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December 17, 2012

'Take that n-word off the TV, we wanna watch football!': Twitter community erupts to Obama's NFL preemption

theGRIO REPORT - Last night's Sunday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots was interrupted…
December 17, 2012

Why gun control could pass now

ANALYSIS - Gun control advocates have urged bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines after all of the mass killings…
December 17, 2012

How the assault weapons ban has been assaulted

theGRIO REPORT - The recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut—the second worst school shooting in U.S.…
December 16, 2012

Obama in Newtown: ‘We’re not doing enough’ to protect our kids

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and…
December 16, 2012

Speaker Boehner offers millionaire tax hike to Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has signaled new movement in 'fiscal cliff' talks that had appeared…
December 16, 2012

Obama to speak at Connecticut vigil

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will attend an evening vigil in Newtown, Connecticut, on Sunday to mourn with a…
December 14, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama keeps mum on president's Christmas gift

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is keeping mum on what she plans to get President Barack Obama for Christmas.
December 14, 2012

Will Connecticut elementary school shooting push gun control back to forefront?

theGRIO REPORT - The shooting of nearly 30 people in a school in Connecticut has restarted the debate nationally over…
December 14, 2012

Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after Connecticut school shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - A tearful President Barack Obama says the country's leaders must "take meaningful action" regardless of politics in…
December 14, 2012

Harry Belafonte: Obama should ‘work like a third world dictator’

theGRIO REPORT - Singer and social activist Harry Belafonte went on MSNBC's 'Politics Nation' last night, hosted by Al Sharpton,…
December 14, 2012

Virginia college student expelled for racial election night uproar

WASHINGTON - One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged…
December 14, 2012

Rice could become National Security adviser later in Obama’s 2nd term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was meeting privately Friday with Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador who abruptly withdrew…
December 14, 2012

Obama: ‘It does not make sense’ to go after states where pot is legal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana...
December 14, 2012

The war against Susan Rice takes toll on GOP, women

OPINION - It was a bad day for the Republican Party, which already has, to put it mildly, an image…
December 13, 2012

Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state after the…
December 13, 2012

Susan Rice withdrawal leaves Obama unable to promote a close ally

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama won't be able to appoint a person his aides said he has 'a personal bond'…
December 13, 2012

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ filmmakers defend torture scenes, explain government role

theGRIO REPORT - The upcoming feature film 'Zero Dark Thirty,' a fact-based narrative about the search and assassination of Osama…
December 13, 2012

Kasim Reed defends pro-gay marriage stance

theGRIO REPORT - Yesterday Atlanta Mayor and President Obama supporter Kasim Reed came out with his support on same-sex marriage...
December 13, 2012

GOP pollster: ‘Republicans have run out of white voters’

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are in jeopardy of becoming a 'regional party' of disaffected white supporters if they do not…
December 13, 2012

Is Tim Scott the perfect fit for the GOP in South Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - Since arriving on the Hill, the sophomore representative has toed the staunch Tea Party line, including voting…