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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...
September 5, 2012

NY Congresswoman Yvette Clarke thinks there were slaves…in 1898

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York's 11th district in Brooklyn, had a chat with Stephen Colbert in her office…
September 5, 2012

Obama DNC supporters push for more action in 2nd term

theGRIO VIDEO - The goal for the president's supporters is simple: four more years. TheGrio's Todd Johnson caught up with…
September 5, 2012

Celebs flock to Charlotte to support Obama at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Celebrities are flocking to Charlotte for the Democratic convention, albeit without the prop furniture that made…
September 5, 2012

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel shifting to pro-Obama super PAC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping down from his role as a national co-chair of President Barack…
September 5, 2012

Ohio Secretary of State: Restoring early voting 'will only serve to confuse voters'

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted refuses to reinstate early voting the final weekend before Election Day…
September 5, 2012

Clinton, Obama set aside rivalry for election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - When Bill Clinton takes the convention stage in prime time Wednesday to praise President Barack Obama,…
September 5, 2012

DNC: What we learned about the party's strategy from the first day

theGRIO REPORT - Here's what we learned from the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte...
September 5, 2012

Cory Booker and other Democrats creating 2016 White House buzz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - If Cory Booker decides to run for president one day, he already has a personal connection…
September 5, 2012

The Obamas captured in candid moment during the DNC

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and the first daughters Sasha and Malia watched on as the first lady Michelle…
September 5, 2012

MTV moves up Video Music Awards to avoid Obama conflict

NEW YORK (AP) - MTV has moved up the start of its annual Video Music Awards so its fans won't…
September 4, 2012

Michelle Obama's message: The president is just like you

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - 'Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it,' the first lady told the Democratic National…
September 4, 2012

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick takes aim at Romney record

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The current governor of Massachusetts has little good to say about his predecessor in that office,…
September 4, 2012

Michelle Obama: 'My job is to remind people who my husband is'

theGRIO REPORT - As she prepared for her big speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in…
September 4, 2012

Alec Baldwin calls Hank Williams Jr. a 'racist coot' for Obama insults

Actor Alec Baldwin recently lashed out at former Monday Night Football performer Hank Williams Jr., after the conservative country singer…