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October 15, 2010

Obama tries to recapture his youth vote

theGRIO REPORT - Given 50 percent African-American teen unemployment, many political observers are unsure if young black voters will be…
October 15, 2010

Michelle Obama votes early in hometown of Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) - Obama voted in Illinois' election at the Martin Luther King Community Center on Thursday. As she left,…
October 15, 2010

Meek campaign meltdown continues as Dems flock to Crist

theGRIO REPORT - RFK Jr. didn't just endorse Crist, or call Rubio a "crackpot" -- he told the crowd of…
October 14, 2010

Billboard depicting Obama as terrorist, gay condemned

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (AP) - The billboard along an Interstate 70 business loop in Grand Junction shows the four figures…
October 14, 2010

First lady brings high ratings to last minute campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama's approval rating puts her more than 20 points beyond that of her husband, President Barack…
October 14, 2010

Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote

BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
September 15, 2010

Controversial GOP rabble-rouser claims racism in party

theGRIO REPORT - Jim Greer's repudiation of his 2009 comments and his charges of racism seem as self-serving as his…
September 15, 2010

GOP leader defends Antebellum costumes at party event

theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina State Senator Glenn McConnell maintains that rather than disparage people of color; the event gave…
September 15, 2010

House Dems deeply divided over Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama's plan was "good policy and good politics," her…
September 15, 2010

NAACP backs pardon for 2 serving life for $11 robbery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The NAACP is asking Mississippi's governor to pardon two black women who have been serving life…
September 15, 2010

What Obama can learn from Fenty's fall

OPINION - Fenty lost the support of African-Americans in DC not because of the de-racialized nature of his politics but…
September 15, 2010

Rangel wins primary, despite ethics charges

NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel beat back five challengers including Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of…
September 15, 2010

DC voters oust Fenty during Democratic primary

WASHINGTION (AP) - Fenty lost the city's Democratic primary to DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray just four years after sweeping…
September 14, 2010

Muslims ask for equality from Hartford council

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) - The decision to replace a scheduled Islamic prayer with an interfaith moment of silence before its…
September 14, 2010

Primary showdowns: GOP establishment vs Tea Party

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Mayor Adrian Fenty drew a strong challenger for the nomination, and spent several weeks apologizing to…