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September 18, 2012

Beyoncé, Jay-Z to raise money for Obama tonight

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is getting a boost from pop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z...
September 18, 2012

Pennsylvania high court wants review of voter ID access

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court is ordering a lower court to determine whether voters are getting easy access…
September 18, 2012

Romney’s real 47 percent problem

ANALYSIS - Romney is right that something like 47 percent of voters may never back him, no matter what he…
September 18, 2012

Romney joked that being Latino would give him better chance of winning

NBC LATINO - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney joked in a fundraiser that he would have a better chance of…
September 18, 2012

Romney: ‘Victims’ comment not elegantly stated

(AP) - Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing…
September 18, 2012

Trump video mocking Obama not shown at GOP convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans, who heard criticism about actor-director Clint Eastwood's lecture to an empty chair at their recent convention,…
September 18, 2012

Romney embraces ‘takers vs makers’ meme with 47 percent remarks

OPINION - The implosion of Mitt Romney’s campaign for president continued this week with remarks the candidate made at a…
September 18, 2012

Battleground 2012: In North Carolina, it’s get out the vote time

theGRIO REPORT - A successful convention was just the beginning for Democrats in North Carolina, or at least that’s what…
September 18, 2012

Who are the ’47 percent’ non-income taxpayers?

SLIDESHOW - Who are these dependent Americans who Romney and his conservative brethren believe are sponging off the 'productive class?'...
September 17, 2012

In leaked video, Romney says 47 percent of Americans are ‘dependent,’ feel ‘entitled’

theGRIO REPORT - According to Mitt Romney, nearly half of Americans are dependent on government and believe they are entitled…
September 17, 2012

Obama an increasingly strong favorite

CINCINNATI - A wave of new polls show President Obama leading nationally and in key swing states such as Florida,…
September 17, 2012

Some black pastors reject Obama on marriage, Romney on Mormonism

(AP) - Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage,…
September 17, 2012

New Obama ad answers ‘are you better off’ question

theGRIO REPORT - With 50 days to go until Election Day, the Barack Obama re-election campaign has released an ad…
September 17, 2012

Clown blamed for racist joke about Michelle Obama at California rodeo

theGRIO REPORT - A racist joke at the expense of first lady Michelle Obama is sparking outrage, and finger pointing,…
September 17, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama speaking request denied at school in Chesterfield, Virginia

theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama’s request to speak at a Chesterfield County elementary school, while on the campaign…