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July 12, 2010

Greene making first public speech before local NAACP

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - 'Jobs, education and justice, the campaign for the general election,' Greene said, when asked what he…
July 12, 2010

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Obama would have preferred an earlier conclusion for the bill, its passage less than four months…
July 12, 2010

Putting America back to work is NAACP's first priority

OPINION - Our nation's children -- from the Gulf Coast to the Iron City -- deserve for all of us…
July 10, 2010

Slideshow: The NAACP's leaders of the future

SLIDESHOW - As the NAACP hosts its 101st Convention this week, the organization is looking to a younger generation of…
July 10, 2010

Alvin Greene to face no state charge for filing fee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his…
July 9, 2010

Critics of tanning booth tax cry 'reverse racism'

theGRIO REPORT - This new tax, which is part of the new health care overhaul bill would charge tanning salon…
July 9, 2010

NAACP leaders hope to recapture '08 momentum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The NAACP convention, set to start Saturday, also will focus on education and the mounting…
July 9, 2010

Obama urges increase in clean energy tax credits

LAS VEGAS (AP) - 'If an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help…
July 8, 2010

Federal gay marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional

BOSTON (AP) - A U.S. District Judge ruled in favor of gay couples' rights in two separate challenges to the…
July 8, 2010

Obama: US choice between moving ahead or back

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Obama cast upcoming elections as a choice between the party that caused the economic meltdown…
July 8, 2010

Steele on GOP calls for resignation: 'I ain't going anywhere'

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Steele went on to add that the party doesn't need the 'distraction', and that he's focused…
July 8, 2010

Q & A: Wyclef Jean on Bill Clinton and Haiti's new revolution

Wyclef Jean: 'Now the effort needs to change from relief to business, because if you don't have a country where…
July 8, 2010

NAACP pot legalization stance may leave legacy up in smoke

OPINION - Its actions over the last several years indicate a growing disjunction between its stated principles and what is…
July 8, 2010

Earth to Rush Limbaugh: Barack Obama is no Black Panther

OPINION - Limbaugh recently claimed that President Obama has deliberately allowed unemployment to grow in the United States as 'payback'…
July 7, 2010

Slideshow: Michael Steele's most memorable missteps

SLIDESHOW - Ironically Steele declared on his 100th day as head of the RNC that this was the end of…