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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…
July 11, 2012

33rd time's the charm: the House's many votes to repeal 'Obamacare'

SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…
July 11, 2012

Can Republicans win black votes while cutting government jobs?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discussed black unemployment during his speech at the NAACP conference today...
July 11, 2012

Obama parody: 'I've got 99 problems but Mitt ain't one'

VIDEO - Iman 'Alphacat' Crosson, the comedian who brought you President Obama’s "Single Ladies", is back with a new video…
July 11, 2012

Eric Holder: Barack Obama's 'secret weapon' with black voters?

OPINION - This nation’s first African-American Attorney General exists in the historical shadow of this nation’s first black president, but…
July 11, 2012

Romney says he will 'make things better in the African-American community'

theGRIO REPORT - Making the most prominent appearance in front of a largely black audience of his presidential campaign, Mitt…
July 11, 2012

Mitt Romney booed for bashing 'Obamacare' at NAACP

HOUSTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney will tell black voters during a speech to the NAACP that backing him for…
July 11, 2012

Dinesh D'Souza's exploitation of Obama's half-brother, George, represents new low for the Right

OPINION - D’Souza is lying. He is making things up, pulling together non-existent threads and weaving a narrative not even…
July 11, 2012

Romney to make pitch to black voters at NAACP convention

HOUSTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn't going to win the black vote in his campaign against the…