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July 31, 2012

Schwarzenegger jokes about smoking marijuana with Obama: 'He didn't share'

Arnold Schwarzenegger made a joke at President Obama's expense in Men's Fitness Magazine...
July 31, 2012

Dems pick first Hispanic, San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, for convention keynote

WASHINGTON (AP) - Marking a first for Hispanics, the Democratic party has chosen the mayor of San Antonio to deliver…
July 30, 2012

Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, may be descendant of a black slave

theGRIO REPORT - Researchers at Ancestry.com have discovered that his lineage does include at least one black slave but not…
July 30, 2012

Teacher who compared Obama to Nazis won't be punished

ROARING SPRING, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania school district says a teacher was exercising his First Amendment rights during a…
July 30, 2012

Bill Clinton to play key role at 2012 Democratic Convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton will have a marquee role in this summer's Democratic National Convention, where he…
July 30, 2012

In Obama era, have race relations improved?

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with…
July 28, 2012

Idaho billboard links Obama with alleged Colorado shooter James Holmes

An anti-Obama advocacy group based in Idaho has decided to co-opt the image of the infamous Colorado movie theater shooting…
July 27, 2012

Obama raises $1 million at Washington DC fundraiser

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is raising $1 million for his presidential campaign at a fundraiser near the White…
July 27, 2012

Pew poll finds 17 percent of registered voters think Obama is Muslim

The latest Pew research poll found that 17 percent of registered voters think President Barack Obama is Muslim, while 31…
July 26, 2012

White House: Obama not seeking new gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as the issue of guns shifts to the forefront of the presidential campaign, the White House…
July 26, 2012

Obama creating African-American education office

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is creating a new office to bolster education of African-American students...
July 26, 2012

'Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln' author Stephen Carter on fictional Abe, real Obama

theGRIO Q&A - Would African-American history -- and indeed American history -- have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?...
July 26, 2012

President Obama to Eagles' Nnamdi Asomugha: ‘Tell Vick to slide’

Shortly after President Obama spoke at his own fundraising event on Monday he decided to talk a little football with…
July 26, 2012

Chicago gun violence largely overshadowed by Colorado tragedy

theGRIO REPORT - Why, activists ask, hasn’t there been as much attention paid to Chicago’s crime issue nationally--the president’s hometown?...
July 25, 2012

President Barack Obama addresses education, gun violence in Urban League speech

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Barack Obama on Wednesday…
July 24, 2012

Did Congress force Obama into his controversial terrorism policies?

ANALYSIS - For the first time in a generation, a Democrat is running for president without facing sustained attacks on…
July 24, 2012

New poll shows Obama still ahead, but warning signs remain

theGRIO REPORT - A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama maintaining a narrow lead over Mitt Romney…
July 24, 2012

'Some of my Best Friends are Black': Ex-Obama campaigner writes book about lack of black friends

theGRIO REPORT - After author Tanner Colby spent months volunteering for President Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, he returned home…
July 24, 2012

'Obama urn' available for your deceased loved ones

theGRIO REPORT - Cremation Solutions also have an urn of President Barack Obama available either in keepsake size ($600) or…
July 24, 2012

Is Obama's 2012 campaign too divisive?

theGRIO REPORT - Obama is aggressively targeting his political base in a way that resembles the kind of politics he…