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September 20, 2012

Obama: Romney hasn't 'gotten around a lot'

MIAMI (AP) - President Barack Obama said rival Mitt Romney hasn't 'gotten around a lot' if he believes that 47…
September 20, 2012

Texas man 'lynches' empty chair, says Obama can 'go to Hell'

theGRIO REPORT - In what appears to be an homage to Clint Eastwood's much maligned debate with an imaginary President…
September 20, 2012

Obama v. Romney could shape Supreme Court

(AP) - With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected president in November will have…
September 20, 2012

Obama White House awards HBCUs, but how will the money be managed?

theGRIO REPORT - With the collapse of Morris Brown College — due to financial mismanagement, corruption, financial aid theft and…
September 20, 2012

Why Romney can't articulate his positions clearly

OPINION - I could make a credible argument that the Republican presidential candidate simply cannot persuade a majority of voters…
September 20, 2012

Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh signs of a national housing rebound and growing support in public opinion polls boosted President Barack…
September 20, 2012

Obamas to make 1st joint appearance on 'The View'

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will make their first joint appearance on the daytime…
September 19, 2012

Obama calls Beyoncé a 'role model' for his daughters

theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have openly supported President Barack Obama since the beginning of his first term,…
September 19, 2012

Pat Buchanan: 'Obama is a drug dealer of welfare'

theGRIO REPORT - Pat Buchanan came to the defense of the Republican Presidential candidate, stating that Romney believes in temporary…
September 19, 2012

Obama's biggest hurdle: Will his base turn out?

ANALYSIS - Obama is more reliant than Romney on blocs of voters who are not as consistent in turning out,…
September 19, 2012

A closer look at Obama's lead

FIRST READ - Our NBC/WSJ poll shows that the percentage thinking the country is better off since Obama became president…
September 18, 2012

Obama jabs at Romney over his '47 percent' remarks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the White House must 'work for…
September 18, 2012

Obama reaches 50 percent in new NBC/WSJ poll

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has reached 50 percent in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday night, crossing…
September 18, 2012

Romney tries to stem damage from new ’47 percent’ controversy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - His campaign at a crossroads, Mitt Romney struggled Tuesday to limit political fallout from his…
September 18, 2012

Romney’s real 47 percent problem

ANALYSIS - Romney is right that something like 47 percent of voters may never back him, no matter what he…
September 18, 2012

Romney: ‘Victims’ comment not elegantly stated

(AP) - Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing…
September 18, 2012

Trump video mocking Obama not shown at GOP convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans, who heard criticism about actor-director Clint Eastwood's lecture to an empty chair at their recent convention,…
September 18, 2012

Romney embraces ‘takers vs makers’ meme with 47 percent remarks

OPINION - The implosion of Mitt Romney’s campaign for president continued this week with remarks the candidate made at a…
September 18, 2012

Battleground 2012: In North Carolina, it’s get out the vote time

theGRIO REPORT - A successful convention was just the beginning for Democrats in North Carolina, or at least that’s what…
September 18, 2012

Who are the ’47 percent’ non-income taxpayers?

SLIDESHOW - Who are these dependent Americans who Romney and his conservative brethren believe are sponging off the 'productive class?'...