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August 20, 2012

How 'legitimate rape' controversy could hurt GOP

theGRIO REPORT - Issues that particularly relate to gender are dangerous grounds for Republicans. One of the key blocks that…
August 20, 2012

Obama: GOP candidate's rape comments 'offensive'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are 'offensive'...
August 20, 2012

The Obamas attend Sunday church service

SLIDESHOW - This weekend, President Barack Obama, accompanied by the First Lady, Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, attended service…
August 20, 2012

'Solid South' is no longer all-red or all-blue

ATLANTA (AP) - The 'Solid South' was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt…
August 20, 2012

Former Navy SEAL: 'I'm a birther'

Former Navy Seal, Larry Bailey has come forward, publicly questioning President Obama's birthplace...
August 20, 2012

Romney accuses Obama of 'gutting welfare reform'

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his criticism of President Barack Obama's welfare policy, accusing him in…
August 20, 2012

Will Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' remarks damage the entire GOP?

FIRST READ - Missouri Senate GOP nominee Todd Akin’s remarks on rape yesterday not only could endanger the Republicans’ chances…
August 20, 2012

Obama dishes about his friendship with George Clooney

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says actor George Clooney is a good friend and a good person who is…
August 19, 2012

Hank Williams Jr.: Obama a 'Muslim president who hates farming, hates the military, hates the US and we hate him!'

Even after his anti-Obama remarks cost him his longstanding 'Monday Night Football' job, Hank Williams Jr. isn't finished viciously attacking…
August 17, 2012

Romney nixes Obama bid for 5-year tax disclosure

BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday,…
August 17, 2012

Black journalists protest debate exclusion

(AP) - A group of black journalists says it is disappointed in the lack of ethnic diversity among the people…
August 17, 2012

Touré has a a point: Does GOP language aim to delegitimize minorities?

OPINION - Was Touré correct to say that by trying to access racial stereotypes about the “angry black man” Mitt…
August 17, 2012

Ohio mandates the same early voting hours statewide in bid to avoid controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has decided to standardize early voting hours statewide, limiting them in…
August 17, 2012

Is the Paul Ryan pick helping Romney or Obama?

FIRST READ - The week since Ryan’s selection has marked the most negative turn in the campaign so far, with…
August 17, 2012

Paul Ryan gives Romney a tax break

VIDEO - The Wisconsin congressman gave Mitt Romney a brief break from questions about his taxes after he was selected…
August 16, 2012

Plaque marks Chicago site of Obamas' 1st kiss

CHICAGO (AP) - The president first Plaque marks Chicago site of Obamas' 1st kisskissed his now-wife outside a Chicago ice…
August 16, 2012

Can Romney make Obama seem less likable?

Yesterday we wrote that Romney was ratcheting up its rhetoric about Obama -- accusing the president’s campaign of engaging in…
August 16, 2012

The Obamas have PDA-fest in Iowa

SLIDESHOW - The president and first lady got in a little presidential PDA during a campaign stop in Iowa...
August 16, 2012

Romney: 'I've never paid less than 13 percent' in taxes

GREER, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that he has never paid less than 13 percent…
August 16, 2012

Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s key in White House campaign

DENVER (AP) - Paul Ryan likes exercise, budget charts and the Green Bay Packers. Joe Biden likes train rides, foreign…