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August 15, 2012

Bill Maher on voter ID: 'Republicans have to cheat'

theGRIO REPORT - Comedian Bill Maher was interviewed by HuffPost Live and discussed a number of current topics...
August 15, 2012

Wyclef Jean to headline private concert fundraiser at Republican convention

theGRIO REPORT - Wyclef Jean will perform in Tampa, Florida during the Republican National Convention, as the headliner of the…
August 15, 2012

Why Obama's campaign is likely to overcome voting laws

theGRIO REPORT - But the provision in Pennsylvania and other key ones around the country, which Attorney General Eric Holder…
August 15, 2012

RNC to Michael Steele: 'We do African-American outreach by supporting Mitt Romney'

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steel told TPM Tuesday that the Republican party has been slacking in it's outreach of black…
August 15, 2012

Young illegal US immigrants get chance for papers

(AP) - Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started…
August 15, 2012

'DJs for Obama': New campaign video for president's re-election bid

theGRIO REPORT - The latest Obama campaign video doesn't feature any Hollywood actors and actresses, NBA players or even fellow…
August 15, 2012

Former Obama campaign co-chair Artur Davis to campaign for Mitt Romney

Artur Davis, a former Democratic Obama campaign co-chair turned Republican, is scheduled to campaign for Mitt Romney in Virginia...
August 15, 2012

Michael Eric Dyson weighs in on Romney's use of Biden's 'chains' remark

VIDEO - The Romney campaign won't comment on the farm bill or the devastating drought, but it raced to express…
August 15, 2012

How early voting changes in Ohio will hurt Democratic, black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups, voting rights advocates, clergy and the state NAACP are among those protesting the restriction…
August 15, 2012

Judge won't halt Pennsylvania voter ID law

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday refused to stop a tough new voter identification law from going…
August 15, 2012

Why the presidential campaign is getting more feisty

FIRST READ - So much for that debate about big ideas and sharp contrasts. Just days after Mitt Romney picked…
August 15, 2012

Romney says Obama just trying to 'hang onto power'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is running a campaign 'of enmity and jealousy…
August 15, 2012

Why presidential debate moderators should reflect US diversity

OPINION - In a country currently undergoing dramatic demographic shifts, it’s time for the presidential debates to reflect the diversity…
August 15, 2012

Biden on Wall Street: Mitt Romney wants you 'back in chains'

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden sparked a campaign commotion Tuesday, telling an audience in southern Virginia that…
August 14, 2012

Why are all the presidential debate moderators white?

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced this year's group of presidential debate moderators, and they are all white...