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January 25, 2013

Newark mayor Cory Booker helps rescue freezing dog

theGRIO REPORT - After ABC Eyewitness News reporter Toni Yates tweeted a message to Newark mayor Cory Booker about residents…
January 25, 2013

President Obama, Hillary Clinton to give joint interview on '60 Minutes'

NEW YORK (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will give…
January 25, 2013

NAACP condemns Virginia GOP plan to split electoral votes

theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting…
January 25, 2013

Cory Booker's Lautenberg challenge

thGRIO REPORT - New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg is so far strongly resisting any suggestion that he should step aside and…
January 25, 2013

Obama administration, senators starting push on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations…
January 25, 2013

Is America really a 'center-right' nation?

OPINION - One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation...
January 25, 2013

Abortion opponents to march in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion opponents plan to march in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the landmark U.S. Supreme…
January 25, 2013

Obama picks foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as chief of staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth…
January 25, 2013

Ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to spend weekend in prison

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend the weekend in prison as a penalty for 14 parole…
January 24, 2013

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal: Republicans must change everything

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - The governor of Louisiana, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, is calling on…
January 24, 2013

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his…
January 24, 2013

Whatever happened to Clint Eastwood's 'empty chair'?

theGRIO REPORT - Eastwood infamously gave a rambling, unscripted endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney while pretending to interact with a…
January 24, 2013

Obama expresses support for US women in combat

WASHINGTON (AP) - Allowing women to serve in combat roles will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars, Defense…
January 24, 2013

NAACP's Ben Jealous criticizes Obama's lack of cabinet diversity

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with the Politico, NAACP president Ben Jealous criticized President Barack Obama for the…
January 24, 2013

Poll: Booker favored over Lautenberg for Senate in 2014

theGRIO REPORT - A recent poll from Quinnipiac University shows Newark mayor Cory Booker is preferred over incumbent N. J.…