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May 31, 2012

Florida judge blocks voter registration limits

theGRIO REPORT - U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle temporarily blocked implementation of part of a law today that was poised…
May 31, 2012

Would Martin Luther King Jr. have evolved on gay rights?

If the civil rights leader and activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive today, how would he feel about…
May 31, 2012

Ex-Democrat Artur Davis says Obama has taken us 'backwards' on Fox News

theGRIO REPORT - .After GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s failed attempt to ingratiate himself with black voters last week the…
May 31, 2012

Eric Holder: Voter ID laws threaten voting rights

Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Conference of National Black Churches on Wednesday…
May 31, 2012

Biography recounts Obama's path to Rev. Wright

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new biography that traces Barack Obama's path from birth to Harvard Law School sketches the pragmatism…
May 31, 2012

Allen West: 'Let's talk about the president doing blow and smoking dope'

When asked about his military record, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) chose to bring up President Obama getting high...
May 31, 2012

Bush, Obama on stage together share laughs

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is sharing a stage with former President George W. Bush, the predecessor he often…
May 31, 2012

House rejects sex-selection abortion ban

JIM ABRAMS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted against legislation to make it a federal crime to carry
May 31, 2012

Condoleezza Rice endorses Mitt Romney

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice endorsed Mitt Romney for president last night at a fundraiser in California in…
May 31, 2012

Obama fundraising appeal: Romney is with Trump

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is trying to make even more political hay from Mitt Romney's decision to attend…
May 31, 2012

Defense of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional by federal court

BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to…
May 31, 2012

Donald Trump's birther act would be deemed racist if he hailed from the South

OPINION - Let’s face it: If Donald Trump were from a state south of the Mason Dixon line his birther…
May 31, 2012

Romney's 'Promise of America' portrays a world without minorities

OPINION - As is true with any candidate, Romney is now tasked with trying to win over voters by presenting…
May 31, 2012

Team Obama plans more a negative campaign approach than in 2008

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's aides outlined their campaign strategy to New York magazine this week, and it won't be…
May 31, 2012

New polls show tight race in Iowa, Nevada and Colorado

MSNBC - President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are deadlocked in three key presidential battleground states, according…