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October 3, 2013

5 reasons Republicans fear 'Obamacare'

OPINION - In some ways, conservatives' die-hard opposition to the law they derisively named 'Obamacare' (a name picked up by…
October 3, 2013

Poll: Bill de Blasio leads NYC mayoral race by wide margin

NEW YORK (AP) — A new poll shows Democrat Bill de Blasio leading Republican rival Joe Lhota (LOH'-tuh) with 71…
October 3, 2013

Head Start is another casualty of government shutdown

OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
October 2, 2013

Racial taunting of 1st black Italian minister exposes national crisis

theGRIO REPORT - Italy has always been known for its obsession with the Vatican and intimidating monuments but as of…
October 2, 2013

Obama, lawmakers to meet on shutdown's 2nd day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on the second day of a partial…
October 2, 2013

Stacey Dash regrets voting for Obama 'because he was black'

theGRIO REPORT - Actress Stacey Dash continued to promote her newfound conservatism during a recent appearance on Fox News' Hannity...
October 2, 2013

Stop being so stupid, voters tweet to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The roiling debate over the U.S. government shutdown is extending to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as fed-up…
October 2, 2013

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

ATLANTA (AP) — After three years of bashing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republican governors were surprisingly mute on…
October 2, 2013

Letitia James wins NYC Democratic public advocate runoff

NBC NEW YORK - Councilwoman Letitia James won the Democratic public advocate runoff on Tuesday, becoming the party's nominee and…
October 2, 2013

Michael Steele on shutdown: 'We have elected a bunch of children to run our government'

OPINION - At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal…
October 2, 2013

Rep. Peter King says Cruz conservatives want to 'hijack' GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Republican says he senses that increasing numbers of House Republicans — perhaps as many…
October 1, 2013

Black federal workers bear brunt of government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - The shutdown will impact in different ways some of the nation's more than 2 million civilian workers,…
October 1, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus urges African-Americans to #GetCovered

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus joined President Obama -- and supporters of the Affordable Care Act - in…
October 1, 2013

Obama: Shutdown is result of ideological crusade

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says House Republicans have shut down the federal government over an 'ideological crusade' against…
October 1, 2013

Government shutdown over 'Obamacare': What will happen next?

theGRIO REPORT - It's not clear how long the shutdown will last because that will depend on the leverage each…