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May 31, 2012

The White House defends its anti-poverty agenda

OPINION - When Mr. Herbert suggested that President Obama has 'given up' on the idea of opportunity and upward mobility,…
May 30, 2012

'Fox And Friends' anti-Obama video could double as GOP ad

NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's morning show on Wednesday twice aired a nearly four-minute video that contrasted President…
May 30, 2012

President Obama congratulates Mitt Romney in personal phone call

  KASIE HUNT,Associated Press KEN THOMAS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called Mitt Romney on Wednesday to congratulate
May 30, 2012

Conservatives could raise $1 billion to take on Obama, Democrats

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative groups, including a network of political groups advised by former Bush strategist Karl Rove, could raise…
May 30, 2012

Michelle Obama's 'Daily Show' appearance: First lady discusses president's past drug use

Michelle Obama appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last night to promote her new book, American Grown, but also…
May 30, 2012

Campaign 2012: Trump really doesn't matter – here are 5 things that do

ANALYSIS - Here are the five things you really should be watching...
May 30, 2012

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50…
May 30, 2012

Poles outraged over Obama's words on death camps

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's prime minister said Wednesday he wasn't completely satisfied with a White House explanation that President…
May 30, 2012

Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's citizenship controversy

Oddly enough, Romney's father, George Romney, a former Michigan governor and one-time Republican presidential candidate, was born in Mexico...
May 30, 2012

Should black celebrities boycott Donald Trump?

OPINION - Trump once tried to diffuse accusations of racism by explaining that he has a great relationship with “the…
May 30, 2012

Former Alabama Dem Artur Davis becomes a Republican

theGRIO REPORT - Former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and a potential…
May 30, 2012

Amid Trump controversy, Romney officially clinches GOP nomination

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential nomination after years of fighting, though his triumph was…
May 29, 2012

Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients as heroes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom…
May 29, 2012

8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary…
May 29, 2012

Louis Farrakhan slams Obama's stance on gay marriage

theGRIO REPORT - Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan pulled no punches recently in response to President Obama’s endorsement…