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September 27, 2012

Will the young show up for Obama like in 2008?

ELMHURST, Illinois (AP) - What a difference four years can make. In 2008, college campuses in the U.S. were filled…
September 26, 2012

Provisional ballots could be hanging chads of 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - New voting laws in key states could force a lot more voters to cast provisional ballots this…
September 26, 2012

Congressional Black Caucus launches voter protection initiative

theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus used National Voter Registration Day to start a new voter protection initiative...
September 26, 2012

President Obama talks education, school reform, with NBC News' Savannah Guthrie

VIDEO - As part of the NBC News 2012 "Education Nation" Summit this week, President Barack Obama sat down with…
September 26, 2012

AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans believe 'Obamacare' will be implemented

WASHINGTON (AP) - They may not like it, but they don't see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans…
September 26, 2012

How the Democrats are winning the voter ID law battle

theGRIO REPORT - When Republican-led state legislatures and governors passed controversial voting bills throughout 2011 and earlier this year, the…
September 26, 2012

New economic trends could help Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - For the past year, as the presidential election unfolded, President Barack Obama confronted a dizzying swell of…
September 25, 2012

President Obama and the first lady visit 'The View'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visited 'The View' on Monday for a taping that aired…
September 25, 2012

Ann Coulter says O’Donnell and Maher 'date black gals so they think they're freedom riders'

Fox and Friends host Steve Doocy recently interviewed right wing commentator and author Ann Coulter about her new book, Mugged, which
September 25, 2012

New polls suggest Romney behind in Ohio, Florida

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - As Mitt Romney joins running mate Paul Ryan in Ohio for two days of campaigning, a…
September 25, 2012

Sheila E., Patti Austin and others lend voices to female voter outreach

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fergie, Patti Austin, Keke Palmer and Sheila E. are among the entertainers lending their voices to an…
September 25, 2012

Kwame Kilpatrick pal says he passed $90K to ex-mayor

DETROIT (AP) - A college buddy who was granted immunity by federal prosecutors testified Tuesday that he delivered $90,000 in…
September 25, 2012

President Barack Obama calls human trafficking 'modern slavery'

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting...
September 25, 2012

National Voter Registration Day: When does your state start voting?

theGRIO REPORT - Today is National Voter Registration Day, but it's also Election Day in more than two dozen states...
September 25, 2012

Madonna endorses 'black Muslim' in the White House

theGRIO REPORT - At a concert in Washington, D.C. last night Madonna went on rant where she called Obama 'a…