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November 13, 2012

Grover Norquist: Obama campaign called Romney a ‘poopy head’

theGRIO REPORT - Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist has his own opinion on why President Barack Obama won the elections: Mitt…
November 13, 2012

Michael Steele calls current RNC chairman's tenure 'an absolute failure'

theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 election in the history books, Michael Steele may be having the last laugh...
November 13, 2012

Why Obama may bogart Colorado's marijuana stash

NBC Chicago - Barack Obama probably will not be inviting the Choom Gang to the White House. The Choom Gang…
November 13, 2012

How Obama won: A Q&A with Obama pollster Cornell Belcher

theGRIO Q&A - One of the members of President Obama's polling team, Cornell Belcher, chatted with theGrio via e-mail on…
November 13, 2012

Paul Ryan believes Obama victory was due to large turnout in 'urban areas'

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Paul Ryan believes that President Obama’s re-election was due in part to the large voter turnout…
November 13, 2012

Little girl sick of 'Bronco Bama" campaign is happy president won re-election (VIDEO)

VIDEO - In a new video little Abigael Evans is excited to learn who the winner of Election 2012 was...
November 13, 2012

The Cornel West conundrum: Will Obama’s black critics have more traction in a 2nd term?

OPINION - With President Obama now headed for a second term in the White House—after laying the campaign of GOP…
November 12, 2012

Mitt Romney reportedly got 0 votes in 59 Philadelphia districts

theGRIO REPORT - Fifty-nine of the city's voting districts came up with results that if proven to be without fault,…
November 12, 2012

Nation pays tribute to sacrifices of veterans

LOS ANGELES (AP) - From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services...
November 12, 2012

Map shows South has most racist post-election Obama tweets

theGRIO REPORT - An interactive map tracks the most hateful tweets following President Barack Obama's re-election...
November 12, 2012

Is crying now allowed in politics?

(AP) - It seems out of place: The president of the United States breaking down in tears as he thanked…
November 12, 2012

Cornel West calls Obama a 'Republican in blackface'

theGRIO REPORT - West calls Obama a 'Rockefeller Republican in blackface'" and said Dyson, Harris-Perry and Sharpton were all 'for…
November 12, 2012

Ice cream store worker fired after posting racial slur about Obama on Facebook

NBC NEWS - A California woman has been fired from her job as an ice cream store manager after she…
November 10, 2012

Obama wins Florida, topping Romney in final tally

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - Four days after the election, President Barack Obama can finally claim victory in Florida...
November 9, 2012

Rap Genius: Top 5 rap lyrics of the week — Pharoahe Monch reminds us of childhood

RAP GENIUS - This week found much of hip-hop celebrating the re-election of President Obama, a fact that is reflected…
November 9, 2012

Obama: Wealthy must see higher taxes under plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama made his first public comments Friday since the victory speech after his re-election, setting…
November 9, 2012

5 biggest conservative excuses for Obama's re-election

theGRIO REPORT - Here are five of the excuses conservatives of the Republican Party are giving for their loss election…
November 9, 2012

What is the 'fiscal cliff' anyway?

WASHINGTON (AP) - So just what is this 'fiscal cliff' that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers…
November 9, 2012

Artur Davis: GOP 2012 defeated because they focused 'exclusively on the economy'

theGRIO REPORT - Artur Davis, who made headlines this year when he switched political parties and endorsed Mitt Romney at…
November 9, 2012

Chris Christie reportedly called to congratulate Obama, but emailed Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Chris Christie's most recent actions will do little to assuage the anger that some on the right…