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June 4, 2012

Study shows media coverage favors Romney, not Obama

OPINION - Was there ever a time that Republicans did not complain about the liberal media? If there is. I…
June 4, 2012

Do the new job numbers make Obama the underdog?

Yet Friday’s disappointing jobs report -- just 69,000 jobs created in May and the unemployment ticked up to 8.2% --…
June 4, 2012

With friends like these… Dems reject Obama campaign's Bain strategy

OPINION - First it was it was Newark Mayor Cory Booker and now it’s former President Bill Clinton who can’t…
June 4, 2012

Sluggish job growth a major challenge for Obama

A spring slowdown in hiring and a rise in the unemployment rate are weighing on President Barack Obama, while enhancing…
June 3, 2012

President Obama gives fifth grader best absence note ever

A Minnesota fifth grader will head back to school on Monday with what could be the best absence excuse possible:…
June 3, 2012

Donald Trump on birtherism, employs the 'black friend' defense

theGRIO REPORT - Donald Trump on Saturday employed a novel defense: he can't be racist, he just picked a black…
June 2, 2012

US economy souring, so what's a Democrat to do?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock…
June 1, 2012

Florida defends voter roll purge

Florida came out Friday with a statement defending its recent voter roll purge. The state has been criticized by several…
June 1, 2012

Michelle Obama: 'A woman in the Oval Office very soon'

In a video released Thursday first lady Michelle Obama says that a woman will occupy the Oval Office very soon.…
June 1, 2012

Solutions to black jobs crisis should be found inside, and outside, government

Following the disappointing jobs reports from March and April, today’s announcement was seen by many as being especially important in…
June 1, 2012

Jobs report falls short of expectations

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May job report today and although the report did not indicate any abysmal…
June 1, 2012

Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The weak May unemployment report presents President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder...
May 31, 2012

Report: Justice Department orders Florida to stop purging voter rolls

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the state of Florida to halt its purge of suspected non-U.S. citizens from…
May 31, 2012

Joe Walsh: Democrats want Hispanics and blacks dependent on government

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Walsh recently went on a rant about what he believed was a plan by the…
May 31, 2012

Governor Deval Patrick calls Bain Capital a 'perfectly fine company'

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick talked about his relationship with his predecessor and current Republican candidate for president,…