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July 20, 2012

Colorado movie shooting: Conservatives fear '2nd Amendment attacks'

theGRIO REPORT - As news broke about an horrific shooting spree inside an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, that right wing…
July 20, 2012

Obama says he is 'shocked' by Colorado Shooting

MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he was 'shocked and saddened' by a deadly shooting at a…
July 19, 2012

How do you obtain a voter ID?

theGRIO REPORT - Although the ID itself may not be at a cost, the documents needed to get the voter…
July 19, 2012

Jon Lovitz slams Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: 'You didn't earn that'

Former Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz is continuing his campaign against President Barack Obama. After his very profane, angry…
July 19, 2012

Obama punching bag causes stir at Indiana fair

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - A punching bag depicting President Barack Obama as a boxer with a black eye has been…
July 19, 2012

FBI raids City Hall in Trenton, New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - FBI agents raided City Hall in New Jersey's capital on Thursday, a day after searching the…
July 19, 2012

Racial profiling trial begins for Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's anti-illegal immigration patrols are taking center stage in federal court in Phoenix...
July 19, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama to lead new campaign mobilizing effort: 'It Takes One'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking on a more prominent political role, first lady Michelle Obama is launching a nationwide effort to…
July 19, 2012

Fox News execs react to Obama's jokes: A second term would be 'best thing' for network

Fox News executives are getting upset with President Obama's jokes at the expense of their network...
July 19, 2012

Obama administration defends welfare-to-work waivers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is defending a plan to waive parts of the federal welfare-to-work law for states...
July 19, 2012

Rick Perry: Eric Holder's voter ID comments an attempt to incite racial tension

Eric Holder's remarks last week that voter ID laws are a modern-day version of a poll tax are receiving criticism…
July 19, 2012

For rent: NYC flat where Obama lived in 1980s

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City apartment where Barack Obama lived in the 1980s is available for rent.…
July 19, 2012

Jindal, Pawlenty and Portman: How do the GOP VP frontrunners fare on race?

OPINION - Romney’s pick of a running mate comes at a time when the Republicans’ minority outreach efforts face an…
July 19, 2012

Morgan Freeman gives $1 million to Obama super PAC

theGRIO REPORT - Morgan Freeman has just donated $1 million to Priorities USA, one of the key super PAC's supporting…
July 19, 2012

Will Cain or Condi speak at the GOP convention?

theGRIO REPORT - Several African-Americans are also popular figures in the GOP and could be slated for major roles at…