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September 25, 2012

President Obama and the first lady visit 'The View'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visited 'The View' on Monday for a taping that aired…
September 25, 2012

Review: Lupe Fiasco is back (hopefully for good) on 'Food & Liquor II'

REVIEW - The Chicago wordsmith gets our attention by delivering the long-awaited, 'Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap…
September 25, 2012

New polls suggest Romney behind in Ohio, Florida

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - As Mitt Romney joins running mate Paul Ryan in Ohio for two days of campaigning, a…
September 25, 2012

President Barack Obama calls human trafficking 'modern slavery'

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting...
September 25, 2012

Madonna endorses 'black Muslim' in the White House

theGRIO REPORT - At a concert in Washington, D.C. last night Madonna went on rant where she called Obama 'a…
September 25, 2012

President Barack Obama urges United Nations to confront roots of Muslim rage

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks…
September 25, 2012

Why Team Obama wants you to vote before Election Day

theGRIO REPORT - Voting on Election Day sometimes has complications, particularly long lines. So in key battleground states, Team Obama…
September 25, 2012

Obama leads Romney among NASCAR fans by 7 points

President Barack Obama's recent lead in the polls has extended to some unexpected corners of the electorate...
September 24, 2012

Texas man takes down 'lynched' empty chair

theGRIO REPORT - A Texas man, who got attention last week for hanging an empty chair representing President Barack Obama…
September 24, 2012

New 'Newsweek' cover story is pro-Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Just over a month after publishing Niall Ferguson's anti-Obama cover article, Newsweek, the venerable news-magazine acquired by…
September 24, 2012

Poll: Latino voter enthusiasm rising, marking possible bad news for Romney

NBC LATINO - So far, polling has shown President Obama is suffering from an enthusiasm gap among his constituency compared…
September 24, 2012

'The boy who touched Obama's hair' a timeless story

VIDEO - When first lady Michelle Obama referenced the young African-American boy who touched President Barack Obama's hair during a…
September 24, 2012

Will Hillary be Obama's successor?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after…
September 24, 2012

So who are these undecided voters?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She…
September 24, 2012

Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama joins other world leaders at the United Nations on Monday after defending his foreign…
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…