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October 17, 2011

'Occupy' protesters eye diversity as movement grows

ATLANTA (AP) - The outcry against financial institutions that has swept the United States in recent weeks has crossed many…
October 17, 2011

Herman Cain: The Godfather's Pizza years

Omaha World Herald - By 1986, Godfather's was a troubled, minor division of Pillsbury Co., losing money, bloated with unprofitable…
October 17, 2011

Cornel West won't face charges after DC arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday decided not to press charges against the group. They were arrested Sunday...
October 17, 2011

Obama seeks action on jobs bill pieces this week

WASHINGTON (AP) - The two-state swing, which kicks off Monday in Asheville, N.C., is Obama's latest attempt to combine campaigning…
October 17, 2011

Cornel West arrested in Supreme Court protest

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Supreme Court spokeswoman says 19 people were arrested Sunday afternoon after they refused to leave the…
October 17, 2011

Herman Cain's 'Meet the Press' interview: 9 takeaways

TheGRIO REPORT - Herman Cain made an appearance on 'Meet the Press' on Sunday, and he made news...
October 16, 2011

Herman Cain's rise helped by long ties to the Koch brothers

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll…
October 15, 2011

Cain set to challenge Perry for evangelical votes

HARRIMAN, Tenn. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Saturday he'll go toe-to-toe with Rick Perry for the GOP…
October 15, 2011

Thousands turn out for Sharpton-led rally in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators have packed the lawn in the shadow of the Washington Monument to hear various…
October 15, 2011

Sean Penn on Tea Party: 'Get the n-word out of the White House party'

Sean Penn has long mixed politics and show business, and Friday night, he urged President Obama to do the same...
October 15, 2011

Cain's 'impossible dream' resonates with voters

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Herman Cain is firing up the crowd at a tea party rally in this West Tennessee…
October 14, 2011

Barack Obama holds MLK Jr.'s dream in view, activists at distance

President Barack Obama has called Martin Luther King Jr. his North Star -- a standard of "bold leadership and prophetic…
October 14, 2011

Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he's dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle…
October 14, 2011

Obama readies for MLK speech as president, father

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama once contemplated what it would be like to take his two daughters to the National…
October 14, 2011

Occupy Wall Street cleanup: Russell Simmons offers to pay to avoid violence

Taking to Twitter late Thursday, Russell Simmons appealed to Mayor Michael Bloomberg saying that he'd personally bankroll sanitation effort..