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October 19, 2012

Despite complaints from NRA, gun industry thrives under Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the nation's…
October 18, 2012

Why you should stop obsessing over the polls

ANALYSIS - With fewer than three weeks left, election-obsessed Americans in both parties have turned into 24/7 poll-watchers, reading every…
October 17, 2012

Have Republicans conceded defeat in the culture wars?

OPINION - We are living in the twilight of the great culture war -- a forty-year battle over social issues…
October 17, 2012

Should we spend $1 billion in commercials to pick our president?

Ad spending in the presidential campaign has now topped $800 million and is on pace to reach or come close…
October 17, 2012

Was Romney v. Obama the testiest presidential debate ever?

NEW YORK (AP) - Maybe it's a cliché to say the gloves came off in Tuesday's presidential debate. But then…
October 17, 2012

How Obama won the second debate

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama followed the model of his vice-president in his second debate with Mitt Romney, repeatedly accusing…
October 16, 2012

Obama v. Romney round 2: What to watch for

ANALYSIS - A strong performance by Mitt Romney in a debate almost two weeks ago helped shift the polls, showing…
October 15, 2012

Will Ohio propel President Obama to victory?

ANALYSIS - In Ohio, three surveys over the last week (CNN, NBC/WSJ/Marist and PPP) have shown Obama maintaining a small,…
October 11, 2012

Biden brings the fire at vice presidential debate

theGRIO REPORT - Joe Biden seemed to watch everything President Obama did last week in his debate and do the…
October 9, 2012

Affirmative action's other big challenge: Lukewarm liberal support

ANALYSIS - Many Democrats oppose the practice, and some of the key liberal voices in the country are lukewarm about…
October 9, 2012

Supreme Court to hear affirmative action case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for…
October 9, 2012

New polls show Romney surge

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney is now effectively tied with President Obama in a series of polls released since last…
October 8, 2012

Pew poll shows Obama trailing Romney by 4 percent

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama now trails Mitt Romney by four points among likely voters in the first major survey…
October 8, 2012

Will Obama's coalition stick with him?

OPINION - President Obama won in 2008 and has led Mitt Romney for much of the year in part because…
October 5, 2012

How the black vote could lift Obama in Virginia

theGRIO REPORT - If Obama wins this state, as he did in 2008, if may not be because of his…
October 5, 2012

How jobs news could boost Obama

ANALYSIS - The sharp drop in the unemployment rate is a major political boon for President Obama, allowing him to…
October 4, 2012

Romney performs strong, but will it narrow Obama's lead?

ANALYSIS - Mitt Romney performed strongly in his first debate against President Obama, potentially reversing weeks in which his campaign…
October 3, 2012

Obama vs. Romney debate: 5 things to watch for

theGRIO REPORT - Here are five key questions ahead of tonight's much-hyped first debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney…
October 1, 2012

History shows how Obama will debate Romney

theGRIO REPORT- Cosmetics aside, President Obama, as his first debate with Mitt Romney nears, speaks and debates in a remarkably…
October 1, 2012

Supreme Court to consider affirmative action, voting rights in new term

NBC NEWS - The U.S. Supreme Court term that begins Monday promises to be one of the most important for…