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June 28, 2012

Obama to speak at Urban League conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the National Urban League Conference on July 25 in New Orleans...
June 28, 2012

Detroit to get $22.5 million grant; saves 100 firefighter jobs

theGRIO REPORT - Detroit will receive a $22.5 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire…
June 27, 2012

Texas Republican Party platform calls for repeal of Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - The Texas Republican Party has a plank in their 2012 platform that could take the country back…
June 27, 2012

Led by Black Caucus, House Dems plan walkout during Holder contempt vote

A walkout by House Democrats to protest what they see as a partisan attempt to embarrass President Barack Obama's attorney…
June 27, 2012

Allen West: 'Clearly the Arab Spring is nothing more than a radical Islamic nightmare'

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) recently posted comments on Egypt's current elections and the Arab Spring on his Facebook page...
June 27, 2012

Romney is on the ballot too, but this election is all about Obama

theGRIO REPORT - A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal point illustrates something obvious to anyone watching this campaign: all of…
June 27, 2012

GOP rep Mike Turzai's gaffe reveals real goal of voter ID laws: Voter suppression

OPINION - The Republican strategy for winning the youth vote, black vote, and low-income vote has been to ensure that…
June 27, 2012

Obama campaign organizing thousands of lawyers for Election Day to combat voter ID laws

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this…
June 27, 2012

Charlie Rangel wins primary, will seek 22nd term; controversial councilman defeated

theGRIO REPROT - Rep. Charlie Rangel, who has been hit with ethics charges and one of the tougher primaries in…
June 26, 2012

New NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Obama with small lead

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama leads 47 percent to 44 percent over Mitt Romney in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal…
June 26, 2012

Republican Senator Jon Kyl suggests impeaching Obama

Think Progress reports Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) suggested impeaching President Obama, due to his policies on immigration during an appearance…
June 26, 2012

Justice Scalia's immigration dissent: The most 'colorful' passages

OPINION - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is known for his intellectual heft, conservative politics, and his colorful writing...
June 26, 2012

Black Republicans Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell team up to attack Eric Holder

Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell released a video attacking Attorney General Eric Holder for his position on voter ID laws...
June 26, 2012

Sen. Harry Reid: Supreme Court ruling paves path to racial profiling

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats and Republicans scrambled for election-year gain from the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that threw out…
June 26, 2012

Joe Williams double standard: Politcal correctness for some pundits, but not others

OPINION - Last week, Politico decided to suspend their White House correspondent Joe Williams following an uproar from the good…