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August 16, 2012

Why Artur Davis is eager to stand with the GOP

theGRIO REPORT - Davis’ willingness to jump into the racial fray and castigate his former friend on behalf of Team…
August 15, 2012

Artur Davis gets RNC speaking slot, blasts Biden comments as 'insulting' to blacks

theGRIO REPORT - Former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, who made a high-profile switch to the Republican Party earlier this year,…
August 15, 2012

Why Obama's campaign is likely to overcome voting laws

theGRIO REPORT - But the provision in Pennsylvania and other key ones around the country, which Attorney General Eric Holder…
August 15, 2012

Judge won't halt Pennsylvania voter ID law

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday refused to stop a tough new voter identification law from going…
August 15, 2012

Why the presidential campaign is getting more feisty

FIRST READ - So much for that debate about big ideas and sharp contrasts. Just days after Mitt Romney picked…
August 14, 2012

How Obama is defending affirmative action

theGRIO REPORT - Obama and his administration have taken a strong stand in favor of race-based affirmative action this week,…
August 14, 2012

Obama White House lobbies Supreme Court on affirmative action

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Monday threw its support behind the University of Texas' use of race as…
August 14, 2012

How the Ryan pick has reshaped the campaign

NBC FIRST READ - There was always a definite upside to Mitt Romney picking Ryan Paul as his running mate...
August 13, 2012

With Paul Ryan pick, demographic divide will remain

ANALYSIS - Romney's decision to tap Paul Ryan, instead of a woman or minority as his running mate, will leave…
August 11, 2012

What the Paul Ryan pick means for Obama and Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's decision to tap Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential nominee could dramatically shift the…
July 24, 2012

Did Congress force Obama into his controversial terrorism policies?

ANALYSIS - For the first time in a generation, a Democrat is running for president without facing sustained attacks on…
July 24, 2012

New poll shows Obama still ahead, but warning signs remain

theGRIO REPORT - A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama maintaining a narrow lead over Mitt Romney…
July 24, 2012

Justice Department to investigate new voter ID law in Pennsyvlania

theGRIO REPORT - The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of Pennsylvania's new voter-ID…
July 24, 2012

Is Obama's 2012 campaign too divisive?

theGRIO REPORT - Obama is aggressively targeting his political base in a way that resembles the kind of politics he…
July 23, 2012

Obama unlikely to push gun control measures in wake of Colorado shooting

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is unlikely to make a new push on gun control legislation in the wake…
July 23, 2012

The impending death of the all-white-male presidential ticket

OPINION - If Romney were to pick Rice, Rubio or any of the other non-traditional candidates being considered, it would…
July 23, 2012

Battleground 2012: In North Carolina, a Democrat tries to distance himself from Obama, angering black voters

theGRIO REPORT - When Democrat Larry Kissell won a Charlotte-area U.S. House seat in 2008, he did so largely by…
July 20, 2012

Romney, Obama take pause from politics after Colorado shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - The deadly shooting spree in Colorado consumed the U.S. presidential campaign Friday, sidetracking a bitter political contest…
July 19, 2012

Morgan Freeman gives $1 million to Obama super PAC

theGRIO REPORT - Morgan Freeman has just donated $1 million to Priorities USA, one of the key super PAC's supporting…
July 19, 2012

Will Cain or Condi speak at the GOP convention?

theGRIO REPORT - Several African-Americans are also popular figures in the GOP and could be slated for major roles at…