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September 13, 2012

‘The most interesting man in the world’ endorses Obama: Dos Equis pitchman hosting fundraiser for president

The distinguished, grey-bearded gentleman who stars as 'the most interesting man in the world,' in series of popular Dos Equis…
September 13, 2012

Beyoncé builds buzz for Obama fundraiser with campaign email

theGRIO REPORT - Supporters of President Barack Obama's re-election may have been surprised to receive an email this morning from…
September 13, 2012

Bruce Springsteen gets sales bump after DNC features ‘We Take Care of Our Own’

President Obama and his family have a way of boosting any pop culture entity or product they come into contact…
September 13, 2012

‘SNL’ switches Obama, hands role to Jay Pharoah

NEW YORK (AP) - 'Saturday Night Live' has elected a new Barack Obama: Jay Pharoah will take over the plum…
September 13, 2012

From Jack Ryan to Mitt Romney: Obama’s foes tend to self-destruct

OPINION - Similar to the president’s opponents in previous campaigns, Romney has revealed himself to be an extremist or incompetent…
September 12, 2012

Are black voters back in love with Bill Clinton?

theGRIO REPORT - The strain between Clinton and African-American Democratic activists is now viewed as a blip in a strong…
September 12, 2012

Has Romney permanently damaged his candidacy?

ANALYSIS - Mitt Romney's decision to attack the Obama administration's response to a series of complicated, fast-moving events in Egypt…
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…