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September 4, 2012

DNC: Michelle Obama's big moment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If there's a theme to tonight's speaking lineup here at the first day of the Democratic convention,…
September 4, 2012

Obama hopes he doesn't get 'all misty' during wife's speech

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama says he'll try not to let his daughters see him cry tonight as…
September 4, 2012

Chuck Norris predicts '1,000 years of darkness' if Obama is re-elected

Aging action star Chuck Norris has made no secret about his conservative politics. In a recent YouTube video, Norris issues…
September 4, 2012

Did Nicki Minaj endorse Romney in new freestyle?

theGRIO REPORT - On 'Mercy', Minaj raps 'I'm a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy bitches is f**king up…
September 4, 2012

Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx rising as Democratic convention begins

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was…
September 4, 2012

DNC: Can a more diverse electorate lift Obama in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - One factor that could help the president repeat in North Carolina, where four years ago he was…
September 4, 2012

First lady's focus is drawing contrast with Romney

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama rarely mentions Mitt Romney by name. But everything she says during this presidential campaign…
September 4, 2012

Why Obama could repeat in North Carolina

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is putting tremendous resources into the state -- 49 field offices, hundreds of paid…
September 3, 2012

Obama says Romney has vision from last century

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Barack Obama on Monday laid out the theme his party will hammer home at the Democratic…
September 3, 2012

Why I can't join in the applause for Condoleezza Rice's 'grievance' speech

OPINION - It's official. I am the only person in America who didn't love the Condolleezza Rice speech...
September 2, 2012

Obama says he's a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan,' even in the aftermath of the actor's…
September 1, 2012

Obama embarking on march to Democratic party convention

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast…
August 31, 2012

Campaigns cast Obama, Romney as 'the other'

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans cast President Barack Obama as an executive who takes his cues from Europe, poses a…
August 31, 2012

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to…
August 31, 2012

Romney arrives in Louisiana for storm visit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way…