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August 13, 2012

Is the MTV Video Awards stealing stars from the DNC?

theGRIO REPORT - Obama will accept his party’s nomination on September 6 in North Carolina, and accordingly will be forced…
August 13, 2012

Charlotte welcomes Democrats and national coverage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Much was made about Charlotte emerging on the big stage when Democrats awarded their 2012 national…
August 13, 2012

White House highlights the month of July in pictures

SLIDESHOW - The White House has released a slideshow of photos that highlight major meetings, milestones and moments that took…
August 13, 2012

With Paul Ryan pick, demographic divide will remain

ANALYSIS - Romney's decision to tap Paul Ryan, instead of a woman or minority as his running mate, will leave…
August 13, 2012

Obama targets Ryan Medicare plan in new video

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign is targeting Paul Ryan in a new online video, two days…
August 13, 2012

Michelle Obama at fundraiser says Barack 'is not a superhero'

When First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the crowd at a fundraiser this weekend, she noted, 'Barack can't do it alone.…
August 13, 2012

Obama opens his Chicago home to supporters

CHICAGO (AP) - The red-brick Georgian Revival home was gleaming: An American flag extended from the porch, the evergreen trees…
August 12, 2012

Anti-Obama group publishes personal info of president's celebrity donors

In retaliation against a controversial, but effective, anti-Romney Super PAC ad, a right-wing pro-Romney group called Grassfire Nation has published…
August 11, 2012

What the Paul Ryan pick means for Obama and Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's decision to tap Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential nominee could dramatically shift the…
August 11, 2012

Obama team: Romney, Ryan would hurt middle class

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign says Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate…
August 10, 2012

Obama: Attack at Sikh temple assails religion

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says an attack at a Sikh temple in the U.S. state of Wisconsin is…
August 10, 2012

Obama campaign hits back at Romney welfare ad

theGRIO REPORT - The Barack Obama re-election campaign hit back this week against a Mitt Romney campaign ad which claimed…
August 8, 2012

White House: Obama opposes Boy Scouts' ban on gays

NEW YORK (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of…
August 8, 2012

Harry Belafonte: Jay-Z, Beyoncé 'have turned their back on social responsibility'

theGRIO REPORT - Belafonte's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement are numerous -- including financially assisting Dr. Martin Luther King,…
August 8, 2012

Clinton criticizes Romney ad on welfare reform law

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is taking exception to a campaign ad by Mitt Romney that asserts…
August 8, 2012

New poll suggests that President Obama's lead over Romney is growing

theGRIO REPORT - A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that although Americans are still pessimistic about the economy their faith that…
August 8, 2012

Obama says he's not 'president of black America' — turns out he's right

OPINION - The idea that the nation’s first black president is not the representative of all black people should not…
August 7, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama graces the September cover of Ladies Home Journal

Michelle Obama graces the September cover of Ladies Home Journal, which features an exclusive interview with both the first lady…
August 7, 2012

Michael Jordan, NBA players to raise money for Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is joining NBA legend Michael Jordan and an array of basketball stars to raise…
August 7, 2012

Obama: 'I'm not the president of black America'

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with Black Enterprise magazine, President Barack Obama bristled at criticism that he has…