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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…
July 24, 2012

Colorado movie theater shooting: Will Washington squander another opportunity to get real on guns?

OPINION - In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Aurora, Colorado the conventional wisdom is that there cannot be…
July 23, 2012

Obama unlikely to push gun control measures in wake of Colorado shooting

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is unlikely to make a new push on gun control legislation in the wake…
July 23, 2012

Obama Victory Fund to hold fundraiser with stars from 'The Wire'

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama Victory Fund and supporters have announced a fundraiser on August 15th with the cast of…
July 23, 2012

Rapper Killer Mike rates President Obama

theGRIO Q&A - One of hip-hop's more outspoken emcees, Killer Mike, is not one to bite his tongue...
July 23, 2012

Romney: Obama's Aurora visit 'the right thing'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's decision to meet with the families of victims of the…
July 23, 2012

Battleground 2012: In North Carolina, a Democrat tries to distance himself from Obama, angering black voters

theGRIO REPORT - When Democrat Larry Kissell won a Charlotte-area U.S. House seat in 2008, he did so largely by…
July 22, 2012

Obama visits victims of Colorado movie theater shooting

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Despair all around him, President Barack Obama on Sunday offered hugs, tears and the nation's sympathy…
July 22, 2012

AIDS conference: First time in US since HIV ban

theGRIO REPORT - For the first time since Congress lifted a ban preventing HIV-positive people from traveling or immigrating to…
July 21, 2012

John Legend talk life, politics and new album

theGRIOQ&:A - John Legend talks life, politics and reveals details on his album...
July 20, 2012

Romney, Obama take pause from politics after Colorado shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - The deadly shooting spree in Colorado consumed the U.S. presidential campaign Friday, sidetracking a bitter political contest…
July 20, 2012

Obama says there are 'other days for politics' in mourning Colorado victims

NBC NEWS - The shooting of moviegoers in Colorado 'reminds us all of the ways that we are united as…
July 20, 2012

Spouse appeal: Wives help Obama, Romney campaigns

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's no coincidence that Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are showing up a lot more as the…
July 20, 2012

Obama says he is 'shocked' by Colorado Shooting

MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he was 'shocked and saddened' by a deadly shooting at a…