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June 6, 2012

Why Scott Walker's victory in Wisconsin isn't bad news for Obama's re-election

theGRIO REPORT - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's resounding win against a Democratic effort to remove him from office no doubt…
June 5, 2012

Former Pa. skinhead wins GOP post with single vote

(AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania man with longstanding ties to white supremacist groups entered a polling place on primary election…
June 5, 2012

Pew study: Political divide now outweighs, racial, class values gap

theGRIO REPORT - A Pew Research study finds that America has never been more polarized, and more than ever, it's…
June 5, 2012

Bill Clinton makes fun of Allen West's 'Communist' comments

Former President Bill Clinton made fun of Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) Monday night for saying that dozens of House Democrats…
June 5, 2012

Romney eyes Pennsylvania despite big Obama '08 win

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Candi Ludwig is the face of Mitt Romney's hopes in Pennsylvania, as state Republicans would love…
June 5, 2012

Chicago GOP candidate mocks Michelle Obama on Facebook

Kimberly Small, the Republican state representative in the Chicago West Side 10th district recently stirred up controversy with her personal…
June 5, 2012

Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed criticized for NBC 'Meet the Press' comments

ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is catching some heat for comments he made on NBC's 'Meet the Press' Sunday...
June 5, 2012

Silent in '08, black conservatives now more critical of Obama

ANALYSIS - Four years later, racial pride has given way to differences over policy, ideology and politics. Moderate black Democrats,…
June 5, 2012

Colorado vote on pot could affect Obama-Romney race

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Voters in this presidential battleground state won't just decide whether to go red or blue this…
June 5, 2012

President Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney would be 'calamitous' for US

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton warned Monday that a Mitt Romney presidency would be "calamitous" for the…
June 5, 2012

Hip-hop and Election 2012: How Obama went from being 'the bomb', to being 'the man'

OPINION - In this election year rappers probably will not be criticizing President Obama. Not because he's black but because…
June 5, 2012

Wisconsin battle says little about Obama v. Romney

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five months before Election Day, you'd think there would be no better harbinger about who will win…
June 5, 2012

Do we need to stop arguing over whether Barack Obama is black enough?

OPINION - Is Barack Obama black enough? Should we care? We need to stop arguing over President Obama’s blackness and…
June 4, 2012

Obama camp outspending Romney online

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is drastically outspending Mitt Romney on the internet in an effort to better target…
June 4, 2012

Herman Cain's new gig: Nationally syndicated talk radio host

ATLANTA (AP) - Conservative talk radio host Neal Boortz announced his retirement Monday after four decades at the microphone, saying…