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May 31, 2013

Obama: Rising college costs hold back middle class

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising…
May 31, 2013

Voting rights for millions are in the hands of just 9 justices

OPINION - Two critical voting rights opinions will be issued by the Supreme Court this term, which ends on June…
May 30, 2013

Conservative website tweets, deletes 'HNIC' reference

theGRIO REPORT - The conservative website The Daily Caller suffered a social media fail on Thursday, when the site's Twitter…
May 30, 2013

NYPD: Notes to Obama, Mayor Bloomberg had gun threats

NEW YORK (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar…
May 30, 2013

ACLU sues Arizona over race and sex abortion ban

PHOENIX (AP) - Civil rights groups on Wednesday sued Arizona to block a 2011 law banning abortions based on the…
May 30, 2013

NC man gets prison time for tweeting Obama threats

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man is headed to prison for threatening President Barack Obama through Twitter during…
May 30, 2013

Republicans' hating on Holder shows depth of their hypocrisy

OPINION - The right wing obsession with Attorney General Eric Holder has risen to a fever pitch...
May 29, 2013

Will 'stop-and-frisk' be a factor in the NYC mayor's race?

ANALYSIS - The guy who could have the biggest influence on the race for mayor of New York City isn’t…
May 29, 2013

Oops! President Obama gets caught with lipstick on collar

TODAY - The lipstick on his collar didn’t come from the first lady, so President Obama called out the culprit…
May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann won't run for re-election: Remembering her most racially-tinged remarks (and more)

theGRIO REPORT - In honor of this moment theGrio has compiled some of the Minnesota representative's most provocative remarks on…
May 29, 2013

Congress to Redskins: Team name reminiscent of n-word

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten members of Congress are urging the Washington Redskins to change their name because it is offensive…
May 29, 2013

Limbaugh: Christie and Obama have a ‘master-servant’ relationship

theGRIO REPORT - Limbaugh has frequently sung New Jersey governor Chris Christie's praises, but like many conservatives he is irked…
May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann says she won’t run for re-election

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand, presidential candidate and favorite of tea party Republicans,…
May 28, 2013

Obama: Jersey Shore is back in business

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was to tour New Jersey's struggling beach communities on Tuesday with popular Republican Gov.…
May 28, 2013

Can Obama’s policies only be passed under a white president?

OPINION - Will it take a white president to see Obama’s dreams for America come to fruition? All evidence now…