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September 12, 2012

Obama’s bear-hugger says he’d hit campaign trail

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The hulking pizzeria owner whose presidential bear hug has thrust him into fame says…
September 12, 2012

Obama: Romney did not ‘have facts right’ on embassy attack

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Barack Obama says Republican Mitt Romney 'seems to have a tendency to shoot…
September 12, 2012

Foreign affairs thrust into presidential race

WASHINGTON (AP) - Foreign affairs intruded dramatically on the presidential race Wednesday as Republican challenger Mitt Romney slammed the Obama…
September 12, 2012

US investigates: Were Libya, Egypt embassy attacks coordinated to mark 9/11?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years,…
September 12, 2012

Democrats denounce timing of Romney attacks on Obama’s embassy crisis response

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats say it's no time for Mitt Romney to be taking potshots at President Barack Obama's foreign…
September 12, 2012

Democratic Congressional candidate Kesha Rogers wants to impeach Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Kesha Rogers, a Democratic congressional candidate, has lost the support of her party for her criticism of…
September 12, 2012

Sarah Palin says Obama needs to ‘grow a big stick’

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has joined the small chorus of right wing pundits who have decided to attack President…
September 12, 2012

Buddy Guy among the 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman will soon find themselves in company they never expected in the nation's…
September 12, 2012

Bear hugs, biker babe: Campaign 2012 gets physical

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama goes airborne in a doozy of a bear hug with a pizza guy in Florida.…
September 12, 2012

Obama condemns attack that killed US ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned attacks on a U.S. consulate in eastern Libya that killed the…
September 12, 2012

Bob Dylan: America ‘founded on the backs of slaves’

NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Dylan says the stigma of slavery ruined America and he doubts the country can get…
September 12, 2012

Romney criticizes Obama in wake of embassy attacks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney slammed the Obama administration's handling of foreign affairs after attacks on U.S. diplomatic…
September 11, 2012

After three years of angst, liberals stand firmly behind Obama

theGRIO REPORT - For almost the entire year, the president has had sustained backing from liberals, even those who spent…
September 11, 2012

‘Birther’ bash canceled due to ‘inadequate ticket sales’

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Pat Boone and other prominent birthers were planning a major event this month in Arizona, but they've…
September 11, 2012

Obama White House slams Dinesh D’Souza doc ‘2016: Obama’s America’

The Obama White House has finally weighed in on the controversial, and surprisingly successful, conservative documentary '2016: Obama's America'...
September 11, 2012

Jay-Z and Beyoncé to host Obama fundraiser at 40/40 club

Music's biggest power couple -- Jay-Z and Beyoncé -- are going to be hosting an expensive fundraiser for the president's…
September 11, 2012

Shirley Chisholm didn’t get her due at the DNC

OPINION - It is not at all a stretch to say that President Obama owes a debt to Shirley Chisholm’s…
September 11, 2012

Obama: US safer, resilient on 9/11 anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are at Arlington National Cemetery visiting the graves of…
September 11, 2012

Diminished role for national security issues in 2012 election

theGRIO REPORT - In the first few years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, national security and terrorism dominated the…
September 11, 2012

Obama’s big advantage: The non-white vote

theGRIO REPORT - A new CNN/ORC poll illustrates the stronghold President Obama has over the quarter of the electorate that…