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April 12, 2012

Charles Ogletree, ex-Obama prof, to teach 'Understanding Obama' at Harvard

theGRIO REPORT - Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogletree, a mentor of President Obama when he attended the school, will…
April 12, 2012

New GOP-drawn districts hard on Southern Democrats

LAURINBURG, N.C. (AP) - While Democrats fared well under California's and New York's redistricting plans, the new congressional district maps…
April 12, 2012

Report says economic recovery has barely reached African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 12, 2012

Obama calls Kanye a 'jackass'…again, but admit's 'he's talented'

President Barack Obama still thinks Kanye West is a 'jackass,' according to a new interview with The Atlantic magazine...
April 12, 2012

Allen West gets slammed for calling House Dems 'Communists'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a…
April 12, 2012

Obama acknowledges the obvious: He has an opponent

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is acknowledging the obvious: The presidential contest is now a two-man race...
April 12, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama plugs her 'Joining Forces' on Colbert

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama appeared Wednesday on Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' to plug the anniversary of…
April 12, 2012

Recent firings won't erase National Review's race problems

OPINION - The National Review's problem with offensive viewpoints on race, brought to the forefront by recent events, did not…
April 12, 2012

Bloomberg vs. 'Stand Your Ground': NYC mayor launches campaign to repeal gun laws

theGRIO REPORT - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, long an advocate of stricter gun control, is launching a national campaign…
April 11, 2012

Obama at Harvard in 1990: 'For a lot of kids, the doors that have been opened to me aren't open to them'

VIDEO - In 1990, Obama became the first African-American president in the 103-year history of the Harvard Law Review...
April 11, 2012

Bloomberg says he'll push to overturn 'Stand Your Ground'

Mayor Bloomberg is launching a campaign to overturn 'Stand Your Ground' laws around the nation...
April 11, 2012

Herman Cain on talking to Romney about being his VP: 'It's not a slam-dunk'

Cain says that he'd be open to having a conversation with likely GOP nominee, Mitt Romney, about possibly of being…
April 11, 2012

Obama-Romney showdown starts with a harsh tone

MENDENHALL, Pa. (AP) - Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican…
April 11, 2012

Allen West says 80 House Democrats are Communists

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Allen West said at a Florida town hall on Tuesday that he'd 'heard' 80 of the…
April 11, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama marks 1-year point for 'Joining Forces' military effort

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama is marking the anniversary of her 'Joining Forces' initiative on Wednesday with a White House…