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October 5, 2012

How jobs news could boost Obama

ANALYSIS - The sharp drop in the unemployment rate is a major political boon for President Obama, allowing him to…
October 5, 2012

Former GE CEO Jack Welch accuses Obama administration of cooking unemployment numbers

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans caused eyes to roll this election season by perpetuating the meme that poll numbers favoring Barack…
October 5, 2012

Montana judge who sent racist Obama email steps down

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The chief federal judge for Montana plans to step down from the post and take a…
October 5, 2012

Romney on '47 percent': I was 'completely wrong'

FISHERSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans…
October 4, 2012

Social media renders rapid judgment on debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - Big Bird is endangered. Jim Lehrer lost control. And Mitt Romney crushed President Barack Obama...
October 4, 2012

Sununu: Obama did poorly in the debate because he's 'lazy'

VIDEO - John Sununu is at it again. The former New Hampshire governor, Bush I chief of staff and current…
October 4, 2012

NumbersUSA ad pits black Americans against immigrants

theGRIO REPORT - The anti-immigration group NumbersUSA was anything but subtle when it launched an ad last night which some…
October 4, 2012

Settle down, Obama supporters! Wednesday's debate is not the end of the campaign

theGRIO REPORT - Was Wednesday night's debate a 'game changer,' or as some pundits have branded it, the real start…
October 4, 2012

Obama to Romney: 'You owe the American people the truth'

DENVER (AP) - Mitt Romney basked in rave reviews Thursday after his first debate with President Barack Obama, envisioning an…
October 4, 2012

African-American churches use 'souls to polls' to rally vote

MIAMI (AP) - It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino…
October 4, 2012

Philly student told to lose Romney t-shirt or get out

NBC New York - A Philadelphia high schooler says she was humiliated after her teacher told her to lose her…
October 4, 2012

KitchenAid posts insulting tweet about Obama's deceased grandmother

theGRIO REPORT - KitchenAid quickly issued an apology last night after an offensive tweet about President Barack Obama's deceased grandmother…
October 4, 2012

Romney performs strong, but will it narrow Obama's lead?

ANALYSIS - Mitt Romney performed strongly in his first debate against President Obama, potentially reversing weeks in which his campaign…
October 3, 2012

Election 2012: President Obama interviewed by Glamour magazine, discusses women's issues

Regarding ongoing controversies regarding abortion and access to birth control, the president cited his relationship with his own daughters, Sasha…
October 3, 2012

Wall Street banks on an Obama victory

theGRIO REPORT - Wall Street analysts have publicly declared their prediction for the 2012 presidential election and it looks like…