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October 14, 2011

How Jeremiah Wright became America's religious boogeyman

theGRIO REPORT - After Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, commented, 'I am not a Jeremiah…
October 14, 2011

Can Obama bypass Congress to create jobs?

OPINION - By facing GOP obstinacy with equal force, he can re-engineer the broken political machine and make it work…
October 13, 2011

Obama shows fundraising power, Republicans spar

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million for his re-election and the Democratic party during…
October 13, 2011

Rep. West: Obama 'does not fathom' upward mobility in America

In a recent email to supporters that touched on the Occupy Wall Street protests, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) offered this…
October 13, 2011

Obama, Aretha to headline MLK monument dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend's…
October 13, 2011

Herman Cain's '9-9-9' plan: What is it, and how would it affect taxpayers?

MSNBC - Just what is Cain's "9-9-9" plan about, and how would it affect the average American taxpayer?...
October 13, 2011

Has hip-hop activism made a comeback?

OPINION - New faces, even those whose prior music and/or positions are a welcome addition..
October 13, 2011

Poll: Cain leads GOP presidential field

theGRIO REPORT - The NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll has named Herman Cain the front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2012...
October 12, 2011

The 10 most intriguing Herman Cain memoir revelations

OPINION - The book tells the story of Cain's family and journey to becoming what he calls a 'CEO of…
October 12, 2011

Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn't…
October 12, 2011

First lady sneaks out 'as much as possible'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Turns out Target isn't the only place to find Michelle Obama escaping the White House bubble...
October 12, 2011

Cain vows to add staff, campaign more aggressively

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Sensing some momentum, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain is promising to add staff and campaign more…
October 12, 2011

Is 'Occupy Wall Street' becoming blacker?

theGRIO REPORT - In this mix is Erin Malone, an African-American female from Brooklyn, helping to make sure all of…
October 12, 2011

How Herman Cain is a creature of talk radio

OPINION - For Cain, his radio show served as the litmus test for the Republicans as well as the Tea…
October 11, 2011

Harry Belafonte: Cain 'a bad apple' and 'false negro'

The legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte lambasted Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain as a 'bad apple'...