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May 24, 2012

Romney faces tough questions from black leaders

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mitt Romney is facing tough questions about how his education proposals would affect black communities...
May 24, 2012

Obama campaign launches 'Dashboard,' a new social network platform

theGRIO REPORT = The Obama campaign has launched a new social media platform that will allow volunteers to organize campaign…
May 24, 2012

2010 Census undercount could spell disaster for blacks, Latinos

OPINION - Despite a massive and expensive outreach campaign to minorities, the 2010 U.S. Census missed over 1.5 million blacks,…
May 24, 2012

Who will Romney tap for his vice-presidential nominee?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
May 24, 2012

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically…
May 23, 2012

Obama speaks at Air Force Academy commencement: 'A new feeling about America'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Wednesday the world has a 'new feeling about America' and more…
May 23, 2012

Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official Ken Bennett

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's secretary of state says Hawaii's verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements and…
May 23, 2012

Michelle Obama to appear on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'

First lady Michelle Obama returns to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday the 29th to discuss her upcoming…
May 23, 2012

Oprah Winfrey gives $10K to 21-year-old Stockton City Council candidate Michael Tubbs

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Tubbs, 21, was shocked to receive a check for $10,000 from Oprah Winfrey. Tubbs met Winfrey…
May 23, 2012

Colin Powell trashes Romney's foreign policy advisors

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday questioned Mitt Romney's choice in foreign policy advisers, saying that some are…
May 23, 2012

Rangel faced with questions about Latino roots

theGRIO REPORT - Many of Rangel’s constitutes, most of whom are Latino after redistricting has changed the face of his…
May 23, 2012

Man accused of talking about shooting Obama can get guns back

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A man accused of talking about shooting President Obama in 2009 can get his gun collection…
May 23, 2012

Romney tries to close the gap on the Latino vote

Both the President and Romney are courting Latino voters as our new poll shows us just how tight this race…
May 23, 2012

Why Cory Booker will survive Bain Capital gaffe

ANALYSIS - Can Newark Mayor Cory Booker remain a rising star among Democrats, as he has been for much of…
May 23, 2012

Cory Booker on Bain controversy: 'My loyalties are clear'

theGRIO Q&A - Cory Booker, the popular Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, appeared on NBC’s 'Meet the Press' and in…