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February 22, 2012

Georgia Representative Yasmin Neal counters 'fetal pain bill' with male sterilization

The proposed law, put forward by Rep. Yasmin Neal (D), would ban the practice of male sterilization except in cases…
February 22, 2012

Obama helps break ground on black history museum

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as 'not just a record of tragedy,…
February 22, 2012

Poll: Santorum surges, Obama leads Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) - A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither…
February 22, 2012

President Obama names 35 national co-chairs

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has named 35 national co-chairs, including elected officials, campaign volunteers and a…
February 22, 2012

Smithsonian breaks ground on National Museum of African-American History

theGRIO REPORT - The Smithsonian Institution will break ground on the National Museum of African-American History and Culture today at…
February 21, 2012

President Obama sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' with B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger (VIDEO)

VIDEO - While performing 'Sweet Home Chicago', King beckoned a reluctant Obama to the stage, where he crooned on key…
February 21, 2012

Romney says Obama has 'fought against religion'

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is wading into the social and religious issues that helped…
February 21, 2012

Mick Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Jeff Beck are teaming up with musical up-and-comers at the White House…
February 21, 2012

Supporters of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. say his opponents are driven by 'demonic forces'

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s supporters claim that his opponents are driven by 'demonic forces'...
February 21, 2012

Obama's faith, not the economy, takes center stage in 2012 race

theGRIO REPORT- Even as the likely presidential candidates in the fall, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, want to speak mostly…
February 21, 2012

Gingrich: Obama has 'anti-American' energy policy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newt Gingrich is asserting that President Barack Obama pursues an 'outrageously anti-American' energy policy...
February 21, 2012

Rick Santorum denies comparing Obama to Hitler

Just days after being forced to clarify comments he's made about Obama's 'theology,' Republican presidential Rick Santorum is on the…
February 21, 2012

Supreme Court take new look at affirmative action

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case…
February 21, 2012

Why Mitt Romney could lose his home state

theGRIO REPORT- Mitt Romney has found himself in a position that he did not initially expect: Fighting from behind...
February 21, 2012

Alice Stewart, Rick Santorum press secretary, corrects 'Islamic' Obama comment

VIDEO - Santorum press secretary Alice Stewart says it was an accident when she accused Obama of 'radical Islamic policies'...