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July 2, 2012

In his second term, Obama will focus on drug war

According to recent whispers from Obama's camp, the next Obama administration will focus on handling the drug war in a…
July 2, 2012

Allen West: President Obama wants Americans to 'be his slave'

The Huffington Post reports that Allen West is doing all that he can to stay in the spotlight. During a…
July 2, 2012

GOP Medicaid resistance may keep millions from getting insurance

theGRIO REPORT - Millions of Americans in conservative-leaning states could remain without health insurance after the Supreme Court's decision last…
July 2, 2012

Some GOP states want to abandon Medicaid expansion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republicans in at least four states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President…
July 2, 2012

Rangel recount shows margin of victory down to 802 votes

Congressman Charlie Rangel's margin of victory over State Senator Adriano Espaillat is down to 802 votes...
July 2, 2012

Lack of youth voter enthusiasm could cost Obama the presidency

In 2008 the presidential campaign for President Obama was spearheaded by a motivated youth movement all across the nation...
July 2, 2012

Why the fate of 'Obamacare' is ultimately tied to Obama's re-election

WASHINGTON (AP) - If Obama does not win a second term in November, he risks losing both the law and…
July 2, 2012

Battleground 2012: Will black voters put Obama over the top again in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - There’s no avoiding the importance the campaigns of both President Obama and his presumptive challenger Mitt Romney…
July 2, 2012

Joe Williams: how I became a victim of the ‘right wing noise machine’

OPINION - As soon as the words escaped my lips, live on national television, I suspected I might have a…
July 1, 2012

U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke target of racist robocalls; pulls out of debates

theGRIO REPORT - The robocalls question whether Clarke and his late mother, Thelma Hashim, are black. Ron Scott, a media…
June 30, 2012

Justice Department won't prosecute Eric Holder for contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled…
June 29, 2012

Romney says Supreme Court ruling creates 'greater urgency' in campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law, Republican presidential challenger…
June 29, 2012

Prince George's NAACP opposes new gun offender registry

The Prince George County's chapter of the NAACP is aiming to stop County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) from…
June 29, 2012

Obama student loan plan nearing end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last…
June 29, 2012

US ambassador to Kenya resigns over 'differences'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Barack Obama's ambassador to Kenya announced his resignation on Friday, citing differences with Washington over…