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October 22, 2012

What could be the October surprise in Obama v. Romney?

theGRIO REPORT - With barely more than two weeks left until Election Day, the numbers suggest that President Obama maintains…
October 21, 2012

Obama to take campaign to 'Tonight Show' Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will be sitting down with Jay Leno on the set of 'The Tonight Show'…
October 21, 2012

Obama gives Jay-Z parenting advice, calls rapper and Beyoncé 'good friends'

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview on Cleveand radio station z107.0, the president said he gave Jay-Z advice on…
October 21, 2012

George McGovern dead at 90: Liberal senator helped open up Democratic party to African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - George McGovern is far too often ridiculed for his landslide presidential defeat forty years ago. But he…
October 19, 2012

Obama defines 'Romnesia' and its symptoms

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama has a diagnosis for what he considers rival Mitt Romney's shifting positions: Call…
October 19, 2012

Obama Halloween masks outsell Romney's, may be election indicator

VIDEO - Halloween is on its way and this year Mitt Romney and Barack Obama masks can't stay on the…
October 19, 2012

Political ad calls Samuel L. Jackson 'the new Uncle Tom'

theGRIO REPORT - Actor Samuel L. Jackson is threatening to sue after learning about a political campaign ad that calls…
October 19, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama wows at New York City fundraisers, makes appearance on 'Live!'

President Obama has reportedly hung up his stump speech as a fundraiser headliner for the season, but first lady Michelle…
October 19, 2012

What Obama really wants to do in a 2nd term

ANALYSIS - Following President Obama’s strong performance in Tuesday’s debate, Republicans, including Mitt Romney, have seized on a new line…
October 19, 2012

Tech experts support President Obama in YouTube series

theGRIO REPORT - Tech executives and experts are the latest to endorse President Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.
October 19, 2012

Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca: I am not voting for Mitt Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Even though her father staged an infamous anti-Obama stunt at the Republican National Convention, Francesca Eastwood told…
October 19, 2012

Despite complaints from NRA, gun industry thrives under Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the nation's…
October 19, 2012

Al Smith dinner: Obama and Romney draw laughs at dinner

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney scored big laughs at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial…
October 19, 2012

James Bond star Daniel Craig declares his support for President Obama: 'I trust him'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview withGrio, Daniel Craig, who stars and James Bond in the upcoming film 'Skyfall' declared…
October 18, 2012

Polls: Obama holds his lead in Iowa, Wisconsin

NBC NEWS - With fewer than three weeks until Election Day, new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls show President Barack…
October 18, 2012

Obama: No confusion over response to Libya attack

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama is pushing back against critics who say there was confusion within his administration…
October 18, 2012

Mitt Romney on Bain Capital: Private equity firms don't 'attract many minorities and women'

theGRIO REPORT - According to the Huffington Post, this foot in mouth feeling surrounding women's issues is not entirely a…
October 18, 2012

Springsteen and Clinton rev up Ohio's working class for Obama

PARMA, Ohio (AP) - Lest anyone forget the importance of Ohio's white, working-class voters, President Barack Obama is sending a…
October 18, 2012

Tony Dungy asks Obama and Romney to talk about fatherhood

theGRIO REPORT - Tony Dungy started an online petition calling on President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to make…
October 18, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama pens open letter to women

theGRIO REPORT - With less than 20 days left until the country elects its next president, First Lady Michelle Obama…