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September 4, 2013

Senate panel votes to authorize force in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against…
September 4, 2013

Will House liberals stand with Obama on Syria?

theGRIO REPORT - The president's push for a military strike in Syria has divided Democrats in the House of Representatives,…
September 3, 2013

Poll: De Blasio opens huge lead in NY mayor’s race

NEW YORK (AP) — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has surged to a commanding lead in the city's Democratic mayoral…
September 3, 2013

Anthony Weiner uses fake Jamaican accent during West Indian Day Parade

theGRIO REPORT - New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner attended Monday's West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, riding his…
September 3, 2013

Tavis Smiley: Obama ‘dishonoring’ MLK with proposed action in Syria

theGRIO REPORT - PBS host Tavis Smiley finds fault with Obama's plans in Syria especially in light of the 50th…
September 3, 2013

African-American vote divided in NYC mayor’s race

NEW YORK (AP) — Four years after overwhelming support from black voters nearly carried Bill Thompson to an improbable upset…
September 3, 2013

5 reasons why Syria is not Obama’s Iraq

ANALYSIS - The comparisons between the U.S.'s decision to invade Iraq a decade ago and the current consideration of an…
September 3, 2013

NYC mayor hopefuls march in West Indian Day Parade

NEW YORK (AP) — The city's West Indian Day Parade rolled through the streets on Monday with politics in the…
August 31, 2013

Obama to seek congressional OK for US action in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria…
August 30, 2013

Bill de Blasio maintains solid lead in new NYC mayor polls

theGRIO REPORT - According to two new polls, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio leading in the New York City mayoral…
August 30, 2013

Obama: US has obligation as world leader to act on Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he recognizes the world and the U.S. are war-weary in the face of…
August 30, 2013

John Kerry: Syrian regime planned for chemical attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully…
August 30, 2013

Cory Booker on personal life: ‘My sexuality is not an issue right now’

MSNBC - Cory Booker’s opponent for the New Jersey Senate seat, Steve Lonegan, says it’s 'weird' that the Newark mayor…
August 30, 2013

Future of NYPD dominates GOP mayoral debate

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's use of the stop-and-frisk tactic, a defining issue in the city's…
August 30, 2013

Will new Obama policy on marijuana be a boon for black America?

OPINION - This shift in the position of the Obama administration could mean relief for those facing prison sentences, an…