPORT - With his place in the pipeline that leads to national office, the only sitting black governor in…
October 24, 2012

What Obama and Romney must do to win

ANALYSIS - With polls showing effectively a tied race, here are the big keys for the two candidates in the…
October 22, 2012

On his signature set of issues, Obama puts Romney on defensive

ANALYSIS - The final side-by-side between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama was at times not really a debate...
October 22, 2012

New poll: tied race, Obama struggles among white men, leads big among Latinos, Romney gains on economy,

BOCA RATON, FL - Our latest national NBC/WSJ poll shows a 47%-47% tie among likely voters. Not all ties are…
October 22, 2012

Who will win the undecided voters?

ANALYSIS - The tiny fraction of voters who are still undecided (from 5 to 8 percent in most polls) may…
October 22, 2012

Does a debate on foreign policy give Obama an advantage?

WASHINGTON (AP) - For months the one reliable constant for Barack Obama was the public's approval of his handling of…
October 19, 2012

What Obama really wants to do in a 2nd term

ANALYSIS - Following President Obama’s strong performance in Tuesday’s debate, Republicans, including Mitt Romney, have seized on a new line…