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July 8, 2013

Rick Perry won't seek re-election as Texas governor in 2014

SAN ANTONION (AP) - The staunch Christian and fiscal conservative said Monday he plans to retire. That sets up an…
July 8, 2013

Anti-Obama signs prominent at Egypt's Tahrir Square protests

NBC News - Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday filled with supporters of the Egyptian military, demonstrating in favor of the…
July 7, 2013

My abortion story, and my right to choose

ESSAY - I had two abortions years ago in the first trimesters, and today the only regret I have, is…
July 5, 2013

GOP has tough choices on Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions…
July 5, 2013

Obamas thank troops during White House barbecue

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is noting that it's not just the nation's birthday, it's his daughter Malia's, too...
July 5, 2013

Obama treads cautiously on Egypt leader's ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is treading carefully after Egypt’s military overthrew its president, wary of taking sides in
July 5, 2013

Key Obama backers in '08 now sound ready for Hillary

theGRIO REPORT - Some of the most important critics of the Clintons during the 2008 campaign, instrumental in helping Barack…
July 4, 2013

Fourth of July: African-Americans are more dependent on government

OPINION - On this Independence Day, everyone is dependent on the government, but African Americans are even more dependent, for…
July 3, 2013

Egyptian military says it has ousted Morsi; crowds celebrate in Cairo

NBC NEWS - Mohammed Morsi, in office only a year as the first democratically elected leader of Egypt, was rousted…
July 3, 2013

Resurfaced literacy tests are a reminder of pre-Voting Rights Act era

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the devastating Supreme Court decision, several websites have posted examples of these tests…
July 3, 2013

Raising awareness about the Affordable Care Act

OPINION - Right now the most daunting challenge facing full implementation of the Affordable Care Act is lack of awareness...
July 3, 2013

Mayors still have significant meaning in urban communities of color

theGRIO REPORT - Many of the nation’s historically great African-American mayors have been able to rise to this category during…
July 3, 2013

North Carolina GOP tries to take advantage of Voting Rights Act ruling

theGRIO REPORT - As demonstrators cast the right to vote in moral terms, and link their cause to pioneering civil…
July 2, 2013

Anthony Foxx officially sworn in as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department says former Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx has been sworn in as President Barack…
July 2, 2013

Rep. James Clyburn urges national standards in revised Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C,), the man House Democrats have tapped to lead their push for revising the…