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August 28, 2012

RNC: The 5 strongest lines by Artur Davis against President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - In a 10-minute address in Tampa, Davis repeatedly used sarcasm in invoking the president's promises from four…
August 28, 2012

Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal court has found evidence of discrimination in Texas voting maps drawn by the state's…
August 28, 2012

#Negrospotting: An amusing trend emerges on Twitter during RNC

theGRIO REPORT - Every four years political junkies, spectators and commentators tend to point out the lack of racial diversity…
August 28, 2012

Spain's Magazine Fuera de Serie depicts first lady Michelle Obama as nude slave

OPINION - The magazine cover for the feature article 'Michelle Tataranieta De Esclava, Dueña De América' (Michelle Granddaughter of a…
August 28, 2012

Herman Cain: 'I’d probably be the nominee' if race was fair

In a recent interview for Republican presidential candidate (and controversy magnet) Herman Cain argued that 'if everyone had competed fairly…
August 28, 2012

GOP convention protesters try to arrest Condoleezza Rice

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Police in Tampa stopped a dozen anti-war protesters from entering an event attended by former Secretary…
August 28, 2012

NAACP blasts GOP's 'withering attacks on voting rights'

theGRIO REPORT - At the start of the NAACP convention, the NAACP says the GOP is attacking the voting rights…
August 28, 2012

Obama tells residents to heed officials on Isaac

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says residents of the Gulf Coast should listen to local authorities and follow their…
August 28, 2012

How will Republicans balance the convention and Isaac?

FIRST READ - The Ann Romney and Chris Christie speeches will try to accomplish these two different goals: the soft…
August 28, 2012

Samuel L. Jackson wishes Isaac hit GOP instead of New Orleans

theGRIO REPORT - Samuel L. Jackson recently took to Twitter to lament the fact that Tropical Storm Isaac will likely…
August 28, 2012

Santorum criticizes Obama on welfare reform

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Rick Santorum was one of Mitt Romney's toughest foes during the GOP presidential race, but the…
August 28, 2012

Chris Christie: Romney 'wishes he could' take back birther joke

VIDEO - Chris Christie believes if Mitt Romney could re-do his recent recent birth certificate joke, he'd take it back...
August 28, 2012

Anti-Obama film '2016: Obama's America' muddy on facts

WASHINGTON (AP) - '2016: Obama's America,' a new conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views, took…
August 28, 2012

Ex-Obama backer Artur Davis to deliver Tuesday night speech at RNC

theGRIO REPORT - In 2008, then-congressman Artur Davis of Alabama gave an effusive speech to second Barack Obama’s nomination as…
August 28, 2012

Is Mitt Romney running a 'racialized' campaign?

OPINION - Romney said this election would be about jobs, but continually took hard right stances during the primary that…