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July 16, 2012

Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote…
July 16, 2012

Inside the numbers: How voter ID will affect the election

The New York Times voting and data guru Nate Silver estimates voter ID laws could reduce turnout by 2 to…
July 16, 2012

Romneys sit down for interview with Oprah Winfrey

WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is talking about his presidential campaign with Oprah Winfrey...
July 16, 2012

Beyoncé praises Michelle Obama in 2012 campaign video

VIDEO - Pop star Beyoncé has made her first appearance in a campaign ad for Barack Obama...
July 16, 2012

Voters split on race, Mormonism

theGRIO REPORT - People who view Mormonism favorably are more likely to support Mitt Romney, while people who feel blacks…
July 16, 2012

'American Tapestry' author says book on Michelle Obama's ancestry encapsulates 'American experience'

REVIEW - While Americans and people all over the world are familiar with president Obama's biracial heritage, only basic family…
July 16, 2012

Battleground 2012: Could a voter ID law hurt Obama's chances in Pennsylvania?

theGRIO REPORT - A controversial voter identification law adopted earlier this year here could potentially prevent tens of thousands of…
July 15, 2012

Romney's new base strategy — become more like Newt Gingrich

OPINION - Mitt Romney is trying a new strategy for the general election: uniting the base behind him by picking…
July 14, 2012

New Obama ad: 'Mitt Romney is not the solution, he's the problem'

GLEN ALLEN, Virginia (AP) - An unrelenting President Barack Obama jabbed at Republican candidate Mitt Romney's record with a private…
July 14, 2012

Did President Obama snub the NAACP convention?

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama’s absence at the NAACP convention in Houston this week raised questions amongst black leaders, black…
July 13, 2012

DC chief: Conflicting reports on officer's Michelle Obama threats

WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia police officer found that out this week when he came under investigation for…
July 13, 2012

Young and Latino voters less excited to vote than other groups

In a potentially troubling sign for President Obama's reelection hopes, registered voters under age 30 and Latinos, two key electoral…
July 13, 2012

Mitt Romney: On race, a vast contrast between father and son

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney rarely mentions his father's efforts on civil rights and declined an interview request to discuss…
July 12, 2012

Ex-'Good Times' star Jimmie 'JJ' Walker slams Obama on 'O'Reilly Factor'

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, best known for his catch-phrase 'Dy-no-mite' on Good Times, told Bill O'Reilly in an interview that he…
July 12, 2012

Biden tells NAACP Obama stands by his convictions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is offering a rebuttal of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the nation's…
July 12, 2012

White House staffers dish on eating, fitness habits of the Obamas

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House staff is spilling details about Obama family life, from the first family's fitness regime…
July 12, 2012

Under Obama, tax rates at lowest level in 30 years

theGRIO REPORT - A Congressional Budget Office report released this week showed federal tax rates for Americans are at their…
July 12, 2012

Obama talks up middle class in video to NAACP

HOUSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has asked NAACP members to keep standing with him as he seeks re-election and…
July 12, 2012

'Free stuff': Is Mitt Romney going to benefit from the NAACP's boos?

OPINION - The Republican presidential hopeful’s willingness to go speak to a “hostile” audience at the annual NAACP National Convention…
July 12, 2012

How Joe Biden became Obama's ideal 'black surrogate'

OPINION - Biden’s assigned role of visible point man for team Obama with minorities raises two tormenting questions for the…