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October 10, 2012

Obama on 1st debate with Romney: 'I was just too polite'

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama used two words to describe his performance at last week's debate against Mitt Romney:…
October 10, 2012

'Go back to Kenya' anti-Obama display with watermelons and noose sparks controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Residents in Morgan Hill, California are calling a nearby homeowner's anti-Obama display racist and threatening towards the…
October 10, 2012

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign

NEW YORK (AP) -_ President Barack Obama's campaign deployed the beloved 'Sesame Street' icon in a new TV ad Tuesday…
October 10, 2012

Democrats on edge amid Obama debate fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's more than President Barack Obama's lackluster debate performance that has some Democrats on edge a month…
October 10, 2012

Is the media responsible for Romney’s rise?

OPINION - Is this Romney surge the real deal, or is merely a media creation turned self-fulfilling prophecy?...
October 10, 2012

Romney son compares Obama in debate to 'obstinate child'

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's sons have reportedly taken greater control of his campaign. And they've also begun to speak…
October 9, 2012

Affirmative action's other big challenge: Lukewarm liberal support

ANALYSIS - Many Democrats oppose the practice, and some of the key liberal voices in the country are lukewarm about…
October 9, 2012

Big gaps in Romney plan on pre-existing conditions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's plan to help people with pre-existing medical conditions: Hang on to your health insurance if…
October 9, 2012

Westgate CEO David Siegel threatens layoffs if Obama is re-elected

theGRIO REPORT - The man who takes credit for getting George W. Bush elected as president is now making efforts…
October 9, 2012

New polls show Romney surge

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney is now effectively tied with President Obama in a series of polls released since last…
October 9, 2012

Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote…
October 9, 2012

Obama campaign deploys Big Bird in new ad

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign is deploying Big Bird in a new TV ad chiding Mitt Romney…
October 8, 2012

NBA players past and present star in new ad backing Barack Obama

VIDEO - NBA players past and present are backing President Barack Obama in an official ad uploaded to You Tube…
October 8, 2012

Ohio band The National recieves 'hate mail' for supporting Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio band The National claims they have received negative feedback since they openly supported President Barack Obama's…
October 8, 2012

Victor Cruz stars in new Obama campaign ad

NBC LATINO - The New York Giants wide receiver is appealing to Latinos to vote for President Barack Obama in…
October 8, 2012

NY Times: Obama's debate prep affected by his day job

theGRIO REPORT - The New York Times reports, like many other presidents, Obama's debate preparations had to be cancelled or…
October 8, 2012

Pew poll shows Obama trailing Romney by 4 percent

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama now trails Mitt Romney by four points among likely voters in the first major survey…
October 8, 2012

Make-A-Wish fulfills girl's dream of meeting Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Janiya Penny was granted her wish of meeting President Obama this year and the photograph of the…
October 8, 2012

Will Obama's coalition stick with him?

OPINION - President Obama won in 2008 and has led Mitt Romney for much of the year in part because…
October 8, 2012

What if the first black president were a Republican?

OPINION - A deeper analysis of this issue reveals a great deal about the prisms through which we see race…