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September 6, 2012

Cop accused of first lady threat won't be charged

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service says it won't pursue criminal charges against a D.C. police officer accused of making…
September 6, 2012

Obama on shoulders of men like Charlotte's Harvey Gantt

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - For all of his firsts — first black student admitted to an all-white South Carolina college,…
September 6, 2012

Obama eager to sketch path forward for nation at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama pronounced himself eager to go before the Democratic National Convention and the nation…
September 6, 2012

Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - The Secret Service said Wednesday it is investigating the reported theft of copies of Republican presidential…
September 6, 2012

Obama at the DNC: How different is America from what he hoped for in 2004?

OPINION - Now, eight years later, Obama returns to the podium tonight to deliver yet another speech at the Democratic…
September 6, 2012

DNC Day 2: Fluke, Warren and Clinton make compelling case for Obama

theGRIO REPORT - If night one of the Democratic National Convention was about the power of women, night two was…
September 6, 2012

Biden to make Obama's case to working class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's time for Joe Biden to show why President Barack Obama is keeping him as his…
September 6, 2012

Eva Longoria promises 'no empty chairs' at Democratic convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - Actress Eva Longoria says her speech to the Democratic convention will be very different from Clint Eastwood's…
September 6, 2012

Black Caucus chair Emanuel Cleaver says discord is hurting country

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says the divisiveness on Capitol Hill has weakened the…
September 6, 2012

Under Obama, blacks remain far behind in unemployment and wealth

Millions of African-Americans are worse off economically than four years ago, Bloomberg News writes, although many of the challenges they…
September 5, 2012

Clinton boosts Obama in rousing convention speech

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, "put a floor under the crash" and…
September 5, 2012

Gabby Douglas appears at the DNC

SLIDESHOW - Gabby Douglas made an appearance in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention...
September 5, 2012

Team of fools: Romney's new Black Leadership Council

OPINION - Mitt Romney has a new groove. Don't worry. Nobody taught the former Massachusetts governor how to Dougie. Earlier…
September 5, 2012

Why Michelle Obama resonates with America

OPINION - For black women in particular, Mrs. Obama is an object of particular pride; someone you never dreamed you'd…
September 5, 2012

Secret Service investigates Obama threat from Philly

PHILADELPHIA - The Secret Service and Philadelphia Police are working together to investigate a threat against President Obama...