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December 13, 2012

GOP pollster: ‘Republicans have run out of white voters’

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are in jeopardy of becoming a 'regional party' of disaffected white supporters if they do not…
December 13, 2012

Is Tim Scott the perfect fit for the GOP in South Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - Since arriving on the Hill, the sophomore representative has toed the staunch Tea Party line, including voting…
December 13, 2012

NBC/WSJ poll: Public wants compromise to avoid fiscal cliff; 53 percent approve Obama

NBC NEWS - An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress and the Obama White House to reach a deal featuring…
December 12, 2012

Eric Holder: We need national standards for voting

POLITICS NATION - Attorney General Eric Holder said America’s election system needs to be made 'stronger and more accessible,' and…
December 12, 2012

Independence Party of New York accused of faking member numbers through voter confusion

theGRIO REPORT - Accusing the organization of inflating its membership through intentional voter confusion, the News claims that voters intending…
December 12, 2012

Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed announces support for gay marriage

theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has just announced his support of gay marriage, reversing the position he held…
December 12, 2012

GOP activist: Obama needs teleprompter ‘because he fried his brain on drugs’

theGRIO REPORT - Cathie Adams, former Texas GOP chair, gave a pre-election speech this November claiming that a "Marxist" President…
December 12, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr’s wife won’t run for House seat

CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of Jesse Jackson Jr. said Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the U.S.…
December 12, 2012

It’s time for common sense school discipline

OPINION - The school-to-prison pipeline – or, the system of extreme disciplinary practices that push young people out of school…
December 12, 2012

US could survive going off ‘cliff’ for a bit

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy...
December 11, 2012

As Bill de Blasio runs for NYC mayor, the public advocate’s black wife has gay past revealed

theGRIO REPORT - New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is on the short list of mayoral hopefuls, but…
December 11, 2012

National Republicans set up committee to figure out how to win in the future

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee on Monday announced an inquiry to look at what went wrong in 2012's…
December 11, 2012

Obama looks to use political capital in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations

(AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to spend what former President George W. Bush called 'political capital'...
December 11, 2012

Booker faces key decision on governor or US Senate

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Democratic Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., a prominent figure in his party, said Sunday that…
December 11, 2012

Justice Scalia makes incendiary remarks on LGBT rights at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday found himself defending his legal writings that some…