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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...
October 22, 2012

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. gets visit from 2 congressmen

CHICAGO (AP) - Two Illinois congressmen have visited Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who's been on medical leave for months...
October 22, 2012

Super PAC and black pastor tell African-Americans to vote for Romney

theGRIO REPORT - 'When Obama was elected it was thrilling,' the ad starts off, but the African-American man and woman…
October 22, 2012

Where are the sisters' issues in the 2012 presidential race?

OPINION - Our issues, like all those of all Americans, should be raised and addressed in the national discourse by…
October 22, 2012

Texas church sign: 'Vote for the Mormon not the Muslim!'

theGRIO REPORT - As the presidential election heats up, political opinions are turning up in odd places...
October 22, 2012

Obama trying to hold off Romney with women voters

  VIENNA, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama has been wearing a pink wristband in recognition of breast cancer awareness
October 22, 2012

Donald Trump promises 'big announcement' about Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative reality star and business mogul Donald Trump appeared on Fox & Friends this morning to hype…
October 22, 2012

New poll: tied race, Obama struggles among white men, leads big among Latinos, Romney gains on economy,

BOCA RATON, FL - Our latest national NBC/WSJ poll shows a 47%-47% tie among likely voters. Not all ties are…
October 22, 2012

Who will win the undecided voters?

ANALYSIS - The tiny fraction of voters who are still undecided (from 5 to 8 percent in most polls) may…
October 22, 2012

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. heading back to the Mayo Clinic for re-evaluation

theGRIO REPORT - When the Congressman will return to work 'has not yet been determined,' the elder Jackson said...
October 22, 2012

Does a debate on foreign policy give Obama an advantage?

WASHINGTON (AP) - For months the one reliable constant for Barack Obama was the public's approval of his handling of…
October 22, 2012

What could be the October surprise in Obama v. Romney?

theGRIO REPORT - With barely more than two weeks left until Election Day, the numbers suggest that President Obama maintains…
October 21, 2012

Obama to take campaign to 'Tonight Show' Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will be sitting down with Jay Leno on the set of 'The Tonight Show'…
October 21, 2012

Obama gives Jay-Z parenting advice, calls rapper and Beyoncé 'good friends'

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview on Cleveand radio station z107.0, the president said he gave Jay-Z advice on…
October 21, 2012

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks in robocall: 'I am human. I'm doing my best'

theGRIO REPORT - After more than four months of silence, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. asks constituents for patience and…