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March 14, 2012

John Legend, Mumford & Sons to play state dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - There is something special for the Camerons and something special for the Obamas in the entertainment lineup…
March 14, 2012

Southern primary results reveal weaknesses of whole GOP field

OPINION - Mitt Romney's clumsy mismanagement of the expectations game is what gave Santorum's wins in Mississippi and Alabama a…
March 14, 2012

Holder emerges as sharp, vocal opponent of voter ID laws

theGRIO REPORT- Attorney General Eric Holder is sharply criticizing the expansion of laws that would require photo identification to vote,…
March 14, 2012

Santorum wins could create a two-man race with Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum won the primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday, likely knocking former…
March 14, 2012

Derrick Bell: Right wing propaganda smears late Harvard professor

OPINION - Derrick Bell and fellow law professors in the 70s and 80s understood that though blacks had technically gained…
March 13, 2012

Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - A resurgent Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday night, upending the race for the…
March 13, 2012

Young Ugandan woman summarizes Kony 2012 opposition

VIDEO - 'I think it's a bunch of bulls**t,' said a Ugandan woman of the campaign to stop warlord Joesph…
March 13, 2012

If GOP has brokered convention is Michael Steele to blame?

theGRIO REPORT - The GOP brass is looking internally looking for someone to blame for the current primary schedule, and…
March 13, 2012

Black vote in GOP primaries so low it's 'not available'

In Georgia, Michigan, Florida and South Carolina where black populations are higher than the national level, black voters are turning…
March 13, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama will lead US delegation to Olympics

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Michelle Obama will lead the official U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of…
March 13, 2012

Sandra Fluke: Limbaugh attempts to silence women 'clearly failed'

Sandra Fluke has spoken out on the controversy surrounding her testimony before the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, where she…
March 13, 2012

Poll: Some Miss., Ala., GOP voters think interracial marriage should be illegal

theGRIO REPORT - While support for interracial marriage is at an all-time high nationally, 29 percent of likely GOP voters…
March 13, 2012

Is the Republicans' fraud obsession for real?

OPINION - The Republican Party is obsessed with fraud. Like tax cuts, it is a cause célèbre, even where fraud…
March 13, 2012

Angela Davis poster stirs controversy in DC court

More than 40 years since she was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, Angela Davis' image still causes…
March 13, 2012

Obama tested by events outside his control

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is getting another dose of the reality of his job: the out-of-his-control events that…