Barack Obama

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September 23, 2012

7 issues the 2012 candidates should be talking about

ANALYSIS - Presidential campaigns rarely lead to great discussions of public policy, and this one has been no exception...
September 22, 2012

Obama signs bill sending bust of Frederick Douglass to Capitol's Emancipation Hall

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a bill that will send a statue of legendary abolitionist leader…
September 21, 2012

Russell Simmons and Questlove in friendly Obama fundraising competition

theGRIO REPORT - Russell Simmons and Questlove are going head-to-head this election season.
September 21, 2012

Lil Wayne joins chorus of rappers ripping Romney

theGRIO REPORT - It doesn’t look like Mitt Romney has the hip-hop world’s approval...
September 21, 2012

Denzel Washington: Eastwood still 'my hero'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Clint Eastwood has taken a lot of barbs over his empty chair routine at the Republican National…
September 21, 2012

Romney releases 2011 tax return, paid $1.9M

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was releasing his long-promised 2011 tax return Friday, though he has been…
September 21, 2012

Ryan draws boos, applause speaking to AARP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan drew boos and shouts of 'no' — but also scattered…
September 21, 2012

Kansas court grants Obama 'birther' hearing

Orly Taitz has been granted an October 3rd hearing by a Kansas judge in her move to remove President Barack…
September 21, 2012

Did Mitt Romney get a tan for Latino audience?

OPINION - What a Shakespearean twist of tragedy that the Republican Cleopatra, that sultry gypsy of a banker that Romney…
September 20, 2012

New polls show Obama surge; president leads in Iowa, Colorado and Wisconsin

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has sizable leads in Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist…
September 20, 2012

House moves to reverse administration welfare plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday followed up Mitt Romney's remarks about people who get federal aid with a…
September 20, 2012

GOP lawmaker: 47 percent 'too lazy' to get photo ID

theGRIO REPORT - Pennsylvania House Representative Daryl Metcalfe told a local radio host yesterday morning that the state cannot carry…
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,…