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July 19, 2012

Morgan Freeman gives $1 million to Obama super PAC

theGRIO REPORT - Morgan Freeman has just donated $1 million to Priorities USA, one of the key super PAC's supporting…
July 18, 2012

Obama honors undefeated Baylor basketball team

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is honoring Baylor's undefeated women's basketball team, calling the NCAA champions a 'dominant' team...
July 18, 2012

Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion…
July 18, 2012

Why Team Obama is not taking the black vote for granted

ANALYSIS - As the Urban League detailed in an important report it released on Monday, African-Americans are themselves a crucial…
July 18, 2012

Morgan Freeman: Criminalization of marijuana is 'stupidest law possible'

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with Newsweek, Freeman is asked about his new movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'. But…
July 18, 2012

Roseanne Barr to Obama: Hands off my marijuana!

While visiting the Late Show with David Letterman, comedian Roseanne Barr criticized President Obama's drug policies, arguing that they were…
July 18, 2012

Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio says Obama birth certificate is fake

PHOENIX (AP) - Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely…
July 18, 2012

How Obama would govern in a second term

ANALYSIS - If he wins a second term, President Obama is likely to make renewed pushes for comprehensive legislation on…
July 17, 2012

Jerry Springer's 'final thought' on Election 2012: Obama is 'exceptional'

The Huffington Post reports that talk show host Jerry Springer described President Barack Obama as 'truly exceptional' after meeting with…
July 17, 2012

Obama campaign sues over Ohio early voting law

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is suing Ohio's top elections official in a dispute over a…
July 17, 2012

Republicans apologize for racist Facebook post

The Huffington Post reports that after backlash from some democrats and a series of angry comments, the Rutland County Vermont…
July 17, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Obama needs to 'learn how to be an American'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is trying to blunt questions about his record as a businessman who…
July 17, 2012

Not so fast, Kobe! Obama sides with '92 Dream Team

WASHINGTON (AP) - Add President Barack Obama to the list of people who disagree with Kobe Bryant's boast that this…
July 17, 2012

Kobe Bryant on Obamas' kiss: 'PDA is not for everybody'

Just week after a highly publicized back-and-forth with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant has made another snarky comment worth noting...
July 17, 2012

Jindal, Pawlenty, Portman on Romney's VP short list, according to reports

theGRIO REPORT - Reuters is reporting that Mitt Romney could tap his vice-presidential nominee very soon...
July 17, 2012

Urban League: Obama needs better than 2004 black turnout

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the country's oldest civil rights groups says President Barack Obama may have a tougher time…
July 17, 2012

Obamas kiss on camera at USA basketball game

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were taking in Monday night's USA Basketball exhibition game against Brazil…
July 17, 2012

Obama winning by campaigning like a Republican

OPINION - The Obama campaign has gone for the jugular -- directly attacking Mitt Romney’s central argument for why he…
July 17, 2012

Romney's risky 'play it safe' VP approach

OPINION - The names on Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential list confirm that he is betting this election will driven almost solely…
July 16, 2012

Obama talks bond between a man and his barber: 'That's a strong connection'

theGRIO VIDEO - A audience member at a recent Barack Obama town hall event wanted to cut the president's hair.…