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August 21, 2012

Post-Ryan: Romney polling at 0 percent with black voters

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama remains narrowly ahead of Mitt Romney and the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan has done…
August 21, 2012

White House crashers' divorce final in Virginia

FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) - A Virginia judge has signed off on the divorce of celebrity White House gate crashers…
August 21, 2012

Paul Ryan had a black college sweetheart

CNN's Pete Hamby tweeted last week about Paul Ryan's statement in 2005 to Milwaukee Magazine. He said 'I have a…
August 21, 2012

Why Todd Akin's Senate race is so important

ANALYSIS - The controversy involving the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin, is so critical not just…
August 21, 2012

Report: NBA owners donate more to Mitt Romney than President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama loves hoops and he's got the high-profile NBA support to prove it. But what…
August 21, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama hits gym before dawn and before Barack

NEW YORK (AP) - Daily workouts at 6 a.m.? Not bad, Paul Ryan. But there's another influential political figure who's…
August 21, 2012

Republicans struggle with 'legitimate rape' fallout

FIRST READ - How is the GOP on the verge of losing a very winnable Senate race if Akin remains…
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…