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August 7, 2012

Michael Jordan, NBA players to raise money for Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is joining NBA legend Michael Jordan and an array of basketball stars to raise…
August 7, 2012

Allen West sent Chick-fil-A to Black Caucus meeting

theGRIO REPORT - Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) told The Huffington Post Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) once bought chicken and…
August 7, 2012

Obama: 'I'm not the president of black America'

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with Black Enterprise magazine, President Barack Obama bristled at criticism that he has…
August 7, 2012

Romney accuses Obama of dismantling welfare reform

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - Making a play for middle-class voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought Tuesday to…
August 7, 2012

Nancy Pelosi says it would be 'sweet' to see Allen West defeated

theGRIO REPORT - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D (CA) is ready to say goodbye to Congressman Allen West (R-FL)…
August 7, 2012

Has Mitt Romney been 'vetted' in 2012 the way Obama was in 2008?

OPINION - If in 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama had refused to release his tax returns, we would not currently be…
August 7, 2012

President Obama: Anne Hathaway was the 'best thing' in 'The Dark Knight Rises'

theGRIO REPORT - While speaking at a fundraiser last night, Obama described Anne Hathaway's performance in 'The Dark Knight Rises'…
August 6, 2012

Dick Cheney on Barack Obama: 'One of our weakest presidents'

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with ABC News, former Vice President Dick Cheney calls President Barack Obama 'one of…
August 6, 2012

Ted Nugent: 'Obama represents everything bad about humanity'

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative musician and Mitt Romney supporter Ted Nugent has made yet another incendiary remark about President Barack…
August 6, 2012

Michelle Obama heads back to Leno's stage

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Michelle Obama is headed back to Jay Leno's stage...
August 6, 2012

Obama: US 'heartbroken' over Sikh temple deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says 'all of us are heartbroken by what happened' this weekend during a shooting…
August 6, 2012

D.L. Hughley on Obama's reponse to critics: 'He's closer to being a white kid'

In a recent interview on SiriusXM Radio with Ron Bennington, comedian D.L. Hughley mocked how Obama responds to criticism...
August 6, 2012

Obama, DNC raise $75 million in July

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $75 million in July for the president's re-election…
August 6, 2012

Condoleezza Rice among Republican National Convention speakers

WASHINGTON (AP) - A trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders are among the first speakers disclosed…
August 6, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr's wife calls his depression 'debilitating'

CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debilitating depression and even collapsed at his home in Washington…