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July 18, 2012

FBI raids embattled Trenton mayor Tony Mack's home

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - FBI agents staged a middle-of-the-night raid Wednesday at the home of Trenton's mayor...
July 18, 2012

Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion…
July 18, 2012

Why Team Obama is not taking the black vote for granted

ANALYSIS - As the Urban League detailed in an important report it released on Monday, African-Americans are themselves a crucial…
July 18, 2012

Allen West emerges as fundraising juggernaut

theGRIO REPORT - House Republican Allen West of Florida, one of only two black Republicans in Congress, has turned his…
July 18, 2012

Dear Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll: Yes, you do look like a lesbian

OPINION - Jennifer Carroll's claim that women who "look like" her aren't lesbians renders a whole lot of lesbians invisible...
July 18, 2012

Roseanne Barr to Obama: Hands off my marijuana!

While visiting the Late Show with David Letterman, comedian Roseanne Barr criticized President Obama's drug policies, arguing that they were…
July 18, 2012

Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio says Obama birth certificate is fake

PHOENIX (AP) - Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely…
July 18, 2012

Florida lieutentant governor Jennifer Carroll's accuser wants FBI probe of trash can fire

theGRIO REPORT - Lawyers for a woman who accused Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll of carrying on an affair with…
July 18, 2012

How Obama would govern in a second term

ANALYSIS - If he wins a second term, President Obama is likely to make renewed pushes for comprehensive legislation on…
July 17, 2012

Jerry Springer's 'final thought' on Election 2012: Obama is 'exceptional'

The Huffington Post reports that talk show host Jerry Springer described President Barack Obama as 'truly exceptional' after meeting with…
July 17, 2012

Obama campaign sues over Ohio early voting law

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is suing Ohio's top elections official in a dispute over a…
July 17, 2012

Republicans apologize for racist Facebook post

The Huffington Post reports that after backlash from some democrats and a series of angry comments, the Rutland County Vermont…
July 17, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Obama needs to 'learn how to be an American'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is trying to blunt questions about his record as a businessman who…
July 17, 2012

Not so fast, Kobe! Obama sides with '92 Dream Team

WASHINGTON (AP) - Add President Barack Obama to the list of people who disagree with Kobe Bryant's boast that this…
July 17, 2012

Jindal, Pawlenty, Portman on Romney's VP short list, according to reports

theGRIO REPORT - Reuters is reporting that Mitt Romney could tap his vice-presidential nominee very soon...