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November 5, 2013

Competency more important than skin color in Detroit mayor race

theGRIO REPORT - If Duggan, a write-in candidate who overwhelmingly won the primary elections in August, wins, as the polls…
November 5, 2013

Ted Nugent on running for president: 'Why not?'

theGRIO REPORT - Ted Nugent, the outspoken gun rights advocate and conservative rock musician, has not ruled out a run…
November 5, 2013

Why today's elections in Virginia and New Jersey matter

theGRIO REPORT - In fact, Obamacare may get two political victories on Tuesday...
November 5, 2013

NYC mayor race: The future of stop-and-frisk hangs in the balance

theGRIO REPORT - With a recent ruling placing the future of stop-and-frisk in the hands of the next mayor, many…
November 4, 2013

Obama's advisers staged 2012 debate intervention, authors reveal

TODAY - President Obama’s top advisers staged an intervention two days before the second debate with Republican contender Mitt Romney…
November 4, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr. pays $200,000 of $750,00 judgment

CHICAGO (AP) — Court records show that former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has paid $200,000 toward his $750,000 forfeiture…
November 4, 2013

Bankruptcy shadows Detroit's mayoral election

DETROIT (AP) — A candidate once thought to have little chance of getting past Detroit's primary election is the front…
November 4, 2013

Exclusive clip: JFK's famous phone call to Coretta Scott King

VIDEO - Next week, PBS will air JFK, a four-hour, two part special on the assassination of President John F.…
November 4, 2013

Obama writes post urging equal treatment of gays

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a message written for Huffingtonpost.com, is calling on the Senate to pass legislation…
November 4, 2013

Why Christie's appeal to minority voters in New Jersey won't immediately translate to the national stage

ANALYSIS - Christie’s statement was unsubtle and obviously geared at 2016. But his argument, that winning minority voters in New…
November 3, 2013

Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr has projected release date

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could be released from federal prison on Dec. 31, 2015 —…
November 3, 2013

Conservative games in Washington played at the expense of the vulnerable

OPINION - The American people need House Republican leaders to stop playing political games with their livelihoods and pass a…
November 2, 2013

What's really happening with Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Affordable Care Act, as you have no doubt heard, has a really flawed website. But here's…
November 2, 2013

Pumpkins replace politics at White House Halloween

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, clad in orange and black, emerged in the evening…
November 1, 2013

'The President's Devotional' excerpt: Marriage 'ran deep' for President Obama

BOOK EXCERPT - Growing up with his grandparents and seeing their relationship firsthand, the future president embraced their marriage as…