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October 24, 2012

Michelle Obama tells supporters to go out and vote

RACINE, Wis. (AP) - As the music of Stevie Wonder pulsated through Racine Memorial Hall, Michelle Obama bounded onto the…
October 24, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr still favorite in congressional race, amid medical leave

theGRIO REPORT - With less than two weeks left until election day, embattled U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. still tops…
October 24, 2012

Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock on rape pregnancy: 'That's something God intended'

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Top Republicans were slow to embrace tea party-backed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after he…
October 23, 2012

'Republican at heart' Kelly Clarkson endorses Obama for president

'American Idol' alum Kelly Clarkson describes herself a 'Republican at heart' and she supported Ron Paul's candidacy earlier this year,…
October 23, 2012

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to host Michelle Obama fundraiser

theGRIO REPORT - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's Malibu mansion will be the venue for first lady Michelle Obama's…
October 23, 2012

'Horses and bayonets': The best Obama lines from the third presidential debate

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney squared off for their final debate of the 2012…
October 23, 2012

Voting machines in Ohio with business ties to Romney raise alarm

theGRIO REPORT - Reports are circulating there are “dubious links” between the voting machines in some counties [Hamilton and William]…
October 23, 2012

Clintons urge foreign investment in Haiti

  CARACOL, Haiti (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging people outside of Haiti to invest in
October 23, 2012

Ann Coulter calls President Barack Obama a 'retard'

theGRIO REPORT - Ann Coulter took to Twitter to express her assessment of how the two candidates were performing, and…
October 23, 2012

Final presidential debate exposes the real Mitt Romney

OPINION - Now, after the final debate, we learn that the Romney target marketing department believes its newest customer, the…
October 23, 2012

Trumps announcement rumored to be revelation of Obama 'divorce papers'

theGRIO REPORT - Rumor has it that Donald Trump's 'surprise' is divorce papers allegedly drawn up by the first lady…
October 22, 2012

On his signature set of issues, Obama puts Romney on defensive

ANALYSIS - The final side-by-side between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama was at times not really a debate...
October 22, 2012

Final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney focuses on foreign policy

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third…
October 22, 2012

Former Florida GOP chair slams party: Voter ID a 'marketing tool' to suppress minority votes

theGRIO REPORT - The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida is currently awaiting trial for allegedly paying himself…
October 22, 2012

Obama wins by a landslide in kids' online election

NEW YORK (AP) - It's a landslide for President Barack Obama — at least among people too young to vote...